Leopard 2A4 vs Leopard 2A6: 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, 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

Leopard 2A6

Main battle tank, Germany. In service since 2001

What gives it away

Seven road wheels, wedge-shaped add-on armour on the turret front and a long L55 120 mm gun.

Used by

Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Canada, Finland, Ukraine

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