STRV 122
STRV 122 PHOTO: Thord Wedman
The STRV 122 or Leopard
2 IS as it’s also called is the meanest and tuffest cat in the block.
The Swedish army has
purchased 120 of these state of the art MBTs.
The first 19 vehicles
were built at Kraus Maffei in Germany but the rest is built in Sweden.
It has far better
armour protection in the front and turret top than the Leo 2A5.
STRV 122 Main Battle
Tank 122 Leopard II S
Weight: 62.5 tons
LxWxH: 9.97m; 3.78m;
3.00m
Crew: 4
Engine: MTU 873 V12
48.9 litres, turbocharged, intercooler, diesel.
Gearbox: Automatic 4/2
Max speed: 72 Km/h
Action radius: 300 km
on road, 150 km in terrain
Main armament: 120mm
Reinmetall smoothbore gun L/44
Amount of main
ammunition: 42
Used types of
ammunition: APFSDS-T, HE
Secondary weaponry: Two
7.62mm MG m/94
Smoke discharger: 4x2
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