Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 1979–98

Michael Jerchel, Mike Badrocke, Michael Badrocke

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English

Osprey
15 April 1998

History; Land forces & warfare; Military vehicles

Series: New Vanguard

In 1963 West Germany and the United States signed an agreement to develop the best tank in the world the MBT/KPz-70. Though by 1970 this project was stopped, West Germany used the components created for the MBT/KPz-70 to develop a new main battle tank the Leopard 2. Since 1979, when the first Leopard 2 rolled off the production line, the Leopard 2 has undergone various modifications, and has been exported to various European countries. Enhanced by Osprey's signature colour plates and cutaway artwork, this book examines the development of the Leopard 2 from the first batch to its evolution into the improved Leopard 2 A5, detailing its features and variants.

By: Michael Jerchel
Illustrated by: Mike Badrocke, Michael Badrocke
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No. 24
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 196g
ISBN: 9781855326910
ISBN 10: 1855326914
Series: New Vanguard
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 15 April 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Design and Development * The Leopard 2 AV * Series Production * Inside the Leopard 2A4 * The Improved Leopard 2 * The Leopard 2 in Foreign Service * Swedish Leopard 2

Michael Jerchel was born in 1956 and is interested mainly in Western and former Soviet military equipment, reflected in his work as a freelance journalist and author. He is a recognised authority on modern German armour, having previously published New Vanguard 16: Leopard 1965-95. Uwe Schnellbacher was born in 1962 and has a lifelong interest in military matters, especially tanks. During the eighties he served as an officer with the Signal Corps of the Bundeswehr.