Tamiya LEOPARD 2A6 Bauanleitung Seite 7

TAMfYA
Having
dre
pefect balince of tircpowü, alnor
plolec
tion änd
nobilitr
Ge
ntury's Leopard
2 is
$,idcly rcgx.
ded
as
the belt Main
Batrle Tank
(MBT)
in
rhc
wofld.
Borsdng such a rcputarion. the Leopard 2
i!
cun€nliy
sLtpplied to nore
thai l0
nalions
throughout
Europe and
wa! deplo]'ed b)
N-.ATO
force!
10
Kosovo.
lDerrlopm€nt
of the Leopard
2
Thc
roots
of
the
Leoprrd 2
caD be lbund
in
the
l.rte
1960's
with
a
joinr
11BT de\elopürent project
bet\rreen
Cer,:r)
JnJ
le
I \.
D,
.f.r.
p-o-c,n'c
p
ilnrnF
ol
lhc KP7.70
prolonpe (kno$n
ar
rhe
MBT70 nr
dre
U.S.).
d1e
projeo $as
abandoned
in
1970.
Wiih
the
ab$donmen!
of
the program. German) ulilizcd
tcch
nobgies de\€loped lor
rhe
KPz.70.
such as rhe
I
2 (]y lrn
der
waler cooled lbuf-süoke
englne,
geifbox.
a;
filtclx.
and
thc
cooLing and bn$iing syslem
in
lhc dcvclopmcnt
ol
a ncw
taDl kro$n
as
lbe Leopard
2.
Wirh
the usc
ol'
anti-lank misliles
in
lhe
YoIn
Krppur
\}hr
(1973),
inr
ponance $rs phced
on jncrcased armor protection,
re-
sulting
in
lhc
dcieloFrent of
a ne\!
spaced
armor for
turrct ard
chrsi\. In
1976. lhe Leopard
2AV prorotype
was
produced lbr tsting
$iLh
the
L.S.
XMl.
Feituring
thc new multi-lalered amor. r\ro nlajor
types
of turreß
wcrc
prcduced tbr tlre
lAV.
one
featurirg
an
AEG
fire
coütrol
system !i ith a IO5rrun
LTAI
nüirr gun, the orher
lcaturing
a
Cermrn llre comoi
system nsing a
modillcd
Hughes
fin
control
computer
wirh a
Rhcinnctäll
120mm smoolh bore
nain
guD.
After
subsequcnl
tcsr
ing,
thc
Rheiünetall
ll0inm snooü
horc
rürct
wils
chosen
lb.
the
Leopüd
2.
tion oi
the:A5
was lbllowed by thc 2A6.
q,hich
was
brsed on the KWS
I
plans. Firsl comnrissioned in
Marcb 2001. the
2A6
featured
a 55 calibef 120
nr
lnoothbole nain
Sun
for
highcr narzzle velocity
and
speed. and used
revolutionrj LKE2
Di\,153
kinetic
cn
ergy
anillery
lhat boasts
rnivalcd
peneaation cap.tbili
ties. Sardng
with
thc Gcnnar
40:
rnnk batralion. the
2A6 is
scheduled
to
replace
all
Genran 2A5
lalks
by
2006.
With
the
üse
ol
thc
2A6 rprcading tlnoughour
Eu
rope
in
countrics
likc thc
Ncdreflands. Spain
and
Crcccc. drc Lcopard 2 coDtinues to set new standird!
o!
dre
lvo
d's
lcädnrg
MBT.
ILa)'out
Featunng
x
l20mm
nrain
gun. multilayered ,rmor
and
l,500hp
cnginc. thc Lcopard
2
set
a new shndafd
in
MBT
design. Despite
beiDg
fitted with the iates!
tech-
nology. .onsenarive
use
ofexpedmentäl
innovaLion en,
surcd
unpd
lclcd rcliabilitl,. The Leopffd 2
fcatures
a
tradltional Lrnk
litout
!vi!h
d
vjng companmen! at
dre
tront.
tunct
ccntc.cd
in
the
niddle
and enginc ar
the
rear and is
ru!
by
dn
othodox
4-m
rea
ofconlmnn-
der gunncr, loadef
aDd
d
ver
monitor.
with
the commandeis coDtrols capablc of
ovcrriding
grnncr's during
an cnrcrgcncy. Capable of
locking on to a
target
wirhout
changing dißcrion.
the
I-eopard
2
dilplays
exccllcnt acclracy whilc on üe
mor€.
The
ciectronically conbdled rlrl]et is highty
rE
sponsive,
with
a turret tunr speed of 9 sec per tum.
,]nd
the main gun featuring a
üisllrg
speed
of
l0o per
sec,
I
MultiJayered
and
Spac€d
Armor
The Leopud 2 was first
developcd
with
spaced
ärnof
on the
turre1
fionl
dnd sides,
hull iront
and side sKns
äonf.
While thc
mateial
is
shrordcd in ecrccy.
ir is be
Iieved
lo
include
a
ceramic
bascd combination
caprblc
of
wilhst.rnding borh amror picrcing alrxnnnilion drd
shaped charges.
Comprtcr
designed \redge
shaped
spaccd
amor fißr
used nr
rhe
A5.
lvas also added ro
rhe
turrel
fron! in
the A6.
Thc Dulrilayer ainor
is effective
. er
f.
ihemicJl
$.aTör\
dnd
krneu.
erpr!)
urnnJn-
tion.
aDd has been dcsigned to
be
easily
nplaced ifdam-
.rged.
lDngine
and
Transmission
The Leopard
2
is fined wirh
the high-perfonrunce.
high-reliability, high-durabilily
MTU M8873
Ka501
:17.600cc
wätcr cooled turbo
chareed diesel cDeine Ar
2,600rpn this V12
four
stroke engine
is
cap:rtre
ot
a
maxrmum output
of
1.500hp. When conrbined $,ith
the
HSWL35.I
aütoDatic
tansnirsion.
the
Leopiüd 2
has
lop
sp€eds
ol
lskm4r in
list
gear,3lknh
in s(ond.
4skrr7|
in
third
rd
7lkn4r
in
fouflh.
nnd is capablc
of
accelemlng
fiom
0
32kir,h
in
lcss rhan
6-seconds.
With a fuel
tank
cafable of
holdnlg
xpproximarely
1,200 lrters. one tank load c.tn last
for
up
ro
l:10km
on
nolnai
road corditions.
All
coniponenrs have
been
!or roi.red
inr'
u Do\emJ.k
rhi ,Jr' l-. qu.(l)
|.e
placed during
acluai operadon.
Isteering
a
Pivoting
Conlrolled by
a steering u'hccl in drc fronr,
the
Leopard
2
ha! infinitely
variablc tumnrg capabilities thmk!
10 a
hydrostatic
/
hydrodynmiic sleeing
system.
Nol
onl)
capäble
of
a minnnum tuming circle of
2.7m
in fißt
.err.
rhe I
.nfrd
'
,an
rl.o,ontr(r.
ur€ iu
I
pr\.r
^n
the
spotin lcsl
than
10
seconds.
I
r/16 R/C Leopard2A6
Dngine Sound
The
sound of the Lcopüd 2 MTU M8873
k501
en
grne was
digrtally
rccorded
with
rhc
cooperarion
of
Kr.t$s
Maftai
Wegnann. Al1 recordings nnging tiom
cngine slan-up !o full
acceleralion
will
be triggcrcd by
the
DMD
nit.
marchjng actu:rl movement of
model.
Il-€opard
2AI
to
2^4
FollowiDg
fi$t
production ofthe Leopard
2
in
1979. the
second
p.oduction
sedes was
ntuned
ftc
Leopr
2Al
due
ro changcs such as adding
theflnal lisnnr cnp bili
ties to thc
gunncr's pr;ma4r
sight.
The
tbuih
producLion
mn.
the
243
fcalüed
a
tull digital
radio
s)sle
,
s,hich
qü
rl(n
l^l^"rJ
b)
rhc rprr"ded
lA1. friru
nB
i
digital
bdlistic
conrputer With
the exceprbn.rl pcrtor
mance
of thc
?A:1. the
Genn
Anned
Forces uplyaded
all prelious
Lcopard 2 tanks to 2A4 se[ings.
By
]992.
'nore
than 2.000 Lcopard
2 tanks had been
pr.ducad for
domestic use With
ils
reputation for perlbrmmce
and
rcliabilit}.
the
Lropard 2 quickly
became
thc
slaDd,fd
tank
in
Europe.
widr
Gemrany. the Nelherlands. Swit-
zerland. Sweden and morc
thrn
7 other couniries
adopt-
ing it
as
drei.
\{8T.
i;;-a
a
-l
|
!i
r^
.
"'
,,\
ia I
. f-
:'-,
\_=-7-":-
aCommandeas
panoämic
IMäin
Gun
Wher
compaßd
lvith
the
t4
caliber main gun of
the
2A5.
lhe 55
caliber
l20mn
smoothbore gun
oflhe 2A6
is l.3m longe! providing higher prqectile velocfiy
lol
rncreased
range
and
penetration. When combined
\!ith
Armored Piercing Fio Stabilired Discarding
Sabor
(^PFSDS)
LKE2 DM53 lmmuDiLhn, the 55
caliber
main gün is c.rprble ol e$i1y pcnctradng
the tun€t
fionr
of
a T 72
or
T 80 lank at
r
dislaDce
of
tnore rhm
3,000n
Wilh
each shell wcighing approximatell, 20kg.
27
shells are stored
in the fioDt lef! of
the
hull. wilb
15
shells slorcd
in
the rear of
the tLurrt. l.reaturing
auronat
ic
super
clcvatnm and nruzzle
rcferencc s],stcm.
dre
main gun is crpablc of firiüS uplo
9 shells
a
inulc
lNlächineCun
Based
on
the
MG4:
used during
wWIl.
rhc
N4c3Al
is
conrpälible
with
N',AIO
standard
7.62nrm
shells. Boasr
nrg an exlrenely
hi-sh accuracy rate. the
coaxial
MGIAI
is contrclled by rhe fire
control
eystem and
by
an
FERO
Zl8
lelescope
in
emergency mode.
lt
ls
nrcunted
on a
gur
nount lbr
increascd
subility
and ac
curac),. Having
a
gun
speed
of
1.200 rounds per minutc.
Lhc
\'1G3Al
has a range
of 1100 2.200m. nre L€opüd
2 wa!
desigDed
ro carry
r
total
of
4.750 rounds of
MGIAI
alixnunition.
lLirc
Conlrol System (FCS)
Fr.r
in,r:lleJ
rn .hc
^5.
hr
Pl Rr
R
I
Cl pdurJr
ü(
connundeis
sighl ftatürcs Dighi vision. r:rgel ,]!quisl-
Lron
and laser range
lindc.
The gLr
rer is
equipped wirh
aD
EMESIs optic,rl sight, featudng
an
inlcg.lred
laser
fange-hnder and
lhcm.rl
vision. Vision
fiol11
rhe
EMESIs
can
rlso bc
displayed
on
rhe connmndeis
IKWS |
&
lPlans
Wilh
Lhe
frll
of the Soviet block canc ncw challcnges
with
budge! culs
10
military
spending. Undcr this
nes,
e"r.
LheKWqplJ ,enrerte.l.
le.,tu-rnp
KU\ L,,.d.in!
on improved weapons and
firepo$e!
and
KWS
I
with
rt
r^c.F on irrDro\eo
.onnrnd
rnd
,
nrrr. l .).!ern5.
and
a.nof
pfotection. Production
bascd on rhe
KWS
I
plän w,rs
piontized,
leading
li)
thc
lf,opdd
2A5.
The
?45
featured replaceablc rvcdgc shapcd
nrultilayef
ar
mor on the trrl]et. improved PERI R
17
panoranic com-
mander's
sight wiih
thcrmal
vision.
spau liner on
the
Lurct inierior tbr proreclion
against splintels. all elecrric
grn
conr
ol .,rd,L,hi i/rriar'
){, r'
for
e1.\
ln
nre
üance and reduced noisc.
GPS
n,tvigarion
system. erec-
1ro
pneunadc driveas
harch .ind
.
CCD cameß |noun-
ted on the rear
of
tank
for
high speed rcversing. The
245
u'as first commissioned
in
1995. and was
deployed
lo
Kosovo
as
part
ol
rhc NATO forces
in
1999.
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