Leo 2 a 5/A6 panssaroinnista löysin tietoa:
"The KWS II combat improvement programme is already underway for the German and Royal Netherlands armies under the designation of the Leopard 2A5 and these and other improvements are also incorporated into the latest production Leopard 2 MBTs for the Swedish Army."
"The layout of the Leopard 2A5 is virtually identical to that of the Leopard 2 with the main areas of improvement being:
(1)The commander's roof-mounted periscope now has a thermal sight whose image is transmitted to a monitor inside the turret. This allows the commander and gunner to engage targets under all weather conditions and also allows them to operate as a hunter (commander) and killer (gunner) team. The commander's monitor can also show the gunner's day and night vision images while the commander can see his own day vision through his eyepiece
(2)Installation of a new all-electric gun control equipment as a replacement for the earlier hydraulic system. This new all-electric system is not only quieter but is also easier to maintain and consumes less electrical energy
(3
)Improved armour protection over the frontal arc with the turret front having a distinctive arrowhead shape. This provides a significant increase in protection against both kinetic and chemical energy attack. The turret interior has been fitted with spall liners.
The side skirts also incorporate composite improved armour. The new externally mounted armour panels can be removed with onboard equipment and can be replaced by armour modules with a higher level of protection
(4)New driver's hatch that slides to the right
(5)Installation of a TV camera at the rear of the hull with monitor for the driver to allow for safer reversing of the tank. This has a 65° field of view in horizontal and vertical planes
(6)Hybrid navigation system based on fibre-gyro technology with GPS support enables the tank commander to navigate in any operational environment and represents a key element in command and control system which can be retrofitted at a future date
(7)The laser range data processor is modified. Until now, only the second (more distant) echo of range measurement has been accepted as valid. It will now also be possible to evaluate the first echo if required. The first echo is required for shorter reaction times when engaging helicopters and for engaging these targets APFSDS projectiles would be used as they have such a flat trajectory"
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product1461.html
Dutch Leopard 2 : The Leopard 2 NL differs from its German counterpart in having a Dutch-designed smoke mortar system with six barrels on each side, a Dutch-built passive night periscope for the driver, a 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun installed co-axially to the main gun and one further MAG for air defense, and Philips radios with US-style antenna bases. In January 1993, the Royal Netherlands Army announced plans to phase out 115 of its 445 Leopard 2 NL, which were sold to Austria, and to upgrade the remaining 330 vehicles to the standard of the German Leopard 2 A5. The first improved Leopard 2 NL were delivered to the Royal Netherlands Army in May 1997. These vehicles use the same German camouflage scheme, but retain the Dutch radios, antenna bases, FN MAG machine guns and smoke mortars. The Royal Netherlands Army has ordered the upgrade of 180 of its 2A5 tanks to 2A6 configuration, the first of which entered service in February 2003.
Leopard 2A5/Leopard 2 (Improved) :
Upgrade with spaced armor added to turret front, and increased armor on hull and side skirts. Other improvements include improved stabilization, suspension, navigation, fire control, and hatch design.
http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/leo2.htm
Noiden nettisivujen mukaan Leo 2 A 5 (6) NL on siis toteutettu alunperin Saksan kanssa yhdessä ja poikkeukset sakemannien malleihin näkyvät tuossa lainaustekstissä. Tornin panssaroinin lisäksi suojausta parannettiin siis myös runkoon (olisi typerää jättää rungon suojaaminen pois jos suojausta parannettaan tornissa) vaikka sitä ei ulsopäin näekkään.
) Prikaati ja MEKTSTOS ovat täysin eri tyyppisiä kokoonpanoja.
