OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERKrauss-Maffei Wegmann
YEAR INTRODUCED1979
UNITS IN SERVICE339
UNITS PRODUCED3,800
UNIT COST$6.5M
DESCRIPTION
The Leopard 2A7+ is Germany's premier MBT, featuring advanced composite armor, improved urban warfare capability, and an auxiliary power unit. Widely considered one of the world's best tanks.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight
68 tonnes
Length
10.97 m (with gun)
Width
3.75 m
Height
2.64 m
Crew
4
Main Armament
120mm Rheinmetall L/55A1 smoothbore gun
Secondary Armament
7.62mm MG3A1 coaxial MG, 7.62mm MG3A1 anti-aircraft MG
Engine
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel 1,500 hp
Top Speed
72 km/h road / 55 km/h cross-country
Range
450 km
Armor
Chobham composite armor, AMAP add-on package
Fire Control System
PERI RTWL-B panoramic sight, thermal ATTICA imaging
Unit Cost U S D
$6.5M
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT RECORD
Turkey deployed in Syria (Operation Euphrates Shield 2016β17). Denmark in Afghanistan. Ukraine (2023βpresent).
COMBAT FOOTAGE
VIDEO INTEL
Real combat footage featuring this system
Leopard 2 in combat β Ukraine frontline
Leopard 2A6 firing in Ukrainian service
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon