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707191 1:72 German Leopard 2A6 MBT
The successor to the Leopard 1, the Leopard 2, was first produced in 1979. A variety of upgrade programs and options are available for the Leopard 2. These include the Atlas Elektronik Vehicle Integrated Command and Information System (IFIS), a digital command and information system. The Leopard 2 has had technical improvements under Upgrading Level I and Level II programs. A new smoothbore gun, the 120 millimeter L55 Gun, has been developed by Rheinmetall GmbH of Ratingen, Germany to replace the shorter 120 millimeter L44 smoothbore tank gun on the Leopard 2. It permits effective use of a new APFSDS-T round, DM53 (LKE II), with a longer rod penetrator, and which is under development.
Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit
Model Brief Length: 135mm Width: 50mm
Total Sprues 1 sprue, upper hull, lower hull, turret and tracks
Loader's Hatch on the left side of the turret.
Tank commander's hatch on the right side.
Long hand rails on the left and right side of the turret.
Shorter cargo rails on the left and right side of the turret frontal armor.
Mounted on either side of the turret are banks of smoke grenade dischargers.
