Leopard 2 main battle tank

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The Leopard 2 main battle tank is a German-designed, heavily armored and highly mobile frontline combat vehicle widely used by numerous NATO and allied armies.

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How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (85)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
allianceUse NATO ⓘ
armorType composite armor ⓘ
modular add-on armor on later variants ⓘ
category Cold War tank ⓘ
German military vehicle ⓘ
post–Cold War tank in upgraded variants ⓘ
chassisLayout rear-mounted engine ⓘ
combatWeight around 55–63 tonnes depending on variant ⓘ
conflictParticipation Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
Syrian Civil War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
crewPositions commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
loader ⓘ
designer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann ⓘ
surface form: Krauss-Maffei
developmentStart 1970s ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin-turbocharged V12 diesel ⓘ
engineType MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine ⓘ
era Cold War-era design ⓘ
exportVariant Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2E

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2HEL

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2PL

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2RI

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Stridsvagn 122
fireControl computerized fire-control system ⓘ
fuelType diesel ⓘ
height approximately 3.0 m ⓘ
lengthWithGunForward approximately 9.97 m ⓘ
mainArmament 120 mm Rheinmetall smoothbore gun ⓘ
manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann ⓘ
Rheinmetall ⓘ
maximumSpeedRoad about 68 km/h ⓘ
mobilityCharacteristic good cross-country performance ⓘ
high tactical mobility ⓘ
nightFightingCapability thermal imaging sights ⓘ
notableFeature high level of crew protection for its generation ⓘ
widely exported European main battle tank ⓘ
notableVariant Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A1

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A2

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A3

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A4

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A5

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A6

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A6M

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A7

Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Leopard 2A7V
operatorType NATO member states ⓘ
non-NATO allied states ⓘ
predecessor Leopard 1 ⓘ
primaryRole frontline armored warfare ⓘ
main battle tank operations ⓘ
protectionFeature NBC protection system ⓘ
automatic fire suppression system ⓘ
secondaryArmament coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ
roof-mounted 7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ
serviceEntry 1979 ⓘ
status in active service ⓘ
suspension torsion bar suspension ⓘ
transmission Renk HSWL 354 ⓘ
turretPlacement center ⓘ
usedBy Austrian Army ⓘ
Bundeswehr ⓘ
Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army

Czech Army ⓘ
Danish Army ⓘ
Finnish Army ⓘ
German Army ⓘ
Greek Army ⓘ
Hungarian Defence Forces ⓘ
Indonesian Army ⓘ
Norwegian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: Norwegian Army

Polish Army ⓘ
surface form: Polish Land Forces

Portuguese Army ⓘ
Qatar Armed Forces ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Army ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
Swedish Army ⓘ
Swiss Army ⓘ
Turkish Land Forces ⓘ
width approximately 3.75 m ⓘ

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Referenced by (83)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Finnish Army → equipment → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
Polish Army → standardEquipment → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
Spanish Army → usesEquipment → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leopard 2E main battle tank
Finnish Defence Forces → standardEquipment → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A1
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A2
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A3
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A4
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A5
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A6
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A6M
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7
Leopard 2 main battle tank → notableVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7V
Leopard 2 main battle tank → exportVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2E
Leopard 2 main battle tank → exportVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2HEL
Leopard 2 main battle tank → exportVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Stridsvagn 122
Leopard 2 main battle tank → exportVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2PL
Leopard 2 main battle tank → exportVariant → Leopard 2 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Leopard 2
this entity surface form: Leopard 2RI
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland → standardMainBattleTank → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leopard 2
Chobham-type composite armour → influenced → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leopard 2 armour design
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann → product → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leopard 2
Greek Army → usesEquipment → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A0
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A1
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A2
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A3
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A4
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A5
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A6
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7+
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7V
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2PL
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2RI
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2HEL
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2E
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A6M
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A6M CAN
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7V DEU
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7HU
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7NO
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7DK
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7Q
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7S
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7FIN
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7CZ
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7SV
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7NL
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine → usedInVehicle → Leopard 2 main battle tank ⓘ
subject surface form: MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form: Leopard 2A7ES