Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
From Dezember 1985 to March 1992, a total of 695 Leopard 2A4 of production batch (Baulos) 5 to 8 were produced by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. In addition, 1430 older Leopard 2 of the Bundeswehr were upgraded to the A4 standard.
Available Scale Model Kits
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:16 Tamiya 56020
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:35 ESCI 5022
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:35 Hobby Boss 82401
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:35 Italeri 6559
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:35 Meng Model METS-016
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:35 Tamiya 35242
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4/A4NL, 1:35 Revell 03193
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:72 Dragon 7249
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:72 Matchbox 40182
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:72 Revell 03103
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:87 Artitec 6870186
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4 (Espagna), 1:87 H0 miniTanks 914
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4 (Schweiz), 1:87 H0 miniTanks 799
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:87 WTD 2
- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4, 1:285 GHQ Models N600
Technical Specification
- Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
- Motor: MTU Mercedes-Benz 873 Ka-501 12-Cylinder Turbo Diesel Engine with 1103 kW (1500 hp)
- Transmission: hydro-mechanical control, reversing and steering gear Renk HSWL 354
- Speed: 72 km/h on Roads, 31 km/h in Reverse
- Driving Range: 550 km auf Straßen
- Length Overall: 9670 mm
- Width: 3700 mm
- Height: 3030 mm
- Climbing Ability: 60 %
- Lateral Inclination: 30 %
- Trench Crossing Ability: 3 m
- Step Climbing Ability: 1,1 m
- Weight: 55.150 kg
- Military Load Class: MLC 60
- Armament:
- 120 mm Smoothbore L.44 Rheinmetall (42 Round)
- co-axiales 7,62 mm Machine Gun
- 7,62 mm AA Machine Gun
- Smoke grenade dischargers
- Crew: Commander, Driver, Gunner and Loader
- Production: 695 Units of 5. to 8. Baulos (1985–1992)
Historical Employment
- Bundeswehr (2125 Leopard 2A4)
- Gebirgspanzerbataillon 8
- KFOR, Kosovo, 2000–2004
- Royal Netherlands Army (445 Leopard 2A4)
- IFOR/SFOR
- Turkish Army (354 Leopard 2A4)
- Operation Euphrates Shield (northern Syria), 2016/2017
- Operation Olive Branch, Afrin (northern Syria), 2018
- Greek Army (183 Leopard 2A4)
- Singapore Army (182 Leopard 2A4)
- Swedish Army (160 Leopard 2A4)
- Chilean Army (140 Leopard 2A4)
- Finnish Army (139 Leopard 2A4)
- Polish Army (128 Leopard 2A4)
- Austrian Bundesheer (114 Leopard 2A4)
- Spanish Army (108 Leopard 2A4)
- Canadian Army(107 Leopard 2A4)
- Norwegian Army (52 Leopard 2A4)
- Royal Danish Army (51 Leopard 2A4)
- Portuguese Army (37 Leopard 2A4)
- Panzer 87 “Leopard” of the Swiss Army
Bibliography
- Anweiler, K.; Plate, J.; Pahlkötter, M.: Rad- und Kettenfahrzeuge der Bundeswehr.
- Armádní Noviny: Armáda ČR se zajímá o španělské tanky Leopard 2A4 (2016)
- Army Recognition Group: Indonesia takes delivery first Leopard 2A4 tanks and Marder armoured vehicles from Germany (2013)
- Blume, Peter: Die Panzertruppe der Bundeswehr 1956–heute (Illertissen 1996)
- Canadian-American Strategic Review: Canadian Forces Upgraded Leopard 2A4M Tanks (2011)
- Defence Blog: ISIS claimed it captured Turkish Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks in Syria (2016)
- Gau, L.-R.; Plate, J.; Siegert, J.: Deutsche Militärfahrzeuge. Bundeswehr und NVA.
- RAL 7013 Dokumentationsprojekt: Leopard 2A4
With 2125 units deployed, Leopard 2A4 was the most numerous main battle tank of the Bundeswehr during the Cold War.