![]() ![]() Tungsten is a heavy dense material (and safer alternative to the Depleted Uranium armor of the Abrams) making it harder for tungsten FIN-rounds (sabot) to penetrate the armor. The main upgrade of the A4 was new Tungsten armor added to the front of the turret. ![]() ![]() Refered to as the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th production batches, (5th 370 produced between December 1985 to March 1987, 6th 150 produced between January 1988 to May 1989, 7th 100 between May 1989 to April 1990, 8th 75 January 1991 to March 1992), a total of 695 new Leopard 2A4 were built by Krauss-Maffei (KMW) and MaK. So successful in fact, the Leopard 2 Tank is the only Main Battle Tank still in production in Europe, with continued exports to the middle-east and upgrade packages being sold as of 2016. The decision to sell these stored Leopard 2A4 at a relatively low-cost, insured reduced operating costs and a secured defence industry in Germany due to a higher demand for spares, ammunition and upgrades. The Leopard 2A4 was a very capable tank and proven to be easily upgradable. Though some were upgraded, the majority were put into storage. West Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland were all operating large Leopard 2A4 tank fleets, but with the end of the Cold War the number of operational tanks in these countries was significantly reduced. The Leopard 2A4 Tank is the most common model of the Leopard 2 Tank family and probably the most signficant model in the continuous success of the Leopard 2. A surplus Leopard 2A4 Tank (left) and upgraded Leopard 2SG (right) of Singapore ![]()
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