Leopard 2A4M

This page is about the Canadian MBT Leopard 2A4M. For other versions, see Leopard 2 (Family).

Leopard 2A4M

Leopard 2A4M

Germany

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.7	11.7	11.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

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Description

The Leopard 2A4M CAN is a premium gift rank VII German medium tank with a battle rating of 11.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy".

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

Hull70 / 35 / 25

Turret65 / 45 / 52

Crew4 people

Visibility95 %

The Leopard 2A4M is an upgraded variant of the well known 2A4 found in many nations tech trees. The 2A4M is protected by an upgraded composite armour layout on the front of its turret, capable of protecting the tank from many rounds found at its BR. The upper front plate also has some extra protection against chemical munitions, and some KE projectiles at its tier. The sides of the turret and hull of the 2A4M are covered by composite screens that provide good protection against chemical energy threats, but will most likely not stop any KE rounds that make contact with them. Even with all the added armour, any projectile that penetrates the left side from the front of the tank will almost always knock out the driver, gunner, and commander leading to a crew knock out. The added turret face armour still has the common weak spots of all 2A4s such as the gunner sight, mantlet, and turret ring, which will knock out the gun and/or kill the gunner and commander (sometimes even the loader causing a crew knockout) causing the player to be unable to return fire. If the player decides to carry more than 16 pieces of ammo, it will begin to fill the hull ammo storage which is not protected by blowout panels, causing most penetrations here to ammo rack the tank, destroying it instantly.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB76 / 35 km/h

RB and SB69 / 31 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

4 back

Weight57.9 t

Engine power

AB2 862 hp

RB and SB1 500 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB49.4 hp/t

RB and SB25.9 hp/t

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)		Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse	Stock	AoA	Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	76	35	57.9	2.4	2,032	2,862	35.09	47.46
Realistic	69	31			1,327	1,500	22.92	24.88

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 506

RB3 375

SB4 194

Crew training10 000

Experts1 560 000

Aces2 200

Research Aces2 420 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 150 / 190 / 210 %

2 × 244 / 244 / 244 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Mine protection Crew Replenishment Camouflage net Slat armour	Horizontal Drive 120mm_NATO_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire Elevation Mechanism Smoke grenade NVD Artillery Support Laser rangefinder 120mm_DM_APDS_FS_ammo_pack

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

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

Night vision device

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

120 mm Rh120 L/44 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition42 rounds

First-order15 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

7.8 → 6.0 s

Vertical guidance-9° / 20°

The shorter Rheinmetall L/44 120 mm cannon is retained for the upgraded 2A4M, borrowing the American export KE-W for its top round. The 2A4M also has DM12A1 and DM33 available to it, with all rounds available upon purchase. The KE-W round has superior penetrating performance over most MBTs' top rounds at its BR, which gives it an edge in peer-to-peer tank duels. DM12A1 can be brought to deal with lighter targets more efficiently than KE-W. DM33 can be brought over KE-W for its post-penetration damage due to the heavier weight at the cost of a significant amount of penetration.

120 mm Rh120 L/44					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	42	-9°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	38.1	__._	__._	70.8	74.3	7.8	_.__	6.36	6.00
Realistic					23.8	__._	__._	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
DM12A1	HEATFS	480	480	480	480	480	480
DM33	APFSDS	481	478	470	461	450	440
KE-W	APFSDS	583	579	569	556	542	528

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
DM12A1	HEATFS	1,140	13.5	0.05	0.1	2.15	65°	72°	77°
DM33	APFSDS	1,640	4.3	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°
KE-W	APFSDS	1,585	4	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

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

Machine guns

7.62 mm C6A1 FLEX machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition4 600 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 001 shots/min

7.62 mm C6A1 FLEX machine gun

Ammunition2 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 001 shots/min

The Leopard 2A4M is equipped with one pintle-mounted machine gun and one coaxial machine gun, both 7.62 mm C6 light machine guns. These can be used as an anti-air deterrent (shooting at planes, helicopters, or drones) or for clearing out light obstacles and crew from open vehicles.

7.62 mm C6
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4,600 (200)	___	__°	__°
Pintle	2,000 (200)	___	__°	__°

Usage in battles

Similar to the Leopard 2 PSO, the Leopard 2A4M has added armour over the base 2A4, increasing its survivability substantially, which helps it take more aggressive positions or push dug-in positions more easily. However, it can feel sluggish with the add-on armour, so it is recommended to remove the "mine protection" and "slat armour" modules to lower the weight of the vehicle and increase its mobility.

Despite retaining the older 120 mm L/44 cannon, it is still great at destroying any vehicles with its competitive KE-W round. This makes it an excellent sniper at any range with its 3rd generation thermals and laser rangefinder. Coupled with the Leopard 2's great mobility, this allows it to do berm drills when behind a hill with ease while surviving some return fire due to the uparmored turret.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Access to 3rd generation thermals for both gunner and commander
• Uses KE-W which has better performance over DM43 in the 120 mm L/44
• Uparmoured turret can defeat KE threats with ~600 mm penetration, added side armour easily deflects autocannon rounds if angled
• Removing armour slats and mine protection gives it greater mobility over uparmoured Leopard 2 variants
• Camouflage net breaks up silhouette slightly at distance

Cons:

• Retains gunner's optic, gun breach, and turret ring weakspots of the Leopard 2A4
• Hull isn't uparmoured at the front which is easily defeated at its BR
• Unprotected ammo rack at the front hull which can detonate when loaded
• Full mine and slat protection provides only a marginal amount of protection while hampering its mobility
• Lacks timed HE, proximity-fused rounds, or a medium-calibre machine gun to defeat low-flying air threats
• Camouflage net almost completely blocks painted camouflage which can make it stand out in certain environments

History

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Devblog

The Leopard 2A4M CAN modification was developed to modernize 20 Canadian Army Leopard 2A4 tanks for use in combat operations in Afghanistan. They were equipped with additional composite armor packages, placed to protect the front and sides of the turret and hull, plus slat armor at the back of the turret and around the engine compartment to help protect against shaped charge ammunition. In addition to this, the fire control system was modernized with a brand-new thermal imager and commander sight. Due to the extra armor, the weight of the tank increased, which meant that the brakes and suspension were modified as well. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) developed this modification and by 2010 all 20 tanks were modernized. Between 2010 and 2011, 5 Leopard 2A4M CAN tanks were deployed in Afghanistan.

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Pre-order: Leopard 2A4M CAN