This advanced armor design provides 360-degree protection for the crew against a variety of threats, including anti-tank missiles, mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fire.Įquipped with a 120mm Rheinmetall L/55 smoothbore tank gun, the Leopard 2A7V is capable of firing 120mm Rheinmetall DM53 armor-piercing finned stabilized (APFSDS-T) ammunition, which has a depleted uranium warhead. The Leopard 2A7V is one of the most protected modern tanks, featuring state-of-the-art modular composite armor mounted on the front sheet and turret. This modern combat vehicle is operated by a crew of four – a driver, a commander, a gunner and a loader. The Leopard 2A7V has a traditional layout for modern armored personnel carriers: the driver is located in the front right, the turret in the middle, and the powerplant in the rear. This development is a response to the planned modernization of the previous Leopard 2A6 and is in line with the Bundeswehr’s upcoming procurement projects announced in 2017-2018.

And there the pool of Leopard is much bigger,' Mölling said.First unveiled by German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), now KNDS, at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris in 2016, the Leopard 2A7V demonstrates the continuous evolution of Germany’s flagship tank. 'It's spare parts, it's repair, maintenance, and overhaul that needs to be done. Logistically speaking, the Leopards present a key advantage over America's M1 Abrams and the British Challenger 2: larger stocks. So this also gives you a certain tactical advantage in moving in and out quite fast, but also crossing distances in a quite short range.' 'And third point is manoeuvre,' Mölling added. If you don't have to fear that any shot that hits you means that you basically go up in flames, it's quite something that helps you psychologically.' 'It has a very advanced armour, which is also important for the tank crews. Christian Mölling, head of the Centre for Security and Defence at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), told Euronews. So, it can fire quite a long range with different types of ammunition that you can basically shape towards your target, so what you want to hit, you can choose different types of ammunition for that,' Dr. The Leopard is 'quite powerful with regard to firepower.

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