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
TECHNICAL SPECS
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 HISTORY
Turkey deployed in Syria (Operation Euphrates Shield 2016–17). Denmark in Afghanistan. Ukraine (2023–present).
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon
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