This includes the Leopard 2A7, a modernized version of the Leopard 2A6 MBT. It is equipped with new armor, an energy system, a crew compartment cooling system, and a new weapon/battlefield ...

In any event, the first Leopard 2A4s rolled into action this summer without extra armor. It wasn’t until September that we saw video evidence that the 33rd Brigade had added ERA to all of its ...

The Leopard 2A7+ also got more effective ammunition for its 120mm gun. ... The other addition was the ability to easily add additional armor modules. The 55 ton Leopard 2A6 was introduced in 2006, is ...

This is considered a fairly critical upgrade, as it’s a significant boost to the Leopard 2’s anti-tank capability. 2A6M variants also included further belly armor to protect against mine as ...

But a Leopard 2A4V indisputably is better-protected than a standard Leopard 2A4 is. And that extra armor, however uneven and imperfect, still could save a few precious tanks and—more importantly ...

The Leopard 2A4—the most likely variant to be sent to Ukraine—has a top forward speed of around 42.2 miles per hour, and 19.2 miles per hour in reverse. The 2A4 weighs around 52 tons empty ...

A Leopard 2A7 main battle tank of the German Armed Forces participates in an October 2016 exercise at the Bundeswehr training grounds near Bergen, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images ...

A Leopard 2A7 main battle tank of the German Armed Forces participates in an October 2016 exercise at the Bundeswehr training grounds near Bergen, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images ...