Leopard 2AV

This page is about the German medium tank Leopard 2AV. For other versions, see Leopard 2 (Family).

Leopard 2AV

Leopard 2AV

Germany

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.0	10.0	10.0

Class:

Medium tank

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Description

The KPz Leopard 2AV, PT-19/T19-AV is a gift rank VII German medium tank with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Danger Zone" as a reward for the 2022 Summer Quest event. Good mobility, acceptable armor, and a OK gun makes it a deadly tank in the hands of a skilled player.

General info

Survivability and armour

Composite armour

Balanced protection against all types of ammunition

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull105 / 30 / 20

Turret145 / 70 / 28

Crew4 people

Visibility95 %

The armor is capable of defeating M735 and most early HEAT-FS rounds when hitting the composite armor arrays, but the lower plate is very weak due to the layout of the composite armor. Do note there is a fuel tank sandwiched between the composite armor which will usually lead to a fuel fire or even fuel detonation when hit. It is recommended to play hull down if you don't have FPE as the hull protection is very unreliable. The turret cheeks are near-invulnerable to all but the strongest rounds. However as with all MBTs, the area around the gun mantlet is quite weak.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	340 - 360 mm	50 mm Top 20 mm Bottom	20 mm	20 - 45 mm
Turret	320 - 415mm Turret front 250~ mm Gun mantlet	160mm (KE) - 260mm (CE)	28 - 59 mm	20 - 40 mm
Cupola	80 mm	80 mm	80 mm	18 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB76 / 35 km/h

RB and SB69 / 31 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

4 back

Weight57.7 t

Engine power

AB2 862 hp

RB and SB1 500 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB49.6 hp/t

RB and SB26.0 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	76	35	57.7	2,032	2,862	35.22	49.6
Realistic	69	31		1,327	1,500	23	26

Mobility is what makes the tank great. It is between a M1A2 Abrams and a T-55AMD-1. Acceleration is good, but do remember that making sharp turns at high speed can lead to flipping. Reverse speed is acceptable, enough to get out of a sticky situation quickly.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 770 → 6 582

RB4 621 → 6 376

SB5 639 → 7 781

Total cost of modifications211 000

354 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 100

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

160 / 200 / 250 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 270 Suspension Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 390 Brake System Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 390 Filters Research: 19 000 Cost: 30 000 560 Transmission Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 360 Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 360	Improved Parts Research: 2 700 Cost: 14 000 270 Improved FPE Research: 3 900 Cost: 20 000 390 Crew Replenishment Research: 19 000 Cost: 30 000 560 Smoke grenade Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 360	Horizontal Drive Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 270 105mm_usa_HESH_ammo_pack Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 270 105mm_NATO_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 270 Adjustment of Fire Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 390 Elevation Mechanism Research: 19 000 Cost: 30 000 560 Artillery Support Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 360 Laser rangefinder Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 360 105mm_DM33_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 360

As usual, Parts, FPE, then APFSDS. It is recommended to get a SL booster when playing the tank as the repair cost is astronomical.

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Gun is meh, with a paltry max penetration of 408mm. Use it carefully as the stock HEAT-FS is quite bad.

Main armament

105 mm L7A3 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition40 rounds

First-order12 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

7.8 → 6.0 s

Vertical guidance-9° / 20°

105 mm L7A3					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	40	-9°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	38.1	52.7	64.0	70.8	75.3	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					23.8	28.0	34.0	37.6	40.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
DM12	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
DM512	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
DM23	APFSDS	337	335	330	322	314	306
DM33	APFSDS	408	405	398	389	379	370

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
DM12	HEATFS	1,174	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°
DM512	HESH	732	11.2	0.1	4	4,310	73°	77°	80°
DM23	APFSDS	1,455	4.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
DM33	APFSDS	1,455	3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Leopard 2AV

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
40	13 (+27)	1 (+39)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Rack 2 is a first stage ammo rack located within a blow-out containment
• It totals 12 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank and emptied first when firing.
• If you pack 13 (+27) shells, it will keep the hull empty of ammo.
• Full reload speed will be realized as long as shells are available in the ready rack 2. If the ready rack is empty, a penalty to reload speed will occur.
• Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from rack 1 into rack 2. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready rack.

Machine guns

7.62 mm MG3A1 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition4 600 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 200 shots/min

2 x 7.62 mm MG3A1 machine gun

Ammunition4 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 200 shots/min

As usual, we have 2 7.62 machine guns on the turret and 1 in coaxial mount. Useful to gun down low-flying jets and helicopters. Can occasionally penetrate some lightly armored vehicles also.

7.62 mm MG3A1
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle (loader)	2,000 (200)	1,200	-10°/+75°	±180°
Pintle (commander)	2,000 (200)	1,200	-10°/+75°	±180°
Coaxial	4,600 (200)	1,200	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

You are in a very compromised situation in this tank. Urban confrontations should help a bit more in the long run though.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Basically a better armoured TTD
  • Hull can block at least one HE hit from late game tanks without consequences (unless it was an SPG)
  • NERA placement is more solid and turret front is actually almost HEAT-FS proof, can survive some ATGMs
  • The ammo rack is more compact
  • 8 smoke groups
  • Has 3 7.62mm machine guns with focused fire to get rid of slow ATGMs
• Mobility is great

Cons:

• Final ammunition has worse angled penetration than TTD or TAM 2C
• No thermal scope at rank VI
• If ammo rack is hit directly through the tank, it is likely that the tank simply explodes; a penetrating hit on either side can render the tank unable to fight regardless
• The turret roof is not HE proof and it is reasonably easy to hit machine guns above it

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Leopard 2AV from live.warthunder.com.

See also

M1A2 Abrams

XM-1 (GM)

Leopard 2A4

External links

• [Devblog] Leopard 2AV