Bauanleitung (PDF/27MB) - Tamiya

Having dre pefect balince of tircpowü, alnor plolec
tion änd nobilitr Ge ntury's Leopard 2 is $,idcly rcgx.
ded as the belt Main Batrle Tank (MBT) in rhc wofld.
Borsdng such a rcputarion. the Leopard 2 i! cun€nliy
sLtpplied to nore thai l0 nalions throughout Europe and
wa! deplo]'ed b) N-.ATO force! 10 Kosovo.
lDerrlopm€nt of the Leopard 2
Thc roots of the Leoprrd 2 caD be lbund in the l.rte
1960's with a joinr 11BT de\elopürent project bet\rreen
Cer,:r) JnJ le I \. D, .f.r. p-o-c,n'c p ilnrnF ol
lhc KP7.70 prolonpe (kno$n ar rhe MBT70 nr dre
U.S.). d1e projeo $as abandoned in 1970. Wiih the
ab$donmen! of the program. German) ulilizcd tcch
nobgies de\€loped lor rhe KPz.70. such as rhe I 2 (]y lrn
der waler cooled lbuf-süoke englne, geifbox. a; filtclx.
and thc cooLing and bn$iing syslem in lhc dcvclopmcnt
ol a ncw taDl kro$n as lbe Leopard 2. Wirh the usc ol'
anti-lank misliles in lhe YoIn Krppur \}hr (1973), inr
ponance $rs phced on jncrcased armor protection, resulting
in lhc dcieloFrent of a ne\! spaced armor for
turrct ard chrsi\. In 1976. lhe Leopard 2AV prorotype
was produced lbr tsting $iLh the L.S. XMl. Feituring
thc new multi-lalered amor. r\ro nlajor types of turreß
wcrc prcduced tbr tlre lAV. one featurirg an AEG fire
coütrol system !i ith a IO5rrun LTAI nüirr gun, the orher
lcaturing a Cermrn llre comoi system nsing a modillcd
Hughes fin control computer wirh a Rhcinnctäll
120mm smoolh bore nain guD. After subsequcnl tcsr
ing, thc Rheiünetall ll0inm snooü horc rürct wils
chosen lb. the Leopüd 2.
Il-€opard 2AI to 2^4
FollowiDg fi$t production ofthe Leopard 2 in 1979. the
second p.oduction sedes was ntuned ftc Leopr 2Al
due ro changcs such as adding theflnal lisnnr cnp bili
ties to thc gunncr's pr;ma4r sight. The tbuih producLion
mn. the 243 fcalüed a tull digital radio s)sle , s,hich
qü rl(n l^l^"rJ b) rhc rprr"ded lA1. friru nB i
digital bdlistic conrputer With the exceprbn.rl pcrtor
mance of thc ?A:1. the Genn Anned Forces uplyaded
all prelious Lcopard 2 tanks to 2A4 se[ings. By ]992.
than 2.000 Lcopard 2 tanks had been pr.ducad for
'nore domestic use With ils reputation for perlbrmmce and
rcliabilit}. the Lropard 2 quickly became thc slaDd,fd
tank in Europe. widr Gemrany. the Nelherlands. Switzerland.
Sweden and morc thrn 7 other couniries adopting
it as drei. \{8T.
IKWS | & lPlans
Wilh Lhe frll of the Soviet block canc ncw challcnges
with budge! culs 10 military spending. Undcr this nes,
e"r. LheKWqplJ ,enrerte.l. le.,tu-rnp KU\ L,,.d.in!
on improved weapons and firepo$e! and KWS I with
rt r^c.F on irrDro\eo .onnrnd rnd , nrrr. l .).!ern5.
and a.nof pfotection. Production bascd on rhe KWS I
plän w,rs piontized, leading li) thc lf,opdd 2A5. The
?45 featured replaceablc rvcdgc shapcd nrultilayef ar
mor on the trrl]et. improved PERI R 17 panoranic commander's
sight wiih thcrmal vision. spau liner on the
Lurct inierior tbr proreclion against splintels. all elecrric
grn conr ol .,rd,L,hi i/rriar' ){, r' for e1.\ ln nre
üance and reduced noisc. GPS n,tvigarion system. erec-
1ro pneunadc driveas harch .ind . CCD cameß |nounted
on the rear of tank for high speed rcversing. The
245 u'as first commissioned in 1995. and was deployed
lo Kosovo as part ol rhc NATO forces in 1999. Produc-
tion oi the:A5 was lbllowed by thc 2A6. q,hich was
brsed on the KWS I plans. Firsl comnrissioned in
Marcb 2001. the 2A6 featured a 55 calibef 120 nr
lnoothbole nain Sun for highcr narzzle velocity and
speed. and used revolutionrj LKE2 Di\,153 kinetic cn
ergy anillery lhat boasts rnivalcd peneaation cap.tbili
ties. Sardng with thc Gcnnar 40: rnnk batralion. the
2A6 is scheduled to replace all Genran 2A5 lalks by
2006. With the üse ol thc 2A6 rprcading tlnoughour Eu
rope in countrics likc thc Ncdreflands. Spain and
Crcccc. drc Lcopard 2 coDtinues to set new standird! o!
dre lvo d's lcädnrg MBT.
ILa)'out
Featunng x l20mm nrain gun. multilayered ,rmor and
l,500hp cnginc. thc Lcopard 2 set a new shndafd in
MBT design. Despite beiDg fitted with the iates! technology.
.onsenarive use ofexpedmentäl innovaLion en,
surcd unpd lclcd rcliabilitl,. The Leopffd 2 fcatures a
tradltional Lrnk litout !vi!h d vjng companmen! at dre
tront. tunct ccntc.cd in the niddle and enginc ar the
rear and is ru! by dn othodox 4-m rea ofconlmnnder
gunncr, loadef aDd d ver
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IMäin Gun
Wher compaßd lvith the t4 caliber main gun of the
2A5. lhe 55 caliber l20mn smoothbore gun oflhe 2A6
is l.3m longe! providing higher prqectile velocfiy lol
rncreased range and penetration. When combined \!ith
Armored Piercing Fio Stabilired Discarding Sabor
(^PFSDS) LKE2 DM53 lmmuDiLhn, the 55 caliber
main gün is c.rprble ol e$i1y pcnctradng the tun€t fionr
of a T 72 or T 80 lank at r dislaDce of tnore rhm
3,000n Wilh each shell wcighing approximatell, 20kg.
27 shells are stored in the fioDt lef! of the hull. wilb 15
shells slorcd in the rear of the tLurrt. l.reaturing auronat
ic super clcvatnm and nruzzle rcferencc s],stcm. dre
main gun is crpablc of firiüS uplo 9 shells a inulc
lNlächineCun
Based on the MG4: used during wWIl. rhc N4c3Al is
conrpälible with N',AIO standard 7.62nrm shells. Boasr
nrg an exlrenely hi-sh accuracy rate. the coaxial
MGIAI is contrclled by rhe fire control eystem and by
an FERO Zl8 lelescope in emergency mode. lt ls
nrcunted on a gur nount lbr increascd subility and ac
curac),. Having a gun speed of 1.200 rounds per minutc.
Lhc \'1G3Al has a range of 1100 2.200m. nre L€opüd
2 wa! desigDed ro carry r total of 4.750 rounds of
MGIAI alixnunition.
lLirc Conlrol System (FCS)
Fr.r in,r:lleJ rn .hc hr Pl Rr R I Cl pdurJr ü(
connundeis sighl ftatürcs ^5. Dighi vision. r:rgel ,]!quisl-
Lron and laser range lindc. The gLr rer is equipped wirh
aD EMESIs optic,rl sight, featudng an inlcg.lred laser
fange-hnder and lhcm.rl vision. Vision fiol11 rhe
EMESIs can rlso bc displayed on rhe connmndeis
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monitor. with the commandeis coDtrols capablc of
ovcrriding grnncr's during an cnrcrgcncy. Capable of
locking on to a target wirhout changing dißcrion. the
I-eopard 2 dilplays exccllcnt acclracy whilc on üe
mor€. The ciectronically conbdled rlrl]et is highty rE
sponsive, with a turret tunr speed of 9 sec per tum. ,]nd
the main gun featuring a üisllrg speed of l0o per sec,
I MultiJayered and Spac€d Armor
The Leopud 2 was first developcd with spaced ärnof
on the turre1 fionl dnd sides, hull iront and side sKns
äonf. While thc mateial is shrordcd in ecrccy. ir is be
Iieved lo include a ceramic bascd combination caprblc
of wilhst.rnding borh amror picrcing alrxnnnilion drd
shaped charges. Comprtcr designed \redge shaped
spaccd amor fißr used nr rhe A5. lvas also added ro rhe
turrel fron! in the A6. Thc Dulrilayer ainor is effective
. er f. ihemicJl $.aTör\ dnd krneu. erpr!) urnnJntion.
aDd has been dcsigned to be easily nplaced ifdam-
.rged.
lDngine and Transmission
The Leopard 2 is fined wirh the high-perfonrunce.
high-reliability, high-durabilily MTU M8873 Ka501
:17.600cc wätcr cooled turbo chareed diesel cDeine Ar
2,600rpn this V12 four stroke engine is cap:rtre ot a
maxrmum output of 1.500hp. When conrbined $,ith the
HSWL35.I aütoDatic tansnirsion. the Leopiüd 2 has
lop sp€eds ol lskm4r in list gear,3lknh in s(ond.
4skrr7| in third rd 7lkn4r in fouflh. nnd is capablc of
accelemlng fiom 0 32kir,h in lcss rhan 6-seconds.
With a fuel tank cafable of holdnlg xpproximarely
1,200 lrters. one tank load c.tn last for up ro l:10km on
nolnai road corditions. All coniponenrs have been
!or roi.red inr' u Do\emJ.k rhi ,Jr' l-. qu.(l) |.e
placed during acluai operadon.
Isteering a Pivoting
Conlrolled by a steering u'hccl in drc fronr, the Leopard
2 ha! infinitely variablc tumnrg capabilities thmk! 10 a
hydrostatic / hydrodynmiic sleeing system. Nol onl)
capäble of a minnnum tuming circle of 2.7m in fißt
.err. rhe I .nfrd ' ,an rl.o,ontr(r. ur€ iu I pr\.r ^n
the spotin lcsl than 10 seconds.
I r/16 R/C Leopard2A6 Dngine Sound
The sound of the Lcopüd 2 MTU M8873 k501 en
grne was digrtally rccorded with rhc cooperarion of
Kr.t$s Maftai Wegnann. Al1 recordings nnging tiom
cngine slan-up !o full acceleralion will be triggcrcd by
the DMD nit. marchjng actu:rl movement of model.
ITEM 5601 9, 56020 FICT LEOPAF D2A6 FU LL,OPTION COMPLETE (1 05031 2)