Leopard 2A6 PANZER-TANK!

enjoy the Leo2a6 promotion video!..countries that use Leo2a6:1)Germany,2)Greece,3)Spain,4)Canada,5)Denmark,6)Netherlands,7)Austria8)Sw­itzerland,9)Sweden...The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank (Kampfpanzer) developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979. The Leopard 2 replaced the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve other European countries, as well as several non-European nations. More than 3,480 Leopard 2s have been manufactured. The Leopard 2 first saw combat in Kosovo with the German Army and has also seen action in Afghanistan with the Danish and Canadian ISAF forces.

There are two main development batches of the tank, the original models up to Leopard 2A4 which have vertically-faced turret armour, and the "improved" batch, namely the Leopard 2A5 and newer versions, which have angled arrow-shaped turret appliqué armour together with a number of other improvements. All models feature digital fire control systems with laser rangefinders, a fully stabilized main gun and coaxial machine gun, and advanced night vision and sighting equipment (first vehicles used a low-light level TV system or LLLTV; thermal imaging was introduced later on). The tank has the ability to engage moving targets while moving over rough terrain.The primary armament for production versions of the Leopard 2 is the Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun, in either the L44 variant (found on all production Leopard 2's until the A5), or the L55 variant (as found on the Leopard 2A6 and subsequent models).[6] 27 rounds of the main gun ammunition are stored in a special magazine in the forward section of the hull, to the left of the driver's station, with an additional 15 rounds stored in the left side of the turret bustle, and separated from the fighting compartment by an electrically operated door.[6] If the ammunition storage area is hit, blow-off panels in the turret roof would direct any explosion upwards away from the crew compartment.[6] The gun is fully stabilized, and can fire a variety of types of rounds, such as the German DM-33 APFSDS-T anti-tank round, which is said to be able to penetrate 560 millimeters (22 in) of steel armor at a range of 2,000 meters (2,200 yd),[9] and the German DM12 multipurpose anti-tank projectile (MPAT).[10] For the L55 gun, a newer APFSDS-T round was introduced to take advantage of the longer barrel, the DM-53.[6] The bore evacuator and the gun's thermal sleeve, designed to regulate the temperature of the barrel, are fabricated out of glass-reinforced plastic, while the barrel has a chrome lining to increase barrel life.[11] The main gun is capable of power elevating from +20° to -9°.[12]

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[Toyman07]

LOL! Yes we have all this equipment but no one to fight.... Waste of money imo.. I'd be more happy to have the yanks leave our country.

[grekos1940]

@Toyman07 good idea!

[steiner1988]

tahts the result of great engineering

[grekos1940]

@steiner1988 ofcourse Germany!...

[dodoslovensko]

no we separated in 1993 ,we just sign papers. did not have war like in yugoslavia,.all simple nice and easy. we are great neighbors now.

[grekos1940]

@dodoslovensko aha that's good!,,what tank do you use<? T-72?

[TeraSueannqx940]

ehm is ja cool

[Zdutchman123]

Sadly the Netherlands don't use the Leopard 2 anymore. Our government sold all of them together with a lot of other vehicles. :(

[grekos1940]

@dodoslovensko aha,,,Slovakians and Czechs are hate each other???

[dodoslovensko]

slovak. used to be czochoslovakia.