Leopard 2A4

Leopard 2A4

Leopard 1A5

Leopard 2A5

Leopard 2A4

Leopard 1A5

Leopard 2A5

Germany

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.7	10.7	10.7

Class:

Medium tank

Research:300 000

Purchase:830 000

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Description

The Leopard 2A4 is a Rank VII German medium tank with a battle rating of 10.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
56.0	N/A	79 (AB)
		72 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	2,032	____
Realistic/Simulator	1,327	____
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	36.29	__.__
Realistic/Simulator	23.70	__.__

Armaments

Main armament

120 mm Rheinmetall L44
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
42			-9°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	38.08	52.71	64.00	__.__	75.29
Realistic	23.8	28.0	34.0	37.6	40.0
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
7.80	6.9	6.4	__.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
DM12	HEATFS	650	650	650	650	650	650
DM13	APFSDS	417	414	410	400	395	390
DM23	APFSDS	410	408	401	393	384	376

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
DM12	HEATFS	1,140	14	0.0	0.1	1,640	+0°	65°	72°	75°
DM13	APFSDS	1650	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1.5°	76°	77°	78°
DM23	APFSDS	1640	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1.5°	78°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Leopard 2A4.

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
42	16 (+26)	1 (+41)	no

1st rack empty: 16 (+26)

2nd rack has blowout panels

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB
Pintle mount (Commander)
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,000 (200)				577	-9°/+65°	±180°

7.62 mm M240
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
10,000 (200)				750	N/A	N/A
Pintle mount (Loader)
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,400 (200)				750	-9°/+65°	-77°/+135°

Usage in the battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility	Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks	Parts	Horizontal drive, DM13
II	Suspension, Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters	Crew replenishment	Elevation mechanism, Smoke grenade
IV	Transmission, Engine		Artillery support, DM23, Laser rangefinder

Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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Read also

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Sources

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