Leopard 2A7HU - Revision history

U44629479: Undo revision 193762 by U131610236 (talk)

2024-10-21T15:47:45Z

Undo revision 193762 by U131610236 (talk)

U131610236: iv added info to the Survivability and armor section as well as changed some misspellings.

2024-10-21T10:12:04Z

iv added info to the Survivability and armor section as well as changed some misspellings.

U15260543: pros and cons about the 2A7HU

2024-08-17T17:24:16Z

pros and cons about the 2A7HU

U147076841: /* Usage in battles */

2024-08-02T11:59:11Z

‎Usage in battles

U44629479: Merged edits

2024-07-15T17:56:12Z

Merged edits

U63115957: Added links to the original 2A7V and the Wiki-Article

2024-07-15T09:41:00Z

Added links to the original 2A7V and the Wiki-Article

U63115957: Added pro's and Con's.

2024-07-15T08:37:35Z

Added pro's and Con's.

U38088265: Reverted edits by U117445655 (talk) to last revision by U31139476

2024-06-25T07:28:25Z

Reverted edits by U117445655 (talk) to last revision by U31139476

U117445655: /* Main armament */

2024-06-25T02:58:36Z

‎Main armament

U117445655: /* General info */

2024-06-25T02:56:59Z

‎General info

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 == General info ==
-=== Survivability and armor ===
+=== Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-The armor layout on the Leopard 2A7 for the Italian tech tree is the exact same as the one found in the German tech tree. While on the tank's stat card, the hull armor is simply 80; underneath the hull, you'll find multiple composite armor areas, which can vary from 280 mm of armor to 520 mm of armor, being the second most armored tank of 12.0. You'll also find spall liners at the front sides and roof of the 2A7, reducing the amount of incoming damage to these areas tremendously. The one downside to the Leopard 2A7 is the crew is lined up perfectly on the right (left side if your facing towards it) to be killed in one shot. This, combined with this area being one of the weaker areas of armor, will make it one of the only frontal weak spots. The same effect can be achieved by shooting the lower front plate; however, it will not always occur due to spall spread. In the event full ammo is brought, shooting the right side of the lower front plate will ammo rack it easily. Besides the breach area, these are the only frontal weak spots. As for the breach, only dart rounds are capable of penning it due to the composite with nera components making heat rounds ineffective unless the bottom of the breach is shot. As for modules, due to their locations, they will rarely stop rounds from doing less damage as they are small, and in areas where if they were to be shot, it wouldn't do much damage to the tank anyway.
+The armour layout on the Leopard 2A7 for the Italian tech tree is the exact same as the one found in the German tech tree. While on the tank's stat card, the hull armour is simply 80; underneath the hull, you'll find multiple composite armour areas, which can vary from 280 mm of armour to 520 mm of armour, being the second most armored tank of 12.0. You'll also find spall liners at the front sides and roof of the 2A7, reducing the amount of incoming damage to these areas tremendously. The one downside to the Leopard 2A7 is the crew is lined up perfectly on the right (left side if your facing towards it) to be killed in one shot. This, combined with this area being one of the weaker areas of armour, will make it one of the only frontal weak spots. The same effect can be achieved by shooting the lower front plate; however, it will not always occur due to spall spread. In the event full ammo is brought, shooting the right side of the lower front plate will ammo rack it easily. Besides the breach area, these are the only frontal weak spots. As for the breach, only dart rounds are capable of penning it due to the composite with NERA components making heat rounds ineffective unless the bottom of the breach is shot. As for modules, due to their locations, they will rarely stop rounds from doing less damage as they are small, and in areas where if they were to be shot, it wouldn't do much damage to the tank anyway.
-'''Armor type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
+'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
 <!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
 * Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
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 |-
 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
 | Hull || 80 mm || 10 mm ''Top'' <br> 35 mm ''Bottom'' || 20 mm || 20 - 45 mm
 |-
 | Turret || 80 - 80 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 526 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 15 - 65 mm || 25 - 68 mm || 20 - 45mm
 |-
 | Cupola || 20 mm || 20 mm || 20 mm || 20 mm
 |-
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 {{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
-''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and maneuverability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''
+''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''
 {{tankMobility|abMinHp=2032|rbMinHp=1327|AoAweight=}}
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 {{main|Rh120 L/55 A1 (120 mm)}}
-''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main | Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''
+''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''
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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 37 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 38.28 || __._ || __._ || 54.4 || rowspan="2" | 7.8 || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | 6.0s
+| rowspan="2" | 37 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 38.28 || __._ || __._ || 54.4 || rowspan="2" | 7.8 || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | 6.0
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
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 * Marvelous penetration with the DM53 round
-* Upgraded armor making the tank hard to kill from the front
+* Upgraded armour making the tank hard to kill from the front
 * Excellent reverse and forward speed
 * Has access to Gen 3 thermals for the commander and gunner unlike previous Leopards
 * Perfect gun handling for an MBT: 40°/s for both turret rotation and gun elevation speed (with ace crew) and -9°/+20° maximum vertical guidance
-* Access to a top mounted .50 Cal machine gun
+* Access to a top mounted .50 cal machine gun
-* Access to HE-TF round that can deal with lightly armored targets
+* Access to HE-TF round that can deal with lightly armoured targets
 * Access to spall liners that increase survivability
 * Quite survivable tank with a lot of space between each modules and crew members
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 '''Cons:'''
-* The turret armor can be shot off making the tank more vulnerable
+* The turret armour can be shot off making the tank more vulnerable
-* Turret ring and mantlet are still a huge weak spot, despite the added armor
+* Turret ring and mantlet are still a huge weak spot, despite the added armour
 * 12.7 turret is quite large. Makes the tank easier to spot and kill with large caliber HE
 * Engine deck prevents from lowering the gun enough towards the back

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 == General info ==
-=== Survivability and armour ===
+=== Survivability and armor ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''
+The armor layout on the Leopard 2A7 for the Italian tech tree is the exact same as the one found in the German tech tree. While on the tank's stat card, the hull armor is simply 80; underneath the hull, you'll find multiple composite armor areas, which can vary from 280 mm of armor to 520 mm of armor, being the second most armored tank of 12.0. You'll also find spall liners at the front sides and roof of the 2A7, reducing the amount of incoming damage to these areas tremendously. The one downside to the Leopard 2A7 is the crew is lined up perfectly on the right (left side if your facing towards it) to be killed in one shot. This, combined with this area being one of the weaker areas of armor, will make it one of the only frontal weak spots. The same effect can be achieved by shooting the lower front plate; however, it will not always occur due to spall spread. In the event full ammo is brought, shooting the right side of the lower front plate will ammo rack it easily. Besides the breach area, these are the only frontal weak spots. As for the breach, only dart rounds are capable of penning it due to the composite with nera components making heat rounds ineffective unless the bottom of the breach is shot. As for modules, due to their locations, they will rarely stop rounds from doing less damage as they are small, and in areas where if they were to be shot, it wouldn't do much damage to the tank anyway.
-'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
+'''Armor type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
 <!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
 * Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
+| Hull || 80 mm || 10 mm ''Top'' <br> 35 mm ''Bottom'' || 20 mm || 20 - 45 mm
 |-
-| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' <br> ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
+| Turret || 80 - 80 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 526 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 15 - 65 mm || 25 - 68 mm || 20 - 45mm
 |-
-| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
+| Cupola || 20 mm || 20 mm || 20 mm || 20 mm
 |-
 |}
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 {{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
-''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''
+''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and maneuverability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''
 {{tankMobility|abMinHp=2032|rbMinHp=1327|AoAweight=}}
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 {{main|Rh120 L/55 A1 (120 mm)}}
-''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''
+''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main | Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''
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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 37 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | 7.8 || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__
+| rowspan="2" | 37 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 38.28 || __._ || __._ || 54.4 || rowspan="2" | 7.8 || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | 6.0s
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
-| 23.8 || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
+| 23.8 || 23.98 || __._ || __._ || 34.0
 |-
 |}
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 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
-| '''37''' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __
+| '''37''' || 15&nbsp;''(+1)'' || 22&nbsp;''(+22)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __
 |-
 |}
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 * Marvelous penetration with the DM53 round
-* Upgraded armour making the tank hard to kill from the front
+* Upgraded armor making the tank hard to kill from the front
 * Excellent reverse and forward speed
 * Has access to Gen 3 thermals for the commander and gunner unlike previous Leopards
 * Perfect gun handling for an MBT: 40°/s for both turret rotation and gun elevation speed (with ace crew) and -9°/+20° maximum vertical guidance
-* Access to a top mounted .50 cal machine gun
+* Access to a top mounted .50 Cal machine gun
-* Access to HE-TF round that can deal with lightly armoured targets
+* Access to HE-TF round that can deal with lightly armored targets
 * Access to spall liners that increase survivability
 * Quite survivable tank with a lot of space between each modules and crew members
@@ Line 144: / Line 144: @@
 '''Cons:'''
-* The turret armour can be shot off making the tank more vulnerable
+* The turret armor can be shot off making the tank more vulnerable
-* Turret ring and mantlet are still a huge weak spot, despite the added armour
+* Turret ring and mantlet are still a huge weak spot, despite the added armor
 * 12.7 turret is quite large. Makes the tank easier to spot and kill with large caliber HE
 * Engine deck prevents from lowering the gun enough towards the back

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 == Usage in battles ==
-<!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->Gameplay on Leopard2A7 HU is similiar to other Leopards on this BR , however you're mostly facing German Leopards and their Swedish mods. so you should know their weakspots. Having good mobility and impressive front turret armor opens wide range of tactics using terrain relief , hills or rocks to show only your turret.
+<!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->
-Also your 12.7mm machine gun mounted on your turret can help immobilize enemy tank or destroy light armoured vehicles such as SPAA or some light tanks.
+=== Pros and cons ===
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
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 * Upgraded armour making the tank hard to kill from the front
 * Excellent reverse and forward speed
-* Has access to Gen 3 thermals unlike previous Leopards
+* Has access to Gen 3 thermals for the commander and gunner unlike previous Leopards
 * Perfect gun handling for an MBT: 40°/s for both turret rotation and gun elevation speed (with ace crew) and -9°/+20° maximum vertical guidance
 '''Cons:'''
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 * The turret armour can be shot off making the tank more vulnerable
 * Turret ring and mantlet are still a huge weak spot, despite the added armour
 == History ==

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 == Usage in battles ==
-<!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->
+<!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->Gameplay on Leopard2A7 HU is similiar to other Leopards on this BR , however you're mostly facing German Leopards and their Swedish mods. so you should know their weakspots. Having good mobility and impressive front turret armor opens wide range of tactics using terrain relief , hills or rocks to show only your turret.
-=== Pros and cons ===
+Also your 12.7mm machine gun mounted on your turret can help immobilize enemy tank or destroy light armoured vehicles such as SPAA or some light tanks.
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->

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 === Pros and cons ===
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
-'''Pros'''
+'''Pros:'''
+* Marvelous penetration with the DM53 round
 '''Cons:'''
+* The turret armour can be shot off making the tank more vulnerable
 == History ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-* [[Leopard 2A7V]] Original 2A7V in the german techtree
+* [[Leopard 2A7V]] - Original 2A7V in the German tech tree
 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* [[wikipedia:Leopard_2#Leopard_2A7|''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_2#Leopard_2A7'']] ''Wikipedia'' article to the Leopard 2 serien
+* [[wikipedia:Leopard_2#Leopard_2A7|[Wikipedia] Leopard 2 - Leopard 2A7]]
 {{Italy medium tanks}}