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Leopard 2 and FV4034 Challenger 2

Name:	Leopard 2	FV4034 Challenger 2
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	Germany	United Kingdom
Produced:	1979	1998
Unit cost:	5.74 million $ (2A6)	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun	L30A1 120 mm rifled gun with 58 rounds
Engine:	MTU-12-cylinder-Diesel engine MB 873-Ka 501	Perkins CV-12 V12 diesel 26 litre
Speed:	72 km/h (45 mph)	59 km/h (37 mph)
Weight:	55.15 - 62.5 tones	62.5 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

Length:	9.97 m	11.5 m
Width:	3.75 m	3.5 m
Height:	3.0 m	2.49 m

Images

Leopard 2

Author: "Leopard 2 A5 der Bundeswehr" by Bundeswehr-Fotos - originally posted to Flickr as Leopard 2 A5. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leopard_2_A5_der_Bundeswehr.jpg#/media/File:Leopard_2_A5_der_Bundeswehr.jpg License

FV4034 Challenger 2

Author: "Challenger Main Battle Tank with Improved Armour MOD 45149015" by Photo: Cpl Russ Nolan RLC/MOD. Licensed under OGL via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Challenger_Main_Battle_Tank_with_Improved_Armour_MOD_45149015.jpg#/media/File:Challenger_Main_Battle_Tank_with_Improved_Armour_MOD_45149015.jpg License