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Leopard 2 M48 Patton
Name: Leopard 2 M48 Patton
Type: Main battle tank Main battle tank
Origin: Germany USA
Produced: 1979 1952–1959
Unit cost: 5.74 million $ (2A6) -
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Specifications

Main armament: 120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun M48A5 and later variants: 105 mm M68 gun
Engine: MTU-12-cylinder-Diesel engine MB 873-Ka 501 Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine
Speed: 72 km/h (45 mph) 48 km/h (30 mph)
Weight: 55.15 - 62.5 tones 44.3 tonnes
Crew: 4 4

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Dimensions

Length: 9.97 m 9.3 m
Width: 3.75 m 3.65 m
Height: 3.0 m 3.1 m

Images

Leopard 2
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
M48 Patton
M48 Patton
Author: "M48 Patton Thun" by Wikimedia Commons user TheBernFiles. - Own photograph. Shot at the Army Days 2006 (Heerestage 2006) in Thun.. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M48_Patton_Thun.jpg#/media/File:M48_Patton_Thun.jpg License