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Leopard 2, 2A5, and 2A6
MAIN ARMAMENT AMMUNITION
Caliber, Type, Name:
120-mm APFSDS-T, DM43
Maximum Aimed Range(m): 3,500
Max Effective Range (m):
Day: INA
Night: INA
Armor Penetration (mm KE): 450 at 2,000 meters
120-mm APFSDS-T, US Olin GD120
Maximum Aimed Range (m): 3,500
Max Effective Range (m):
Day: 3,000
Night: INA
Armor Penetration (mm KE): 520 at 2,000 meters
120-mm HEAT-MP-T, DM-12A1/US Olin M830
Maximum Aimed Range (m): INA
Max Effective Range (m):
Day: 2,500
Night: INA
Armor Penetration (mm): INA
Other Ammunition Types:
US-produced M829, M829A1 APFSDS-T; US M830A1 HEAT-MP-T (MPAT), GE DM12A1 (US copy M830) HEAT-MP-T (MPAT)
The new longer gun barrel (L55 gun barrel, 1.30 meters longer) is available for earlier vehicles. It permits effective use of a new APFSDS-T round, DM53 (LKE II), with a longer rod penetrator, and which is under development. The German Army has decided not to buy the DM43 APFSDS-T round (aka LKE 1), rather wait and upgrade to the DM53 round.
An expected near-term upgrade is addition of the Spear gun-launch ATGM, which was derived from the Russian AT-10B Arkan.
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