MTU MB 873 Ka-501 12-cylinder diesel 1,500 PS (1,500 hp; 1,100 kW) at 2,600 rpm
Power/weight
23.8 PS/t (17.5 kW/t)
Transmission
Renk HSWL 354
Suspension
Torsion-bar
Fuel capacity
1,060 litres (280.02 US gal)
Operational range
500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed
70 km/h (43 mph)
Spanish tanks
Verdeja
AMX-30E
Lince
Leopard 2E
The Leopardo 2E or Leopard 2A6E (E stands for España (Spanish for 'Spain')) is a variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank (specifically the Leopard 2A6 variant), tailored to the requirements of the Spanish army, which acquired it as part of an armament modernization program named Programa Coraza, or Program Cuirass. The acquisition program for the Leopard 2E began in 1994, five years after the cancellation of the Lince tank program that culminated in an agreement to transfer 108 Leopard 2A4s to the Spanish army in 1998 and started the local production of the Leopard 2E in December 2002. Despite postponement of production owing to the 2003 merger between Santa Bárbara Sistemas and General Dynamics, and continued manufacturing issues between 2006 and 2007, 219 Leopard 2Es have been delivered to the Spanish army.
The Leopard 2E is superior to the M60 Patton tank, which it replaced in Spain's mechanized and armored units. Its development represented a total of 2.6 million man-hours' worth of work, 9,600 of them in Germany, at a total cost of 2.4 billion euros. This makes it one of the most expensive Leopard 2s built. Indigenous production amounted to 60% and the vehicles were assembled locally at Sevilla by Santa Bárbara Sistemas. It has thicker armor on the turret and glacis plate than the German Leopard 2A6, and uses a Spanish-designed tank command and control system, similar to the one fitted in German Leopard 2s. The Leopard 2E is expected to remain in service until 2025.
Leopardo 2E or Leopard 2A6E (E stands for España (Spanish for 'Spain')) is a variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank (specifically the Leopard 2A6...
its Leopard2E tanks. On 23 February Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed during a visit to Kyiv that Spain was sending at least 10 Leopard 2...
Zaragoza Tank Battalion "Flandes" I/4 (Leopard2E tanks) Armored Cavalry Group "Húsares de la Princesa" II/4 (Leopard2E tanks and VEC-M1 reconnaissance vehicles)...
introduced in 1965 Leopard 2, a German tank introduced in 1979, successor to the Leopard 1 Leopard2E, a Spanish version of the Leopard 2 This article includes...
September 2019 the Spanish Army expressed interest in replacing its fleet of Leopard2E MBTs with the MGCS once the MGCS became available. During a state visit...
219 Leopard 2Es were built in Spain, based on the German Leopard 2A6. The Leopard2E and Leopard 2A4 replaced the fleet of M60 Patton tanks, while Spain's...
and light role infantry. Ejército de Tierra de España (Spanish Army) Leopard2E (MBT) M-109A5E Eurocopter Tiger Under the command of the Spanish Admiral...
thermal and surface treatments). Tracked armoured vehicles: Leopard2E: Spanish variant of the Leopard 2A6, manufactured under licence in Spain by SBS from 2002...
Lessons learned from tanks such as the Leopard 1, M48 Patton series, Chieftain, and T-72 led to the contemporary Leopard 2, M1 Abrams, Challenger 2, C1 Ariete...
mortar Some combat vehicles of Spanish Army 219 Leopardo 2E (A6) Main Battle Tank 108 Leopard 2 A4 Main Battle Tank ( with another 54 in reserve ) 261...
post World War II Main Battle Tanks includes the U.S. M48/M60, the German Leopard 1 and the British Centurion and Chieftain. The second generation includes...
Spanish Leopard2E participating in Exercise Trident Juncture 18 hold a defensive position against U.S. Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2D Marine Division...
& landing craft carried Four LCM-1E Capacity 913 soldiers + up to 46 Leopard2E tanks Complement Ship's company: 261 Air wing: 172 Sensors and processing...
T-54/T-55 T-62 T-64 T-72 T-80 T-84 T-90 Of Spain Verdeja Lince (tank) AMX-30E Leopard2E AAC-1937 Of the United Kingdom Mark I Vickers A1E1 Independent Vickers...
Infantry Brigade "Extremadura". The Spanish contingent will include 6 Leopard2E main battle tanks from the I/16th Tank Battalion "Mérida" of the 16th...
that development and export marketing of 2E would stop. This has been linked by the media to the failure of the 2E to be selected for the Hellenic Army in...
Verdeja AMX-30E, codevelopment with France Lince (unfinished tank project) Leopard2E, codevelopment with Germany Teruel MRL SILAM (es:SILAM) Bilbao Modelo...
built Trident 2E An improved Trident 1E with triplex autoland system; 50 built Trident 3B High-capacity short-medium range version of the 2E with a 16 ft...
would be lost if swift action were not taken. On 17 May, soldiers of the 2e REP embarked in 4 DC-8s of the French airline UTA and were flown from Solenzara...
Kingdom. The Royal Canadian Dragoons team that had received its first Leopard tank four months earlier won. It was held on Range 9. The 1979 competition...
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