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Leopard 2A4 vs Leopard 2A5: how to tell them apart

Two versions of the same family. Name the wrong one in Spotrep and you still get family points, but the exact model scores most.

Leopard 2A4, main battle tank from Germany

Leopard 2A4

Main battle tank, Germany. In service since 1985

What gives it away

Seven road wheels, flat vertical turret front without the wedge armour of later versions, L44 120 mm gun.

Used by

Poland, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Finland, Canada, Ukraine

Photo: MKFI, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Leopard 2A5, main battle tank from Germany

Leopard 2A5

Main battle tank, Germany. In service since 1995

What gives it away

Leopard 2 with the wedge-shaped 'arrowhead' armour on the turret front but still the shorter L44 gun (the 2A6 has the long L55).

Used by

Poland and others; Denmark and Germany have upgraded theirs to 2A6/2A7

Photo: Staffotografen Directie Voorlichting Ministerie van Defensie, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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