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*'''Leontas 2M2:''' Upgraded version that entered service in 2010. Features the new OSP-30 sight for the gunner, a new hydropneumatic suspension, and an upgraded LPA-96M1 gun. Additionally, it also features a composite armour modules in the front part of the sideskirts, to provide additional protection for the driver.
*'''Leontas 2M2:''' Upgraded version that entered service in 2010. Features the new OSP-30 sight for the gunner, a new hydropneumatic suspension, and an upgraded LPA-96M1 gun. Additionally, it also features a composite armour modules in the front part of the sideskirts, to provide additional protection for the driver.
*'''Leontas 2M2 EAS:''' The Leontas 2M2 EAS, entering service in 2015, is an upgrade optimised specifically for urban warfare, and is fitted with the EAS upgrade package ( EAS stands for Exoplismos Astikiou Polemou, Urban Warfare Equipment). The EAS package includes a "Aspis" applique composite armour package on the sides of the turret and hull, an infantry telephone on the back of the hull, a commander's remote weapons station, and improved close-in all-around survailance via several cameras mounted around the tank. The tank also has the provisions to mount a bulldozer blade as well as the "Thyreos" hard-kill active protection system.
*'''Leontas 2M2 EAS:''' The Leontas 2M2 EAS, entering service in 2015, is an upgrade optimised specifically for urban warfare, and is fitted with the EAS upgrade package ( EAS stands for Exoplismos Astikiou Polemou, Urban Warfare Equipment). The EAS package includes a "Aspis" applique composite armour package on the sides of the turret and hull, an infantry telephone on the back of the hull, a commander's remote weapons station, and improved close-in all-around survailance via several cameras mounted around the tank. The tank also has the provisions to mount a bulldozer blade as well as the "Thyreos" hard-kill active protection system.
*'''Leontas 2M3:''' Modernisation programme launched in 2018. Inlcudes an "Aspis" applique composite armour package for the sides of the tank, an additional wedge-shaped, spaced armour module for the turret front and sides. Additionally, a commander's remote weapon station was added, as well as a new AOSA-24 independent commander's sight.  
*'''Leontas 2M3:''' Modernisation programme launched in 2018. Inlcudes an "Aspis" applique composite armour package for the sides of the tank, an additional wedge-shaped, spaced armour module for the turret front and sides. Additionally, a commander's remote weapon station was added, as well as a new AOSA-24 independent commander's sight. The LPA-96 gun was replaced with the new LPA-16


==See also==
==See also==
'''Tanks of comparable role, performance and era'''
'''Tanks of comparable role, performance and era'''

Latest revision as of 07:04, 26 October 2019

Leontas 2
Leontas 2M1 camo 4.png
A Leontas 2A1 of the 2nd Armoured Brigade c.2004.
TypeMain Battle Tank
Place of origin Aetolia
Service history
In service1995-Present
Used bysee users
Production history
DesignerAITBO
Designed1987-1995
ManufacturerAITBO
Produced1995
Specifications (Main Battle Tank)
Weight54 tonnes
Length9.97 m (32.7 ft)
Width3.7 m (12.1 ft)
Height2.52 m (8.26 ft)
Crew3

ArmorComposite and steel, later with applique composite blocks.
Main
armament
127 mm LPA-96 smoothbore gun
Secondary
armament
1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB heavy machine gun with 900 rounds
1 x 7.62 mm MG3A1 (4,750 rounds)
EngineAchelos MBO4 diesel engine,
1,500 hp
Payload capacityx40 main gun rounds, x5,650 machine gun rounds
SuspensionTorsion-bars, hydraulic dampers
Operational
range
600 km
Speed70 km/h

Development and design

Service history

Export

Variants

  • Leontas 2M0: Also known as the Leontas 1-2000, this was a prototype created by combining a lengthened Leontas 1 chassis to what would later become the Leontas 2M1 turret. Only two were ever built.
  • Leontas 2M1: The first production variant, entering service in 1995. Initial production variants had the older LPA-74M2 guns, but they were all eventually replaced with the LPA-96 by 1998.
  • Leontas 2M2: Upgraded version that entered service in 2010. Features the new OSP-30 sight for the gunner, a new hydropneumatic suspension, and an upgraded LPA-96M1 gun. Additionally, it also features a composite armour modules in the front part of the sideskirts, to provide additional protection for the driver.
  • Leontas 2M2 EAS: The Leontas 2M2 EAS, entering service in 2015, is an upgrade optimised specifically for urban warfare, and is fitted with the EAS upgrade package ( EAS stands for Exoplismos Astikiou Polemou, Urban Warfare Equipment). The EAS package includes a "Aspis" applique composite armour package on the sides of the turret and hull, an infantry telephone on the back of the hull, a commander's remote weapons station, and improved close-in all-around survailance via several cameras mounted around the tank. The tank also has the provisions to mount a bulldozer blade as well as the "Thyreos" hard-kill active protection system.
  • Leontas 2M3: Modernisation programme launched in 2018. Inlcudes an "Aspis" applique composite armour package for the sides of the tank, an additional wedge-shaped, spaced armour module for the turret front and sides. Additionally, a commander's remote weapon station was added, as well as a new AOSA-24 independent commander's sight. The LPA-96 gun was replaced with the new LPA-16

See also

Tanks of comparable role, performance and era