German tank Leopard 2 A5 TVM COBI 2620 - Armed Forces

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You know that:

• The first prototypes were produced in 1972 ?
• To this day, according to experts, this machine is the best tank with a 120 mm gun ? 
• Leopard tanks helped defeat the so-called Islamic State ?
• More than 3,480 have been produced so far ?
• The 2A5 version has additional arrowhead armour on the turret ?
• The advanced armouring consists of stainless steel with tungsten, plastic and ceramic infill ?
• The Czech Republic wanted to buy used Leopard 2 tanks from the Spanish army, but the deal fell through because the tanks were found to be in very poor condition on inspection ?
• The manufacturer is already working on a successor to the Leopard 3, for which composite tracks have been developed in the Czech Republic?

Technical parameters:

• classification - main battle tank
• dimensions: length 9,66 m (with gun), width 3,70 m, height 2,48 m
• weight 59 700 kg
• Rheinmetall cannon 120 mm calibre + 2x machine gun L/44 7.62 mm calibre
• 12-cylinder MTU MB 873 KA-501 diesel engine with 1 500 hp
• range 550 km
• speed 68 km/h
• wading range 100 cm
• crew 4

Below you'll find assembly instructions that give an idea of the difficulty (kids usually have no problem:-), or in case the original instructions included in each package get lost. It will also help if you are in doubt about what all the pack contains. This service is brought to you exclusively by COBISHOP.CZ