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class: Tank
description: The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the
1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded
the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. It is armed with
a 120 mm smoothbore cannon, and is powered by a V-12 twin-turbo diesel engine. Various
versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and 12 other European countries,
as well as several non-European nations, including Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Singapore,
and Turkey. The Leopard 2 was used in Kosovo with the German Army, and has seen
action in Afghanistan with the Dutch, Danish and Canadian contributions to the International
Security Assistance Force, as well as seeing action in Syria with the Turkish Armed
Forces.
introduced: 1991
manufacturer: Krauss-Maffei
origin: Germany
price: 20
role: Main Battle Tank
variants:
Leopard 2A4: {}