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| 6s | during the 1960s global powers started |
| 10s | using second generation mbts burnt as |
| 14s | soon as the first m60s leopards and |
| 17s | t-62s rolled off the factory floor |
| 20s | engineers of the world started working |
| 22s | on improved tanks for the next decade |
| 26s | the ussr was the first to complete this |
| 28s | task |
| 29s | their t-64 was cleared for production by |
| 32s | the mid-1960s |
| 34s | meanwhile the us and germany poured |
| 36s | resources onto their joint program known |
| 39s | as mbt-70 it was supported up until |
| 43s | 1970 but later cancelled due to costs |
| 47s | and differences in requirements |
| 52s | it wasn't all in vain though as the |
| 54s | program was being brought to a close the |
| 57s | german government ordered porsche krauss |
| 59s | mafei and viegman to develop a new tank |
| 63s | design based on the leopard nicknamed |
| 65s | kyla |
| 66s | in order to fill the void left by the |
| 69s | failure of the mbt-70 project the new |
| 72s | mbt had to receive a more powerful |
| 75s | engine |
| 76s | new armament and armor but soon it |
| 79s | became clear that just a few key changes |
| 82s | wouldn't cut it |
| 83s | germany had to develop a completely new |
| 86s | tank |
| 90s | the new design was influenced by both |
| 92s | the mbt-70 and the german take on the |
| 96s | mbt-70 formula known as kpz 70. for |
| 100s | instance just like the german prototype |
| 103s | the new tank used the |
| 105s | 1500 horsepower mtu diesel engine in the |
| 109s | firepower department german engineers |
| 112s | opted for the |
| 114s | millimeter rheinmetall smoothbore gun |
| 117s | prototypes also in used the rink hswl |
| 122s | 354 hydrokinetic planetary gearbox just |
| 126s | like the kp z70 furthermore the tank was |
| 129s | equipped with a two-plane stabilizer and |
| 132s | a digital fire control system with a |
| 135s | laser range finder it also featured an |
| 138s | improved armor arrangement utilizing |
| 141s | spaced armor |
| 144s | the first prototypes were ready by the |
| 146s | early 1970s |
| 148s | it was around the same time when the |
| 151s | name of the design was determined as |
| 154s | leopard 2. during testing german |
| 157s | engineers experimented with a variety of |
| 159s | hulls turrets and armaments including |
| 162s | the british l7 cannon |
| 164s | in war thunder there are two prototypes |
| 168s | of the leopard 2 armed with 120 |
| 170s | millimeter guns the unique feature of |
| 173s | the leopard 2k |
| 175s | is its 20 millimeter remotely controlled |
| 178s | anti-aircraft gun situated on top of the |
| 181s | turret and the pt16 drop t14 |
| 186s | which is an event vehicle comes with a |
| 188s | boxy cuboid turret |
| 190s | and an autoloading system |
| 192s | you also get the emes13 |
| 195s | optical rangefinder |
| 197s | which is a nice bonus |
| 201s | [Music] |
| 203s | pre-series prototypes of the new tank |
| 205s | were thoroughly tested in germany and |
| 207s | the us and showed great promise |
| 210s | the engine as well as other systems |
| 212s | proved to be highly reliable when tested |
| 215s | at different temperatures and one of the |
| 217s | features of the design was that it took |
| 219s | less than 30 minutes to completely |
| 221s | replace the power plant |
| 223s | an impressive achievement all by itself |
| 226s | moreover in most aspects the german |
| 230s | rh-120 cannon was clearly superior to |
| 233s | the british l-7 |
| 238s | in |
| 239s | 1979 west germany accepted the leopard 2 |
| 242s | into service |
| 244s | the production model was heavier than |
| 246s | prototypes and engineers had to get rid |
| 248s | of a couple of features like the |
| 250s | autocannon or the autoloader in order to |
| 253s | strike a balance between costs and |
| 255s | benefits on the plus side the tank |
| 258s | received a modified turret featuring |
| 260s | composite armor akin to the british |
| 262s | chobam armor |
| 264s | as well as eme s15 |
| 267s | an improved digital fire control system |
| 274s | in 1995 germany started manufacturing |
| 277s | the leopard 2a5 |
| 279s | a variant of the original tank featuring |
| 282s | angled arrow-shaped turret applique |
| 285s | armor and all electric turret controls |
| 288s | the variation was also fitted with a |
| 290s | hybrid navigation system with gps |
| 292s | support the commander's site received an |
| 295s | independent thermal channel and the tank |
| 298s | was unable to fire more powerful |
| 300s | ammunition like the dm53 apfsds |
| 305s | in 2001 a new model was introduced the |
| 310s | leopard 2a6 armed with the new hein |
| 313s | metal 120 millimeter l55 smoothbore gun |
| 317s | with a longer barrel |
| 322s | the most ubiquitous variation of the |
| 324s | leopard 2 though is the |
| 327s | 2a4 |
| 328s | as this model was introduced a |
| 330s | relatively long time ago |
| 332s | owners of the tank often come up with |
| 334s | the different upgrade packages for |
| 336s | instance the polish leopard 2pl tanks |
| 340s | received additional external armor |
| 342s | modules for the turret and new |
| 344s | computerized equipment not only that the |
| 348s | gun was modified to adapt to the use of |
| 351s | new types of ammo including programmable |
| 354s | dm11 ammunition |
| 363s | how did leopards end up in poland well |
| 366s | it's pretty straightforward |
| 368s | during the last years of the cold war |
| 371s | germany decided to get rid of most of |
| 373s | its tanks |
| 374s | both soviet made t-72s and indigenous |
| 377s | designs |
| 378s | the leopard 2 was both excellent and |
| 381s | affordable so it's no wonder that there |
| 384s | were clients all over europe lining up |
| 386s | to get some of that german armor the |
| 389s | tank was accepted into service in |
| 391s | hungary in finland spain greece and |
| 395s | several other countries including sweden |
| 398s | that used the variation of the 2a4 known |
| 401s | as |
| 402s | strzwagen121 |
| 404s | its main difference from other leopard 2 |
| 406s | variations was that this tank had access |
| 408s | to a special swedish 120 millimeter he |
| 412s | round |
| 413s | it's pretty unique |
| 418s | later the swedish introduced this |
| 420s | threswagen 122 a heavily modified design |
| 423s | based on the leopard 2a5 |
| 426s | this tank received an upgrade to its |
| 428s | chassis additional armor and galax smoke |
| 432s | dispensers |
| 433s | there are two variations of this tank in |
| 435s | war thunder the standard model |
| 438s | and the plss variation with better |
| 441s | commander optics |
| 446s | finally the leopard 2 also served as the |
| 449s | base for developing experimental |
| 450s | vehicles for instance the british |
| 453s | vickers mark vii |
| 455s | which consisted of the vickers valiant |
| 457s | turret mounted on the chassis of the |
| 459s | leopard 2a4 |
| 462s | the plan was to produce it as an export |
| 464s | vehicle but due to a number of reasons |
| 468s | it never made it into actual production |
| 474s | today |
| 475s | the leopard 2 or its numerous variations |
| 478s | is still very much the backbone of |
| 481s | several european armies |
| 482s | despite being in service for many years |
| 485s | these tanks were rarely used in actual |
| 488s | combat but they were so heavily tested |
| 491s | that we can be 100 sure that these |
| 494s | german vehicles are extremely reliable |
| 497s | what are your favorite tanks of this |
| 499s | series the original or maybe later |
| 502s | variations |
| 503s | please open up to us and tell us in the |
| 506s | comments below thanks a bunch guys and |
| 508s | gals |
| 510s | [Music] |
| 535s | you |
