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German Tank Leopard 2A7 + The Leopard 2A7 + tank was first shown by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) at the Eurosatory 2010 exhibition. Leopard 2A7 + is adapted for use both in standard combat operations and for operations in urban conditions. This German tank was an upgrade of the Leopard 2A6, which is armed with a 120mm Rheinmetall smoothbore cannon with a barrel length of 55 calibers. It is also possible to upgrade Leopard 2A4 / Leopard 2A5 tanks with a short 120 mm cannon (barrel length 44 caliber) to the latest standard Leopard 2А7+. At Krauss-Maffei, Wegmann revealed that the Leopard 2A7+ tank is a modular upgrade package that can be optimized to meet specific user needs. The model shown at Eurosatory is the top level Leopard 2A7+, which uses all modernization possibilities, as a result of which the combat weight of the tank is about 67 tons. Tank Leopard 2A7 + The Leopard 2A7 + is a modular upgrade package that can be optimized for specific user needs. The A7 version has more powerful armor on the sides and rear of the hull (to protect against RPGs), more sensors for monitoring the battlefield at any time of the day, a remote control for a machine gun placed on the tower, an improved fire control system with new tactical displays, more a powerful auxiliary power unit and air conditioning, and other minor improvements. The modernization led to an increase in combat weight to almost 70 tons. For reference, we present the following table: Leopard-1 / Leopard-1A4 Combat weight, т 39,6/42,5 Crew, people 4 Dimensions, mm: length with gun forward 9543 width 3250 height 2390 clearance 440 Armor, mm forehead 70 hull side 25-35 stern 25 brow tower 52-60 side, stern of the tower 60 Armament:   105-mm rifled gun L 7AZ; two 7,62-mm machine guns Ammunition:   60 shots, 5500 rounds Engine MV 838 Ka M500,10, 830-cylinder, diesel, power 2200 hp with. at XNUMX rpm Specific ground pressure, kg / cm 0,88/0,92 Highway speed km / h 65 Cruising on the highway km 600 Obstacle obstacles: wall height, м 1,15 ditch width, м 3,0 ship depth, м 2,25 Leopard-2 / Leopard-2A5 Combat weight, т 62,5 Crew, people 4 Dimensions, mm: length with gun forward 9668 width 3540 height 2480 clearance 537 Armor, mm forehead   hull side   stern   brow tower   side, stern of the tower   Armament:   anti-cannon 120-mm smoothbore gun Rh-120; two 7,62 mm machine guns Ammunition:   42 shots, 4750 MV rounds Engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped-MB 873 Ka-501, turbocharged, power 1500 HP with. at 2600 rpm Specific ground pressure, kg / cm 0,85 Highway speed km / h 72 Cruising on the highway km 550 Obstacle obstacles: wall height, м 1,10 ditch width, м 3,0 ship depth, м 1,0/1,10 The 55-ton Leopard 2A6 is the latest production version of the Leopard 2 tank, equipped with a cannon stabilizer that allows you to fire on the move and a modern thermal imager that can see at night, in fog and through sandstorms. Since 1990, Germany has been exporting tanks of the Leopard 2A4 model, as the German army has undergone significant reductions since the end of the Cold War. This allowed other countries to purchase German tanks inexpensively. In the last decade, these tanks have been upgraded to the level of Leopard 2A6. Many countries prefer to keep modernizing their Leopards, mainly because there are no new tanks to buy. Thus, the introduction of the Leopard 2A7+ should be seen as a signal for customers to switch to this newest standard. The upgrade package included: Installation of a KMW FLW 200 remote-controlled combat module on the turret roof with a 12,7 mm machine gun and a 76-mm grenade launcher. To increase survivability (especially from RPGs), additional passive armor was installed along the frontal arc, as well as along the sides of the hull and turret. Along with the main modifications of changes in the hull and turret, additional armor is installed on the bottom of the hull. Situational awareness is provided through a full 360-degree view for all crew members - commander, gunner and driver, through improved thermal imaging cameras. To improve the living conditions at high temperatures, an air conditioning system is installed in the aft part of the tower. To provide power to the on-board equipment in the parking lot, an auxiliary power unit of increased power was installed in the rear right of the hull. In the back of the body there is a connection point for infantry telephones. If necessary, the tank can be equipped with a dump. The Leopard 2A7 + modernization package, along with the expanded booking package, was developed and tested in close cooperation with the German army, which is expected to renew part of its 225 fleet after funding has been resolved. Leopard 2A6 and 125 Leopard 2A5... Some sources mention plans to modernize a total of about 150 tanks. Other club members Leopard 2 also have already shown interest in modernization. “... The second project of the German tank builders, positioned as a revolution in the field of MBT modernization, is much more interesting. Demonstrated at the Paris Salon MBT Revolution was a deeply modernized Leopard 2A4. The main directions of improvements designed to turn the tank produced in 1985-1992 into a modern combat vehicle capable of withstanding virtually all existing challenges are as follows: cardinal improvement of protection, overhead elements covering the entire turret and the frontal part of the hull, as well as two-thirds of the side (that is, the fighting compartment) should protect the tank from shots of grenade launchers of all types, and above all RPG-7, from mines, homemade land mines, striking cluster elements ammunition, OBPS, anti-tank missiles with optoelectronic, infrared and laser guidance systems; implementation of the “digital tower” technology, that is, the introduction of modern display facilities, network solutions and components into the FCS that allow you to track the movements of your troops and enemy forces in real time, all-day surveillance and aiming tools that provide the crew with a virtually all-round view from under the armor : all this will allow tankers to reduce the reaction time to a particular threat; improving the characteristics of the FCS so that the tank can hit targets with the first shot, especially on the move; the introduction of a “commander’s” brake into the design of the vehicle, which allows the senior crew member to personally stop the tank from his workplace if necessary: ​​this function is positioned as very useful when moving a multi-ton mastodon along city streets, largely depriving him of the well-known awkwardness of an elephant caught in a dish shop; introduction of modern rounds into the tank ammunition; equipping the vehicle with a modern stabilized remotely controlled weapon station for auxiliary weapons; the use of a communication system that allows the crew to exchange information with the infantry surrounding the tank; the introduction of an auxiliary power unit into the design, which supplies electricity to numerous electronic systems without the need to turn on the main engine: thereby not only saving the motor resource, but also reducing the thermal and acoustic signature of the machine; installation of equipment designed to include each main battle tank in a single automated rear support system: this greatly simplifies and speeds up the process of providing tank units with ammunition, fuel and other rear equipment. The set of proposed changes is more interesting than in the case of the Leopard 2A7+. True, two features that can also be considered as disadvantages cannot be ignored here: obviously, the high cost of alterations and a significant increase in the mass of the tank, crawling out beyond sixty tons. That is why the individual elements of the modernization under the MBT Revolution program should be considered in more detail. One of the most important factors in enhancing the security of the machine is the ROSY smoke screen system developed by Rheinmetall. It not only forms a multispectral smoke cloud in the detected direction of exposure in less than 0,6 seconds, but also forms a dynamic smoke “wall” that allows the tank to quickly evade defeat in the event of a mass approach of anti-tank missiles. The onboard equipment of the tank includes an optical-electronic detection system stabilized in two planes. It includes a thermal imager, a day camera and a laser rangefinder. The data necessary for the commander and gunner to assess the situation - the target, the range to it, the type of ammunition, the state of the system itself - are displayed on the display in the fighting compartment. It can display both a circular panorama of the battlefield, and its fragment, visible through a conventional sight. Constant all-round observation of the battlefield, which reduces the load on the commander and gunner, is provided by the information system (SAS). Its functions include automatic detection and tracking of potential targets. The SAS consists of four optical modules (although only two of them are allowed to reduce the cost of modification) at the corners of the tower, each of which has three lenses with a 60-degree field of view, as well as a high-resolution color camera and night vision components. To reduce the crew's reaction time to a threat, information about a target detected by the SAS can be immediately transmitted to the FCS, primarily to the new generation Qimek remote weapon station located on the roof of the tower. It is proposed to include new types of ammunition in the ammunition of the upgraded tank. In addition to the already mentioned high-explosive fragmentation projectile DM 11, this is a feathered sabot projectile with a detachable pallet DM-53 (LKE II) 570 mm long, equipped with a tungsten alloy core (adopted in 1997), its modification DM-53А1 and further development DM 63. The last two ammunition are positioned as the world's first OPBS that maintain constant ballistic characteristics regardless of the ambient temperature. According to the developer, the shells are optimized specifically for penetrating “double” reactive armor and are capable of hitting all types of modern tanks head-on. These armor-piercing ammunition can be fired from Rheinmetall 120-mm smoothbore guns with a barrel length of both 44 and 55 calibers. The on-board equipment of the tank is integrated into the INIOCHOS tactical level automated control system, developed by the same Rheinmetall company and allowing information to be distributed from the brigade commander to an individual soldier or combat vehicle. This system is used in the armed forces of Greece, Spain, Sweden and Hungary. All of them, with the exception of the last aircraft, have in their arsenals various modifications of the Leopard 2. Thus, the modernization of the tank, carried out according to the MBT Revolution project, makes it possible to turn an armored monster, the ideology of which provided for tank battles in the image and likeness of the battles of the Second World War, into a modern vehicle, equally well prepared both for battles with enemy tanks and with partisan formations with only mobile anti-tank weapons. The latest developments in the field of electronics, optics, communications give the crew, instead of fragmentary “pictures” in periscopes and sights, which are very limited in terms of angle of view and range, a complete panorama of the surrounding space, displaying the location of the enemy and the maneuvers of his unit. The digital turret concept actually helps the crew see through armor. But it is precisely this property that is one of the most important when creating a new generation tank with an uninhabited turret and an armored capsule for the crew, as the domestic T-95 was conceived. Features Weight, kg 67500 Length, mm 10970 Width 4000 Height, mm 2640 Motor Power, hp 1500 Maximum speed on the highway, km / h 72 Cruising on the highway, km 450 Main gun caliber, mm 120 Barrel length, calibers 55 See also: Tanks for export Tanks "Leopard". Germany. A. Merkel. 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#1 Guest 12.08.2011 08:29

People what happened to the forum?

Didn't open for 2 days ...

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#2 Andreas 11.05.2012 23:43

After reading this message I could not refrain from commenting. Specified thickness data

the reservation in the table is complete nonsense! Where did you see

modern tanks with frontal armor

70 mm? There is such a page on the Internet,

called Wikipedia. Ask Leo2 there,

there is all the information about all modifications.

I do not understand why people should hang noodles on their ears ...

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#3 Andreas 11.05.2012 23:51

Than to write all sorts of bullshit, for example, about the thickness

booking, here is the page where you can see the true data:

from.wikipedia.org/…/Leopard_2

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#4 alex-pro-tank.ru 12.05.2012 17:19

Quoting Andreas:

Where did you see

modern tanks with frontal armor

70 mm?

AGREE WITH THE CRITICISM, BUGS FIXED.

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#5 admin 13.05.2012 08:37

Andreas, listen, using your language: bullshit is your comment.

Adequate and friendly people usually say: “Guys, you have a typo there. Correct please”, and do not react so negatively emotionally. Do you want to draw attention to yourself? If not, then simply and QUIETLY point out the mistakes, because no one is immune from them, and they will thank you for this. You can also communicate by e-mail, if your goal is the TRUTH, and not a public op.

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#6 symbiot 05.07.2012 15:54

I quote admin:

Andreas, listen, using your language: bullshit is your comment.

Adequate and friendly people usually say: “Guys, you have a typo there. Correct please”, and do not react so negatively emotionally. Do you want to draw attention to yourself? If not, then simply and QUIETLY point out the mistakes, because no one is immune from them, and they will thank you for this. You can also communicate by e-mail, if your goal is the TRUTH, and not a public op.

Well done, order and mutual respect should be everywhere.

IRON ORDER !!!

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#7 Gimheart 07.01.2016 10:33

People, this tank is cool !!! I will give the link later ...

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#8 Gimheart 07.01.2016 10:36

The leopard (other) has 700 MM in its forehead !!!!

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#9 Nikolay2 25.02.2016 09:35

Everything is written correctly Wikipedia read carefully

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