DRAGON ARMOR – DRR 60082
LEOPARD 2A4
4/LehrPanzerbataillon 93. German Army
Just had been released.
Die Cast & Plastic 1/72 scale; Approximately L 4.125” (4.25” w gun); W 2”.
MSRP is $14.95
Dragon ARMOR 1:72 models are: This line features static pre-assembled, pre-painted models made of both diecast and plastic. True to scale; authentically detailed and historically accurate; each WITH its own protective DISPLAY CASE, which is dust resistant and stackable.
In my personal opinion as a collector models from this series are superior quality that sold at unusually low price
LEOPARD MBT SHORT STORY
THE LEOPARD 2 IS A MAIN BATTLE TANK DEVELOPED BY KRAUSS-MAFFEI AG, NOW KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN (KMW), OF MUNCHEN, GERMANY. IT IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED MBTS IN THE WORLD. WHILE THE A5 COMPRISES THE BACKBONE OF GERMANY'S TANK FORCES, IT IS ALSO USED IN THE NETHERLANDS AND SWEDEN.
Following the cancellation of the joint MBT-70 tank, Germany went on to develop the Leopard 2 MBT. First prototypes were armed with a 105mm gun and 120mm guns. In 1977, the 120mm smooth bore gun was selected (later used in the Abrams M1A1 and M1A2). The more powerful engine results in better cross country mobility than the Leopard 1.
SPECIFICATIONS - LEOPARD 2 MAIN BATTLE TANK, GERMANY
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Crew |
4 |
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Weight |
62 metric tonnes |
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Length |
7.7 m |
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Width |
3.7 m |
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Height |
3.0 m |
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Armament |
1 x rheinmetall 120 mm L55 smoothbore gun |
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1 x coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun |
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1 x 7.62 mm anti-aircraft machine gun |
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maximum speed |
72 km/hr |
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maximum range |
500 km |
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Powerplant |
mtu mb 873 multi-fuel, 1500 hp |
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Transmission |
renk hswl 354 |
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Gunner's sight |
rheinmetall defence electronics emes 15 with thermal channel and laser rangefinder |
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Commander's sight |
rheinmetall defence electronics PERI-R17A2 with thermal channel |
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LEOPARD 2 MAIN BATTLE TANK, GERMANY
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei AG, now Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), of Munchen, Germany. The Leopard 2 is a successor to the successful Leopard 1.
LEOPARD 2 PROGRAMME
The Leopard 1 was first produced in 1963 by Krauss-Maffei for the German Ministry of Defence and more than 6,000 vehicles have been exported to Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and Australia. The successor to the Leopard 1, the Leopard 2, was first produced in 1979 and is in service with the armies of Austria, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and Spain, with over 3,200 produced. The Finnish Army is buying 124 and the Polish Army 128 used Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany.
LEOPARD 2 CONSTRUCTION
The hull is in three sections: 1) the driving compartment at the front, 2) the fighting section in the centre, and 3) the engine at the rear of the vehicle.
The driver's compartment is equipped with three observation periscopes. Space to the left of the driver is provided for ammunition stowage.
The turret is located in the centre of the vehicle.
LEOPARD 2 MAIN ARMAMENT
A smoothbore 120 millimetre L44 Gun, has been developed by Rheinmetall GmbH of Ratingen and was the most powerful tank gun at the time. A licensed version of this gun installed on US Abrams MBT.
LEOPARD 2 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
The Leopard 2 is equipped with a land navigation system from the company LITEF of Bonn, Germany which is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman (formerly Litton) of USA. The hybrid navigation system consists of a Global Positioning System (GPS) and an inertial navigation system.
MAIN BATTLE TANK ENGINE
The engine is the MTU MB 873 diesel engine, providing 1,100kW (1,500shp), with a Renk HSWL 354 gear and break system. An enhanced version of the EuroPowerPack, with a 1,210kW (1,650shp) MTU MT883 engine, has been trialled on the Leopard 2.
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