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 millimetre L55 Gun, has been developed by Rheinmetall GmbH of Ratingen, Germany to replace the shorter 120 millimetre L44 smoothbore tankgun 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 No        07191
Item Name        German Leopard2A6 MBT
Bar Code        9580208071916
Scale        1:72
Item Type        Plastic Model Armor Kit
Model Brief        Length: 135mm   Width: 50mm 
Total Parts        40+
Metal Parts        n/a
Photo Etched Parts        n/a
Film Parts        n/a
Resin Parts        n/a
Total Sprues        1 sprue , upper hull , lower hull , turret and tracks
Released Date        2023-06
More Features        The kit consists of over 40 parts