Hungary was with the best tanks in Europe: which VTI was adopted (photo)
The contract for the purchase of the newest version of the German Leopard 2 was concluded in 2018, at the same time the other equipment mentioned above was ordered. The cost of the signed contract was estimated at approximately 1. 6-1. 8 billion euros. "Thus, the long-awaited receipt of the first Leopard 2A7hun has ended, which will allow local armored troops to make a technological jump compared to Leopard 2A4 and post-Soviet T-72M1 used for training," the observers said.
Leopard 2A7Hun is a modified version of the German base tank Leopard 2A7 for the Hungarian Army. The main weapons are the smooth -bore gun Rh120 L/55 caliber 120 mm, a paired fn Mag of the caliber 7. 62 mm. In addition, a Defnder module with an auxiliary multi -barrel M2 caliber 12. 7 mm is installed on the tower.
The tank is equipped with a MTU MB 873 KA-501 power installation with a capacity of 1500 hp The engine accelerates 66 tonnes of the machine to a speed of 70 km/h, which indicates excellent qualities in the plan of mobility of the tank. The main changes of the Hungarian tank compared to the base Leopard 2A7 are the increased reservation of the ceiling tower between the hatches and the increased booking of the hatches themselves.
In addition, the Hungarian Leopard 2A7 is equipped with a new fire control system, which enables automatic tracking of the chosen target by comparing the contrast between the target and the background in the thermal imaging chamber. The machine is equipped with a panoramic surveillance device and a peri -rod, which replaced Peri R17A2. According to Hungary's Defense Minister Christof Shalai, the OBT version of the OBT generally exceeds even those machines used by the German army.