Name: | Leopard 2 | M48 Patton |
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Type: | Main battle tank | Main battle tank |
Origin: | Germany | USA |
Produced: | 1979 | 1952–1959 |
Unit cost: | 5.74 million $ (2A6) | - |
More: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
Leopard 2 and M48 Patton


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 |
Caliber
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

M48 Patton
