Leopard Mk II
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| Leopard 2 | |
|---|---|
 Leopard Mk II A6 of the Royal Gallian Army | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Gallia-Bruhl |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1980-Present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Second Lucis Civil War Imperial Crisis |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krauss-Maffei |
| Designed | 1970s |
| Manufacturer | Krauss‐Maffei Wegmann Theimer Machinerie |
| Produced | 1980–present |
| No. built | 4,750 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2A6: 62.3 tonnes (68.7 short tons) |
| Length | 2A6: 9.97 metres (393 inches) (gun forward) |
| Width | 2A6: 3.75 m (148 in) |
| Height | 2A6: 3.0 m (120 in) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | 2A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component. |
Main armament | 1× Rheinmetall 120mm L55 smoothbore gun |
Secondary armament | 2× MG3A1 (4,750 rounds) |
| Engine | MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V-12 Twin-turbo diesel engine 1,479hp |
| Power/weight | 24.1 PS/t (17.7 kW/t) |
| Transmission | Renk HSWL 354 |
| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
| Fuel capacity | 1,200 litres (264 imperial gallons; 317 US gallons) |
Operational range | 550 km (340 mi) (internal fuel) |
| Speed | 72 km/h (45 mph) |
The Leopard Mk II is a Gallian main battle tank designed by Theimer Machinerie and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard Mk I as the main battle tank of the Royal Gallian Armed Forces. It is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore cannon, and is powered by a V-12 twin-turbo diesel engine. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Gallia-Bruhl, including the Erebonian Empire, Alteria, Jutland-Gimli, Zanarkand, Taoyuan, and Rubrum. The tank has seen action during the Second Lucis Civil War and the Imperial Crisis.
There are two main development batches of the tank: the original models up to Leopard Mk II A4, which have vertically faced turret armour, and the "improved" batch, namely the Leopard 2A5 and newer versions, which have angled arrow-shaped turret appliqué armour together with other improvements. All models feature digital fire control systems with laser rangefinders, a fully stabilised main gun and coaxial machine gun, and advanced night vision and sighting equipment (first vehicles used a low-light level TV system or LLLTV; thermal imaging was introduced later on). The tank has the ability to engage moving targets while moving over rough terrain.
Development
Service History
Users
Alteria
Crossbell State
Dalmasca and Nabradia
Esthar and Balamb
Erebonian Empire
Gallia-Bruhl
New Akiba
Rubrum
Zanarkand