Leopard 2 A5/A6 tank
GAS50258

Complete kit of the Leopard 2 A5/A6 tank in 1/48th scale

The kit contains:

• Resin parts
• A brass photo-etched board
• Brass rods
• Assembly instructions with parts list and color photos: Download instructions

You can also contact us to have this model assembled and painted with the camouflage of your choice.

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History of the Leopard 2 A5/A6 tank

The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank initially developed to replace the M48 Patton used by the Bundeswehr and evolve alongside the Leopard 1 already in service. The Leopard 2 surpassed the latter in the areas of mobility, protection and firepower.

In the early 1970s, following the abandonment of the German-American MBT-70 program (originally intended to provide the two countries with a common tank platform), West Germany, still wanting to replace the M48 Patton, asked the Porsche, Krauss-Maffei and Wegmann groups to work on the project. Version A6 is a version relating to the improvement of 405 Leopard 2 A5, and 185 Leopard 2 NL, between 2001 and 2005, by replacing the 120 mm L44 cannon with the L55 version.

This cannon allows the use of a new, faster Kinetic Energy (LKE) ammunition. The Leopard 2 was used in three combat theaters under the colors of four countries (KFOR in Kosovo, Operation Euphrates Shield in Turkey and Afghanistan (ISAF - International Security Assistance Force)