Trumpeter 07190 1/72 Scale, German Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank, Plastic Model Kit (TP07190)

German Leopard 2A4 Model Contents

• Plastic injection parts
• Decal
• Assembly guide.

German Leopard 2A4 model features

• It consists of plastic parts.
• Use a frame scissors to remove the parts.
• Use a model knife and sanding to clean the burr in the parts.
• Fill the gaps between the parts with filling material and sanding.
• There is no adhesive and paint in the box.
• You can make the necessary jerking with the assembly guide in it.
• It is recommended to paint it with the colors specified in the guide.

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Leopard 2 is a modern 3th generation German main battle tank. The first prototypes of the vehicle were built in 1973 and mass production was started in 1979 and continued until today. To date (2018), 3,480 tanks have been produced. The Leopard 2 is powered by the 1500 HP MTU MB MB 873 KA 501. The vehicle is equipped with a single 120 mm rheinmetall RH-M-120 ball and two 7.62 mm mg3 machine guns.

The Leopard 2 was developed in response to Bundeswehr's request for the new main battle tank announced in the early 1960s. The new vehicle would replace Leopard 1 tanks in the West German army. In a project called MBT-70 initially, cooperation with American companies (eg Chrysler). However, a few years later, cooperation was terminated and more work focused only on German companies. Despite a very long analytical, working and experimental work process, which lasted almost 15 years, it turned out that the Leopard 2, introduced to the series in 1979, was a revolutionary and left behind the Soviet designs at that time. Many analysts think that the third generation in history is the first tank of history, including M1 Abrams, French Leclerc or much later Russian T-90 tank. Leopard 2 is characterized by the use of a powerful 1500 HP engine, with its unprecedented mobility and maneuverability in tanks in this class before 1979. It also has a very good armor that uses composites and SKO (fire control system). It was also armed in the 1980s and 1990s with its magnificent RH-M-120 ball, which became standard for many NATO countries. During the mass production of Leopard 2, several versions of the tank were created; Two of them deserve special attention: A 4 and A 6. The first A 4, which emerged in 1985, has a highly developed and developed tank. In addition to previous SKO versions, developed turret and front armor body. It is also the most exported version. At the beginning of the 21st century, A 6 version of A 6 was created mainly with a significantly long-barreled (L / 55) area of ​​the RH-M-120 ball. The latest improved version of the Leopard 2 tank is a 7 version of A 7 that entered the equipment of Bundeswehr in 2014. Due to the very high war value, Leopard 2 was exported to many countries including Austria, Chile, Denmark and Finland. Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway or Poland, which has 247 tanks in versions A 4 and A 5.