Leopard -2 German fantastic success story

brief history:

German tank Leopard 2 is considered a fantastic success in the world of main battle tanks back story .... As you all know the beginning of the sixties of the last century, when the United States and West Germany decided to participate in a new industry and a tank are the MBT-70 as we know the two countries to withdraw from the project in 1969 and the development of their tanks own mother ... 1 Abrams of the United States of America and Alliopard 2 West Germany, will my company (Porsche) and (Krauss Maffei) to participate in this work

And Alliopard 2 carried some of the features Alliopard 1 AT 4 and tank MBT-70 agreed the United States and West Germany on the Unification of Certain criteria Baldbaptin new (Alobramz and Alliopard 2), and even the United States has in 1976 at the request of some tanks Alliopard two new (it was still under experimentation ) compared to a tank of the new M1 Abrams to select the best for the US Army and after a lot of testing in the (Aberdeen-United States) decided

US Army or the tanks are alike and that was Alobramz excels in terms of shielding an edge slightly so was chosen Alobramz America and tanks to Germany returned to make some adjustments in terms of armor and was added the American Allnerany control system Hughes Emes-15 and became the new tank while the entry into service in 1979 best tank in the world's undisputed.

1. They have the best shielding
2. owns the gun is better
3 is the most capable of movement.
Alliopard 2A and 4 production lines remained until 1992 and has been producing more than 2,000 tanks of this kind and has been exported to the Netherlands, Finland, Turkey, Norway and Sweden (homemade special version), Portugal and Spain.

Leopard 2A -4
And in 1995 launched the company (Krauss Maffei) The new version of the Leopard 2A 5 and that the distinction of being the heaviest and with armoring better (59 tons compared to 55 tons for the Leopard 2 A4) with a new tower is low and a better protection and was exported to Singapore, Denmark and Sweden (special version homemade)

Leopard 2A -5
And in 2007 it launched (Krauss Maffei), the new version of the Leopard 2A 6 and that was the most important thing distinguishes it is the new gun AL -55 and increase the tank's weight of 63 tons and exported to Canada, Spain, Greece  Leopard 2A -6                                            In 2010, it raised (Krauss Maffei) and the latest version of our theme today

     
 Alliopard 2A 7

s fitted Ptdraa both sides of the better (100 mm more compared to the previous one Alliopard 2A 6) which gives the tank side protection against RPGs -29 addition to armor inferior to face the dangers of mines has also been increasing private shielding the engine from the rear of between 50-100mm of steel and around the tower and also provide protection of the tank between 900-2000mm of steel from the front when the tower.

Also marked the tank presence Cannon's new best in the world al -55, which is distinguished from its predecessor Al -44 (located on Alliopard 2A 5) as the longest at 130 cm and bear the combustion chamber pressure is higher than means the release of the shell at a higher speed, and thus kinetic energy more KE and is Incidentally the same gun on the Alotay Turkish and staffed two Korean and advanced fire control system .the tank capable of firing shells (Ramental new armor-piercing APFSDS-T model DM-63) and the shells of new explosive DM-12 and heavy shells blasting programmed 120mm HE programmable and capable of infecting Mahtmih goals behind concrete walls or so we obviously hard at distances may reach 5000 m
The modern electronics include researchers and specified distances to a new laser device and a panoramic vision of an independent tank commander of the third generation ... The Almedfjee and the driver has both thermal vision device independent of the third-generation model ATTICA.

The tank equipped with an advanced engine gives it momentum estimated at 1500 horsepower, and despite the increase in weight, the improved suspension and new brakes gave the best tank on the ability of traffic on the roads is _khasah Almmahjh and in the center of cities.
The tank fitted with a secondary power unit gives the tank the ability to launch a gun and run electronic organs even in the absence engine management unit of production of the Austrian company Steyr and information there says it is working Balbadezl (mean soy oil and sunflower grin emoticon and the whole Ashan the environment )

And features such as the tank is considered a developmental package and possible development of the old tanks from the model Leopard 2 AT 5 and 6 2A to this standard.