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▲The whole picture of the new generation of "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank developed by Germany (Picture from: Network)
Germany's tank armored vehicle research and development technology undoubtedly belongs to the top ranks in the world. Just last month, Germany developed and produced its latest generation of main battle tank "Leopard" 2A7V also began to be officially delivered to the German Wehrmacht Army.
▲ Germany's "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank has now begun to be delivered in batches to the Wehrmacht Army for use (picture from: network)
Among the series of tank armored vehicles produced in Germany after World War II, the "Leopard" 2 series main battle tank developed and produced by the German company Klaus Maffei should be said to be the most famous product among them. The "Leopard" 2 series main battle tank, which has been mass-produced since the end of the 1970s, has continued to produce various new and improved versions in the subsequent time with the continuous progress of Germany's own tank development and production technology, so that its overall combat performance has always been in the leading ranks of the world. In particular, today's "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank is not only the latest member of the "Leopard" 2 series main battle tank family, but also the best performance of the new generation of main battle tanks currently equipped by Western European countries, representing the highest level in the field of Main Battle Tanks in Western Europe.
▲ Germany's "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank can be installed with the "loot" active protection system to enhance its protection capabilities (picture from: network)
Compared with the previous version of the Leopard 2 series main battle tank, today's Leopard 2A7V main battle tank still maintains the same appearance as the previous Leopard 2A5, Leopard 2A6 and Leopard 2A7 series, and still uses a four-man vehicle group, especially the front of the turret is still equipped with a wedge-shaped additional armor kit, but in many aspects it has a lot of differences and technological advances. For example, the current German planned "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank will use GTdrive's new digital all-electric gun control system, of which there will be 68 replacements with a new generation of 55 times the length of the L55A1 120 mm smoothbore gun, and the future "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank will also be equipped with the german Rheinmetall newly developed DM73 type 120 mm tail stabilized shell piercing shell. So that its penetration depth at a distance of 2 kilometers will reach at least 800 mm RHA level or more, at the same time, the German "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank also uses an improved passive armor protection system and a new high-strength lining, its hull front main armor has also been upgraded, and a new first additional armor kit has been installed, and the tank itself heavy side skirt hanger has also been reinforced, allowing it to better install and use heavy side skirts, and the "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank can also install Israeli "booty" The active protection system, in this way, also makes the "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank have a great increase in firepower and protection capabilities.
▲ Schematic diagram of the main performance upgrade part of the German "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank (picture from: network)
In addition, the gun commander viewing mirror, the commander's perimeter mirror and the driver observation device used in the German "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank have been further upgraded, and equipped with the German Wehrmacht combat management system known as the C4I "integrated management and information system", so that the tank's own situational awareness and information combat capabilities have been further strengthened, and the use of the new integrated ABC protection and air conditioning cooling system has also allowed the "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank to have a stronger "three defenses" capability at the same time , with better man-machine efficacy. Of course, due to the combat weight of the Leopard 2A7V main battle tank has reached 67.5 tons, even if the high-horsepower diesel engine used has been completely technically refurbished and the new heavy suspension system is used, its land surface speed is extremely fast, and the modification and adjustment of the gear ratio of the final reducer of the transmission system due to the increase in the total weight of the battle, which is forced to be reduced to the level of 60 kilometers per hour, but the German "Leopard" is forced to reduce to the level of 60 kilometers per hour. The 2A7V main battle tank also has good maneuverability when fighting in the environmental areas of the Western European plains.
▲ The German "Leopard" 2A7V main battle tank has increased in combat weight, but still maintains a very good land surface maneuverability (picture from: network)
Therefore, from the existing information, the new generation of main battle tank "Leopard" 2A7V equipped by the German Wehrmacht Army has excellent overall combat performance, which can well meet the needs of the German Wehrmacht Army for inland tank operations in the coming period. In the future, with the 104 Leopard 2A7V planned by the Wehrmacht Army in place, its overall land tank combat capability will have a greater progress. At the same time, Germany is also actively planning to develop a new generation of main battle tanks in the future, which has allowed its army to still have the world's top performance main battle tanks available for use in the future.