The Leopard 2A5 is a main battle tank for West Germany that appears in Wargame: Red Dragon.
History[]
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve other European countries, as well as several non-European nations. More than 3,480 Leopard 2s have been manufactured.
The A5 introduced a wedge-shaped, spaced add-on armour to the turret front and the frontal area of the sides. These armour modules defeat a hollow charge prior to reaching the base armor. Leopard 2A5 entered West German service starting in 1995.
Overview[]
Red Dragon[]
As the ultimate armoured vehicle of the Bundeswehr army and the symbol of advanced German panzers, the Leopard 2A5 proves itself as a very capable weapon platform with a solid frontal armour, an accurate and well stabilised main gun, as well as a good mobility for a heavy tank.
The Leopard 2A5, when well supported and protected from AGM airplanes can be a useful breakthrough weapon, along with its well stabilised main gun allowing it to fire on the move with reasonable accuracy. A trait shared with its far cousin, M1A2 Abrams.
Weapons[]
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| Type | Main gun | Machine Gun | No Weapon |
| Name | L44 | MG-3 | |
| Caliber | [KE] [AoE] 120mm |
7.62mm | |
| Ammo | x 29 | x 2600 | |
| Range | Ground = 2275 m Helicopters = N/A m  Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 875 m Helicopters = 525 m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 70% | 30% | |
| Stabilizer | 65% | 20% | |
| AP Power | 23 | N/A | |
| HE Power | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Suppression | 138 | 55 | |
| Rate of fire | 9 r/min | 652 r/min |
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