2A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component. The Leopard 2 is a third generation German main battle tank (MBT). Developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s, the tank entered service in 1979 and replaced the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the West German army.

Dec 4, 2024 · Russia has captured a German-made Leopard 2 tank from Ukrainian forces and shipped it to the main Uralvagonzavod tank factory in Nizhny Tagil, behind Russia’s Ural Mountains. Workers are currently disassembling it to glean intelligence data …

Jan 7, 2025 · The Leopard 2A6 is one of the latest generations of the main battle tanks from the family of German Leopard. The Leopard 2A6 was developed and manufactured by the German Defence Company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann based on the Leopard 2A5 main battle tank.

Oct 16, 2024 · The Leopard 2A6M C2 CAN is an upgraded Canadian variant of the German Leopard 2A6 main battle tank, created by converting 20 Leopard 2A6M tanks under a $76 million contract with KMW. This overhaul includes upgrades to optics, fire control systems, and user interfaces, replacing outdated analog technology with modern components to improve their ...

5 days ago · A Ukrainian Strv 122 and Leopard 2A6. Army T.V. capture. ... The tanks Ukraine already has—not just hundreds of Western models, but also a thousand or more Soviet-style T-64s, T-72s and T-80s ...

Oct 16, 2024 · Dutch open-source investigative site Onyx, which keeps track of battlefield losses in the Ukraine war, has identified 13 Leopard 2A6 tanks that the Ukrainian armed forces have lost.

The Leopard 2A6 Tank is a 3rd generation Main Battle Tank and is the second implemented upgrade of the Kampfwertsteigerung (KWS) capability improvement programme for the Leopard 2A4. The A6 saw improvements in the vehicles lethality, with a new longer smoothbore main gun.

Leopard 2A6 has 3rd generation composite armour which includes high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component. Earlier Leopard 2 tanks have a 120 mm Rheinmetall L/44 gun, while newer versions have the Rheinmetall L/55 smoothbore gun.

Following video confirmation on April 21 that Russian ground units had captured a Leopard 2A6 tank during clashes with Ukrainian forces, new footage and information have provided further details on the operation and the future of the vehicle.

Jan 23, 2024 · During a recent action near Zaporizhzhia, one Leopard 2A6 in his battalion survived a direct hit from an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) to the right side of the turret, where the loader is positioned.