![]() ![]() ![]() As a conclusion, armour protection was now given more priority during the development work.ĭue to the lack of budgetary funds, plans to upgrade the Leopard 1 with components from the Leopard 2 development were dropped. Leopard 2AV: Events in the years 19 were to have a major impact on the further development of the Leopard 2.įindings from the Yom Kippur War between Egypt, Syria and other Arab states on one side and Israel on the other, showed how vulnerable main battle tanks were to modern anti-tank weapons. The Leopard 2AV featured increased armour protection on the front and sides of its hull and turret – originally fitted with a rifled 105mm gun it could be refitted with the Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore Rh-120 L/44 gun ![]() However, different turret sights were installed, such as the FERO Z12 A1 with night vision eyepiece or the TZF 1A. The fire control system of all prototypes included the optical, secondarily stabilised range finder EMES 12, a passive night vision device and the commander’s panoramic periscope PERI R12. One turret was fitted with an overhead weapon station that featured a 20mm automatic cannon, serving as secondary armament of the vehicle. Some turrets were equipped with a 105mm smoothbore gun, featuring different recoil systems, and some were fitted with a 120mm smoothbore gun with loading aid all guns being manufactured by the Rheinmetall AG. Forged and cast return rollers were used as well as two different types of auxiliary power generator. Most of the prototype chassis had torsion bar suspension, while two vehicles were equipped with a hydro-pneumatic suspension. ![]() This is Leopard 2 prototype chassis No.14 fitted with prototype turret No.13 – the turret is fitted with a 120mm smoothbore gun with a loading aid manufactured by the Rheinmetall AG ![]()
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