Leopard 2 main battle tank
E7668
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.
Observed surface forms (47)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leopard 2 | 4 |
| Leopard 2A4 | 3 |
| Leopard 2A5 | 3 |
| Leopard 2A6 | 3 |
| Leopard 2A7 | 3 |
| Leopard 2A1 | 2 |
| Leopard 2A2 | 2 |
| Leopard 2A3 | 2 |
| Leopard 2A6M | 2 |
| Leopard 2A7V | 2 |
| Leopard 2E | 2 |
| Leopard 2HEL | 2 |
| Leopard 2PL | 2 |
| Leopard 2RI | 2 |
| Leopard 2 armour design | 1 |
| Leopard 2 family | 1 |
| Leopard 2 powerpack | 1 |
| Leopard 2A0 | 1 |
| Leopard 2A6M CAN | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7 main battle tank | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7+ | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7BE | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7CH | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7CZ | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7CZE | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7DK | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7ES | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7FIN | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7GR | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7HU | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7IT | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7NL | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7NO | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7NOR | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7PL | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7POL | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7PT | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7Q | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7RO | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7S | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7SE | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7SV | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7TR | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7UA | 1 |
| Leopard 2A7V DEU | 1 |
| Leopard 2E main battle tank | 1 |
| Stridsvagn 122 | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (72)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A4
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A5
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A6
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2E
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2HEL
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Stridsvagn 122
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2PL
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2RI
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2 armour design
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A1
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A2
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A3
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A4
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A5
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A6
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A6M
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7
subject surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7V
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2 family
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2 powerpack
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A0
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A1
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A2
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A3
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A4
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A5
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A6
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7+
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7V
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2PL
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2RI
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2HEL
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2E
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A6M
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A6M CAN
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7V DEU
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7HU
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7NO
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7DK
subject surface form:
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
this entity surface form:
Leopard 2A7Q