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Tanks · Germany · 1979
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Leopard 2
Leopard 2 Photo: Boevaya mashina · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
95
Protection
90
Mobility
92
Technology
94
Reliability
88
Crew Survivability
85
Operational Range
80
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
96
Strategic Impact
93
Origin Germany
ManufacturerKNDS Deutschland, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1979
Operators68 countries
Quantity3,600
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
90
Tanks MASS Rating
1/89
Cold War
1/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
95
Protection
90
Mobility
92
Technology
94
Reliability
88
Crew Survivability
85
Operational Range
80
Logistics
75
Historical Performance
96
Strategic Impact
93
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Leopard 2
Category
Country
Production
1979–
Quantity
3,600
Unit Price (current)
$33.1M↗ 6% inflation · 2023→2025
Original Price
$31.3M (2023)
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
88
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$33.1M
Original: $31.3M (2023)
Inflation: +%6
90
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower12MOD.12
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility9MOD.9
  • Engine Power1,500 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio24 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeHydromechanical
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed68 km/h
  • Max Off-Road Speed50 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
  • Fording Depth1.2 m
◆Dimensions5MOD.5
  • Length (Hull)7.7 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)10.97 m
  • Width3.75 m
  • Height3 m
  • Ground Clearance0.5 m
⬢Amphibious & Special4MOD.4
▲Production & Service2MOD.2
  • Total Production Units3,600
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1979Production started
  2. 1991First deployment: Yugoslav Wars
  3. 2007Sale: Canada (120 units) · $902 M
  4. 2023Sale: Germany (18 units) · $564 M
47
years in service
3,600
units produced
68
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
05 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Leopard 2 1979
// DERIVATIVES
06 / Operators
Leopard 2SALES2records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
2023Germany18$563.8 M$595.7 M
2007Canada120$902.3 M$1.40 Mr
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE17terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Hydromechanical transmission combines hydraulic fluid power with mechanical gear components to transmit engine power to a tank's tracks.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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