Author -
Uwe Schnellbacher
Illustrator -
Mike Badrocke
In 1963 West Germany and the United States signed an agreement to develop the best tank in the world - the MBT/KPz-70. Though by 1970 this project was stopped, West Germany used the components created for the MBT/KPz-70 to develop a new main battle tank - the Leopard 2. Since 1979, when the first Leopard 2 rolled off the production line, the Leopard 2 has undergone various modifications, and has been exported to various European countries. This book examines the development of the Leopard 2 from the first batch to its evolution into the improved Leopard 2 A5, detailing its features and variants. The text is accompanied by good B&W photos and informative colour plate drawings which show the different markings and camouflage schemes used on several of the versions.
Contents
- Design and Development
- The Leopard 2 AV
- Series Production
- Inside the Leopard 2 A4
- The Improved Leopard 2
- The Leopard 2 in Foreign Service
- Swedish Leopard 2
