性能最優秀、最均衡的主戰戰車之一，德國聯邦國防軍，豹2主力戰車

Leopard 2 (Leopard 2) is the main combat vehicle mainly serving in the German Bundeswehr. There are a total of A1 to A7 and other models. It is recognized as one of the most outstanding and balanced main combat vehicles today. In the same generation of Western main combat vehicles The tank has a very prominent export performance, which also makes it continue to introduce modifications to meet different needs. The design of the Leopard 2 began in the late 1960s and was manufactured by Krauss-Maffei. The main technology originated from West Germany and The MBT-70/KPZ70 plan of the United States was aborted in 1970 because it failed to meet the requirements of the military of the two countries. West Germany redesigned the hull, turret and artillery on the basis of the original plan. The main feature of Leopard 2, which developed into M1 Abram's main chariot , was the first use of a 120mm smoothbore gun in Western countries at that time, a diesel engine with 1500 horsepower, a hydraulic transmission system, a high-efficiency cooling system and a command ceremony firing control system. It became the mainstream tank in the late 20th century and early 21st century in western countries . It won the championship in the Canadian Army Cup (CAT) for many times . The design thinking of the Leopard 2 influenced the design of the main tanks of many countries. The United States and Germany cooperated in the development of MBT- Although the 70 tanks ended in a broken situation , the two sides each developed their own new generation of main tanks, but the two countries still maintained technical exchanges and changed to cooperation at the sub-system and component level. The fire control system of the West German Leopard 2 tank is the same as Developed in cooperation with Hughes Corporation, the United States, so its system design and operation are very similar to the M1 Abrams . The infrared thermal imagery equipped on the Leopard 2 was also developed by Texas Instruments and authorized Zeiss to produce West Germany in West Germany. The Rheinmetall Rh-120 smoothbore gun was selected by the United States to be installed in the M1A1 to increase the firepower. By the end of the 20th century, a total of about 3,100 Leopard 2 chariots had been produced . In addition to Germany, there were also the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Poland, Turkey and Singapore. The use of Leopard 2s in Europe except Britain, France and Italy earned it the nickname "European Leopard". The Afghan War Canadian Forces borrowed 20 German Leopard 2A6Ms during an attack on November 2, 2007. The Leopard 2A6M was hit by a mine but there were no casualties. The commander wrote to the German commander that "my crew was hit by a mine" "this is also the first actual combat test" "the strength of the chassis against mines" "the result is valid" The tank arguably saved the crew's life. The Canadian Defence Chief of Staff denied reports that a Leopard 2 had been blown up by home-made mines to the point of being unusable. He insisted that the tank was minor damage that could be repaired and stated that "the Taliban ambushed many Leopard 2s. But let themselves learn a hard lesson they will lose the battle very quickly" Denmark also deployed Leopard 2s in southern Afghanistan January 2008 Denmark stopped flanking exercises as Taliban forces were close to The Mander tank must be used to support the Danish and British infantry to hold the defense. A Danish Leopard 2 was hit by a mine on 26 February 2008. The track fell off and no one was injured. The tank can also be repaired in 2016. A mission in Syria The Turkish Leopard 2 was destroyed by the Islamic State armed forces with an anti-tank missile. This is the first time a Leopard 2 has been destroyed in actual combat since its introduction in the 1970s. The Turkish military has confirmed the Leopard 2. The loss of military experts pointed out that the anti-tank missile that destroyed the Leopard 2 was a Type II Anti-Tank Tow-type Missile (TOW-2). The Turkish military confirmed the news that the anti-tank weapon was hit by the Leopard 2A4. 4 crew members were injured and sent to He went to the hospital for treatment but did not explain the specific injuries. Although Turkey denied that there were serious casualties in the operation of the intervention in Syria, the pictures released by the news media showed that the turret of the destroyed Leopard 2 tank was blown away. In addition, two Leopard 2 tanks of the Turkish army were killed. capture