German Tank Leopard 2A7 +

Tank Leopard 2A7 + was first seen by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) at Eurosatory 2010 exhibition year. Leopard 2A7 + is adapted for use as a standard in military operations, and to operate in an urban environment. This German tank was the modernization of the tank Leopard 2A6, which is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore gun Rheinmetall, has a barrel length of 55 calibers. There is also a possibility to upgrade the tanks Leopard 2A4 / Leopard 2A5 with a short 120 mm gun (the barrel length of 44 caliber) up to the last standard Leopard 2A7 +. The exhibition Krauss-Maffei Wegmann said that the Leopard 2A7 + is a modular upgrade package that can be optimized to meet the specific needs of users. The model shown at Eurosatory - this is the top level of Leopard 2A7 +, which used all the possibilities of modernization, resulting in a tank combat weight is about 67 tons.                                                                                        modernization package Leopard 2A7 +, together with extended reservation has been developed and tested in close cooperation with the German army, which, as expected, after the decision on the financing of part of the update of its fleet of 225 Leopard 2A6 and 125 Leopard 2A5. Some sources mention of plans to modernize a total of about 150 tanks. Other members of the club Leopard 2 is also already expressed interest in upgrading.

"... Much more interesting to the second draft of the German tank builders, positioned as a revolution in the field of modernization of the MBT. Demonstrated at the Paris Salon MBT Revolution was a deeply upgraded Leopard 2A4. The main directions of improvements designed to make Produced in 1985-1992 the tank into a modern fighting machine, able to withstand virtually all existing challenges, the following:The onboard equipment includes a tank stabilized in two planes, opto-electronic detection system. It includes a thermal imager, day camera and laser rangefinder. Necessary commander and gunner to assess the situation data - target distance before it, the type of ammunition, the state of the system - are displayed in the fighting compartment. It may appear as a panoramic view of the battlefield, as well as a fragment, seen through an ordinary sight. Continuous circular battlefield surveillance, reducing the burden on the commander and gunner, provided information system (SAS). Its functions include automatic detection and tracking of potential targets. SAS comprises four optical modules (although modifications to reduce rates permitted for only two of them) on the corners of the tower, each of which has three lens with a field of view of 60 degrees and a high resolution color camera and a night vision components. To shorten the reaction time of the crew to the threat of information about detected targets SAS may immediately be transferred to the MSA, especially on remote weapon station of the new generation Qimek, located on the roof of the tower.The composition of the modernized tank ammunition is proposed to include new types of ammunition. Apart from the already mentioned high-explosive fragmentation projectile DM 11, is feathered piercing projectiles with a detachable tray DM-53 (LKE II) length of 570 mm, equipped with a core made of tungsten alloy (adopted in 1997), a modification of the DM-53A1 and further development DM 63. The last two munition positioned as the first in the world OPBS preserving permanent ballistic performance regardless of the ambient temperature. According to the developer, the shells are optimized specifically for punching a "double" reactive armor and can hit in the forehead all types of modern tanks. These armor-piercing ammunition can be fired from a 120 mm smoothbore guns Rheinmetall company with a barrel as the 44 and 55 gauges. Complex of onboard equipment of the tank is integrated into the automation INIOCHOS tactical, designed by the same company Rheinmetall and publishes information from the brigade commander to the individual soldier or the combat vehicle. This system is used in the armed forces of Greece, Spain, Sweden and Hungary. All of them, except for the last sun, have in their arsenals, and various modifications of the                                                                                                          Thus, the modernization of the tank, carried out under the project MBT Revolution, allows you to turn the armored monster, the ideology of creation of which involved the maintenance of tank battles in the image of the battles of World War II, in a modern car, equally well prepared for combat with enemy tanks, as well as with guerrillas, having only mobile antitank weapons. Recent developments in the field of electronics, optics, communications give the crew instead of the very limited by the angle of view and range of fragmentary "pictures" in periscopes and sights full panorama of the surrounding area that displays the location of the enemy and the maneuvers of his unit. The concept of a digital tower actually helps the crew to see through armor. And in fact, this property is one of the most important in creating a new generation of tank with an uninhabited tower and bronekapsuly crew, how thought the domestic T-95. "                                                                               Thank you