Leopard 2
German main battle tank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Leopard 2 is a German battle tank, or tank or main battle tank. It is a kind of third generation battle tank. It was developed by Kraussmaffei in the 1970s. The tank came into the military of West Germany in 1979 and replaced the Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the west German army.
The tanks produced up to the leopard 2A4 model, have a vertically faced turret armor.
The Leopard 1 is an earlier German main battle tank.