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Revision as of 18:43, April 6, 2008
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| Specifications | |
| Type | Main Battle Tank |
| Origin | West Germany |
| Entered production | 1979 |
| Length | 7.7 m |
| Width | 3.7 m |
| Height | 3.0 m |
| Weight | 62.3 tonnes |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armor | Composite of steel, tungsten, plastics and ceramics |
| Primary amament | 120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun. |
| Secondary armament | 2 x 7.62mm MG3 |
| Ammunition types | 42 rounds 4,750 x 7.62mm rounds |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
| Max. road speed | 72 km/h |
| Operational range | 550 km |
| Engine | MTU Friedrichshafen MB 873 Ka-501 12-cylinder diesel |
| Power output | 1,500 hp/1,103 kW |
| Power/weight | 24.2 hp/tonne |
The Leopard 2 is the main battle tank of the German Bundeswehr. It is also in service with:
- Austria
- Chile
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- Greece
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey