Design and role
KNDS describes changes in protection, command systems and crew equipment for the A7V. The page includes configuration-dependent dimensions and bounded mass and speed values.
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The system in detail
KNDS describes changes in protection, command systems and crew equipment for the A7V. The page includes configuration-dependent dimensions and bounded mass and speed values.
A bound such as “less than” is not an exact measured value. Keep armour configuration and gun position with dimensions, and avoid ranking protection using vehicle mass alone.
Visual reference
Main battle tank
West Germany
1979–present
See Operators
Kosovo War Prizren incident War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Operation Euphrates Shield Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
KraussMaffei
1970s
KraussMaffei Maschinenbau Kiel Rheinmetall Santa Bárbara Sistemas Hägglunds AB Contraves Hellenic Vehicle Industry
2A6 (secondhand): €5.74 million (FY 2007) 2A7+: €13–15 million (FY 2014) 2A8: €29 million (2023)
1979–present
3,600
See Variants
2A4: 55.2 tonnes (60.8 short tons) 2A5: 59.5 tonnes (65.6 short tons) 2A6: 62.3 tonnes (68.7 short tons) 2A7V: 66.5 tonnes (73.3 short tons)
2A4: 9.97 metres (32.7 feet) (gun forward) 2A6: 10.97 metres (36.0 feet)
2A4: 3.7 metres (12 feet) 2A6: 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
2A4: 2.8 metres (9.2 feet) 2A6: 3 m (9.8 ft)
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2A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component.
1 × Rh-120 L/44 120 mm or Rh-120 L/55 120 mm Rheinmetall Rh-120 (42 rounds)
2 × 7.62 mm MG3A1 or 2 × 7.62 mm FN MAG (4,750 rounds)
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine 1,100 kW (1,500 hp) at 2,600 rpm
2A6: 17.8 kW/t (24.2 PS/t) 2A7V: 16.6 kW/t (22.6 PS/t)
Renk HSWL 354
Torsion bar suspension
1,200 litres (264 imperial gallons; 317 US gallons)
Road: 340 km (210 mi) Cross country: 220 km (140 mi) Average: 280 km (170 mi)
70 km/h (43 mph)
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Leopard 2 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AustriaLand Forces exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Leopard 2A4 KPz Leopard. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 56. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
CanadaJanuary 2026 reported holdings of LEOPARD 2. Covers the named Canadian fleet across its reported variants. The overview does not separate active, stored or maintenance status; this is not a readiness or deployable-strength count.
ChileArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
CroatiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
CzechiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
DenmarkArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A7V. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
FinlandArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4; Leopard 2A6. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
GermanyArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A7V. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
GreeceArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
HungaryReported count for Leopard 2 · Leopard 2A7+ Leopard 2A4 · Leopard 2A7+ · Leopard 2A4. Service scope: Hungarian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity in active service: 44 12. Origin: Germany West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
IndonesiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
LithuaniaReported count for Leopard 2 · Leopard 2A8. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): quantity: +44. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
NetherlandsReported count for Leopard 2A6MA2. Service scope: Royal Netherlands Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 18. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
NorwayArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4 (8 more in store). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
PolandArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4 (being upgraded to 2PL); Leopard 2A5. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
PortugalArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A6. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
QatarArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A7+. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SingaporeArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2SG. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SlovakiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SpainArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4 (25 more in store). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SwedenArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A5 (Strv 122). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SwitzerlandOperations Command exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2 (Pz-87 Leo). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
TürkiyeArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4 (being upgraded). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UkraineArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 2A4; Leopard 2A6; Leopard 2A5 (Strv 122). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Canada, Germany, Greece, Poland, Türkiye, Ukraine
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Leopard 2A4CHL. Service scope: current equipment of the Chilean Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 186. Origin: DE. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A8. Service scope: military equipment of the Czech Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): quantity: +44. Origin: Germany Czech Republic. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A4. Service scope: military equipment of the Czech Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 42. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for KraussMaffei Leopard 2A7DK. Service scope: Royal Danish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 44. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A6 / Leopard 2A4. Service scope: Finnish Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 100 / quantity: 100. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. Cited source 2023-01-01. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Leopard 2A7 A1. Service scope: modern equipment of the German Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): quantity: + 16. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A5 KWS II / Leopard 2A6 / Leopard 2A6 A3 / Leopard 2A6M / Leopard 2A6 MA3 / Leopard 2A7V. Service scope: modern equipment of the German Army; does not replace a national total. 6 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 19 / quantity: 68 / quantity: 34 / quantity: 20 / quantity: 50 / quantity: 104. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A6 HEL / Leopard 2A4/GR. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 170 / quantity: 183. Origin: Germany Greece. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2 · Leopard 2A7+ Leopard 2A4 · Leopard 2A7+. Service scope: Hungarian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): quantity in active service: 44. Origin: Germany West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2 / Bergepanzer 3 / Fahrschulpanzer. Service scope: Indonesian Army; does not replace a national total. 3 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 103 / quantity: 3 / quantity: 1. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2 · 2A4 / Leopard 2 · 2A5 / Leopard 2 · 2PL. Service scope: Polish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 3 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 26 / quantity: 105 / quantity: 102. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A6NL / PRT / Leopard 2 DTV. Service scope: Portuguese Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 34 / quantity: 1. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A4. Service scope: Slovak Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 15. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2A4. Service scope: Spanish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 55. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Leopard 2A4 Panzer 87 WE (Pz 87 WE) / Leopard 2A4 turret. Service scope: Swiss Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity (2024): 134 / quantity (2024): 134. Origin: West Germany Switzerland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Leopard 2 · 2A4 / Leopard 2 · 2A4T1. Service scope: Turkish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 310 / quantity: 40. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
