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German Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank

 
Dimensions
Length7.7
Width3.74m
Height3.0m
Crew4 Man
Armour3rd Generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component.
Primary armament1 x 120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun. 42 rounds
Secondary armament2 x 7.62 mm MG3, 4,750 rounds
EngineMTU MB 873 Ka-501 12-cylinder diesel, 1,500 HP(1,103 kW)at 2600 RPM.
Power/weight24.2 hp/tonne
SuspensionTorsion-bar
Operational range550 km
Speed72 km/h

 

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