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Leopard 2A4 (Türkiye)

Tankconfirmed

Leopard 2A4 (Türkiye)

Turkey operates the Leopard 2A4 variant of the German main battle tank alongside modernized M60T "Sabra" (M60 Patton upgraded by Israel). The Leopard 2A4 TR has received Turkish electronics upgrades. These are being supplemented by the indigenous Altay tank entering production.

Specifications

TypeTank
OriginGermany
ManufacturerKrauss-Maffei Wegmann / ASELSAN upgrade
Introduced1987
StatusIn service
Range550
Weight55
Speed72
Crew4

History

Turkey acquired 354 Leopard 2A4s from Germany and 170 Leopard 2A4s from surplus stocks in 2005-2006. Some were lost in combat in Syria and during Operation Olive Branch in Afrin (2018). Turkey is developing the indigenous Altay MBT as a long-term replacement.

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
South Korea—
Turkey350confirmed
Germany—
Indonesia—
Poland—
Ukraine—

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