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Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 1979-1998

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Tanks - German

Last Stocked on 2/3/2015

Product Info

Title
Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 1979-1998
Publisher
Category
Author
Michael Jerchel, Uwe Schnellbacher
Publish Year
2005
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398622
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG024
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG24

Description

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. Enhanced by Osprey's signature color plates and cutaway artwork, 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.