The Leopard 2 is a third-generation German main battle tank (MBT). Developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s, it entered service in 1979 and replaced the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the West German army. Here are some key details about the Leopard 2:

• Mass: The Leopard 2A6 weighs 62.3 tonnes (68.7 short tons), while the 2A7V weighs 66.5 tonnes (73.3 short tons).
• Dimensions: Length (gun forward): 9.97 meters (32.7 feet)
  Width: 3.75 meters (12.3 feet)
  Height: 3 meters (9.8 feet)
• Armor: The Leopard 2 features 3rd generation composite armor, including high-hardness steel, tungsten, plastic filler, and ceramic components.
• Main Armament: Equipped with a smoothbore 120 mm cannon made by Rheinmetall, operated with a digital fire control system, laser rangefinder, and advanced night vision and sighting equipment.
• Secondary Armament: It has two coaxial light machine guns (either 7.62 mm MG3A1 or 7.62 mm FN MAG).