Turkish Leopard 2A4/NG Next Generation Tank Modernization

[@olafweinzer5746]

The problem with the Turkish Leopard MBT was that the commanders sent them to regions in the valley without the accompaniment of the infantry and without the Atak heli. They were exposed to guerrilla RPG and ATGM

[@Bacanalable]

In some translations would be confusion among "fire control" and "fires control"...the singular refers to the aiming/shooting control.

[@TankNutDave]

@BordoEnes I said armour, why you repeating what I said? lol It hasnt got more firepower, its retained the smaller L44 main gun, not the L55. Its just a Leopard 2A4 EVO and replaced the old fire control system of the originial Leo2A4 from 1992. Its great to see Turkey taking pride in its tanks with upgrades like M60T & Leo1T, but they are just old tanks whilst waiting for the MİTÜP Altay, which Im really looking forward to seeing :P

[@umitkiziltas1222]

I don´t know how some of you imagine such updates; maybe like magic items. But there are specially categorized technical data. Of course every country with his own modern military industry is able to build those updates by themself. No magic, just adaption for own interests. I think Turkey decided to develop his drone technology first, after they saw how effective it is and are using this tank platform for tests/experience and different prototypes until they really need a new tankfleet.

[@gbgtompa]

Best Tank ever :-) we have them in Sweden to ;-)

[@ricardo3760]

+Thomas Hansson STRV 122 isn't the same as the Leo 2A4 Evolution.

[@MrMukmuk25]

+Thomas Hansson no only germany/turkey/singapore have these tanks

[@TheShadowIsMine]

+Thomas Hansson yea the leopards are awesome :) ignore the nit pickers lol

[@jonny2954]

+Thomas Hansson The STRV 122 is one of the best Leopard 2 upgrades along with the 2A7 (KMW) and the german "Revolution MBT". This one in the vid is pretty old compared to the others.

[@ricardo3760]

Jonny XD it is really good, but not comparable to the Leopard 2A7 or even Leopard 2A6/A6M as far as firepower goes, the armor is the same as the A6

[@AldanFerrox]

@DeltaHardcore The Leopard 2A7 is going to be equipped with the MUSS (Multifunktionales Selbstschutz-System, engl. Multifunction Self Protection System), which incorporates a Laser- und UV-warning system, an IR Scrambler and pyrotechnic countermeasures.

[@TankNutDave]

What a load of fuss for what is the Leo2 A4 evolution upgrade which Singapore is adding at the moment too :p Best Leo2 A4 is the Canadian one, it uses the newer armour package for the Leo2 A7+

[@snuppssynthchannel]

nice upgrade by an already great tank!

[@BordoEnes]

Well true, We take pride in our M60T and Leop1T because these are mere stepping stones to a greater good, In this case the Altay Tank. To built domestic tanks you need to start somehwhere...

[@dardo1201]

Verry cool, is this planned to be upgraded to all your Leopard II's?

[@Waltham1892]

I very much like the modular arrangement of the electronics. LRU's will make foward maint much simpler...

[@dardo1201]

The crews of most modern armies still reload faster than an autoloader, there are so many functions and possible problems in a MBT that an extra man is still considered almost vital to the fuctioning of an MBT, and unless they have changed, autoladers are only capable of loading one type of munition.

[@ristusnotta1653]

Wont matter how good your tank is if you drive it in open field/town with no support troops... Ehm...

[@derkernspalter]

Then Grozny happens

[@cozdenoglu]

this project was cancelled after 1 proto , due to german restrictions on leo 2 a4.

[@dimieneyitemi1721]

Military restrictions?

[@TheCholcherBoy]

@@dimieneyitemi1721 too expensive

[@AldanFerrox]

@murattk22 This is not correct. The Leopard 2A7 was specially constructed for MOUT. The prototype was called Leopard 2 PSO, and it's official name is now Leopard 2A7 or Leopard 2 UrbanOperations.

[@Videofarming]

Are tanks still of this time??

[@DeliBasAli]

@up2wind Aselsan already have experience about Leopard 1s also we sign pact about technology transfer with South Korea for our new national tank Altay.

[@kemalmstf]

Wonder who will know how to use all this smart knowledge tank software? might have to have a degree in electronics just to have the knowledge to operate This Tank? Hopefully there are enough Turks in the military that have this knowledge,or I guess could train for at least 6 months to be able to use it.Nice Going Aselsan! Definitely keeping up to World Class Specs.!! Go Turkey!!

[@dardo1201]

Btw they say it is vastly superior to the A6, but how does it scale up to the A7 and A7+?

[@murattk22]

@frozzbite The Leopard maybe cannot do that but this is the Turkish developed Leopard package intended to be slightly superior to the Leopard 2A6.

[@chimichangapoops6244]

samolet900 This has the RH 120 L/44, but I do believe you will be able to upgrade to the L/55.

[@DeliBasAli]

@up2wind If you check you can see serious difference between your tanks and this project.

[@dardo1201]

Ok thanks for the info.

[@ilker2211]

yasa timucin haklisin her bir parcasi bir yerden gelsin onun adida yerli olsun buna tavuklar da güler yerli dedigin 100 de 100 yeli olandir suna sevindim bizim mmilletin icinde akli basinda olanda varmis yasa timucin gardas

[@murattk22]

@AldanFerrox True but the 2A7 does not have the urban warfare capabilities the 2NG has.

[@glendelio]

Beyond 2a6 model !?! Nothing is mentioned about changing the hydrolic turret. The leopard 2a4 use a hydrolic turret only from the 2a5 it was electric (much more reliable). With add on armor but you can do this with every tank. You have to look at the standard armor. It doesn't use the L55 smoothbore gun but L44. With extra armor you will increase weight so the range and speed will change.

[@BordoEnes]

@TankNutDave guess your right. i barelly looked at this video just skipped the parts, and i am also lookinh forward to see the Altay :p

[@Gviking1980]

I don't like the spot of the RWS. The optic is in the way and when you have to reload or fix a malfunction you have get out of the vehicle expose your self and climb all the way back there.

[@Paincore001]

its not the biggest deal i think

[@ИсламРелигия-и8г]

Молодец Турция в перед

[@HalomasterA69]

Doesnt the Abrams already have like 99% of the stuff this tank is getting updated with?

[@InanisNihil]

Lol no...

[@mariuszo4642]

lepsze to od Turcji niz gowno od niemcow i jeszcze nabijamy wrogowi kase Turcja przynajmniej historycznie ma lepsze stosunki z nami pozdrowienia dla Turcji z Polski

[@ArmorKingEmir]

not one type of ammunition man, also it makes the tanks smaller and lighter preserving the protection level

[@Zamolxes77]

Ok, nice sales pitch, I'm sold. I'll take 10, for my home defense system. Bring it on Zombie Apocalypse!

[@TuAFFalcon]

Bravo sagol.

[@dardo1201]

Oh, ty .

[@paulrobinson4768]

Okay, I'm sold. How much per unit after all upgrades?

[@bolcekliemin2]

very good technology

[@6548ww]

I would call this bad boy the new King Tiger

[@RadierGummiWars]

more like panther

[@arvedludwig3584]

You're kidding right?

[@icervoid]

What i observe: Under intense rifle fire that periscopes might fail as the electronics from the behind of turret I am sure they analyzed the config with cameras but they are waaaay smaller and that electronics may be placed inside

[@asiftalpur3758]

Yeah man they should hire you because you know more then military industrial complex

[@captjim007]

WAR, you gotta love it.

[@richardbowes6897]

There was a line in a Conan the barbarian flick "The riddle of steel". What good is steel, the sword ? Stronger is the hand that wields it.

[@grez30]

Why does the leopard seem to have a shot trap at the front where the turret meets the chasis?

[@joekabira3986]

grez30 it's spaced armor, so the shell actually becomes embedded in one of the spaced armor layers before it can penetrate the actual turret armor behind it. At least, that's what it should be.

[@user-je5ko8js7i]

This modernization is for chile on his tank 2a4chl for the fight with peru and bolivia

[@samolet900]

Is it/will it be equipped with the L/44 or L/55 gun?

[@joekabira3986]

samolet900 judging by this just being a technology and armor upgrade, it's safe to assume that it still has the 120 mm L/44. That gun is better in urban environments anyway.

[@hanuka6912]

Good Job Aselsan . But this is faclift from leo!

[@burpless6148]

damn pretty tank that one.

[@ottomanemperor5841]

TSK görev verdimi ?? Upgrade oluyormu su an Leo 2 ler ?

[@bugra3666]

+Ottoman Emperor Şuan için modernize projesi için aselsan ile anlaşma yapılmadı !!

[@namelesspicklyanonymous6066]

how about the suspension?

[@DeltaHardcore]

its just a policy to keep the crew at 4 members. coutriess like russia france and south korea have porven that autoloaders are on par with a human loaders

[@kraadydk]

Nice ..!

[@vole12]

Sounds brilliant but when has this been tested for real ?

[@cihatozpolat4170]

this modernization was too expensive so our goverment decided to build a new tank for turkish military which names ALTAY :)

[@cihatozpolat4170]

also we have 1 leopard 2a4 ng prototype :D

[@Irfan-uk7pq]

whats the music in the video?

[@MrEmretti]

@team1tr 7 yıl önce bu teknoloji yoktu aselsanda bu sebepten. amerika bu tür projelere milyar dolarlar harcarken, biz milyon dolar harcıyabiliyoruz. Bu yüzden gelişimimiz yavaş oluyor.

[@MorningShineBorx]

Perfect for Turkish Armed Forces....

[@Oguzhanpasa1907]

Turkish Military is the BESSTTTTTT!!

[@markjmaxwell9819]

I wonder if the Latest leopard variant has compartments for ammunition storage ?????? And turrent blow out features similar to the Abrams tank. 😉😉😉😉😈😈😈😈

[@predattak]

Yes, even the 2a5 has blowout panels just like the m1. the silly thing is that they still have unprotected ammo in the hull. Not sure if they changed that in the last variant.

[@greytr5090]

good

[@clintonscottwalsh]

Australian army had the leapords 1 and up graded them now getting rid of them and brought a few abrams now

[@talus2862]

Clinton Walsh bad idea!!! only germans know how to build awesome tanks, my country has leo 1 and 2, chile.

[@clintonscottwalsh]

Yeah I heard that.. Australia is in bed with the U.S.. wr buy alot of stuff from them

[@talus2862]

***** yup!!!

[@arvedludwig3584]

@Roelof J. Hetsen you can't compare it because it's a different philosophy. Abrams suits urban warfare and has heavy armour packages. The Leo 2 is very agile and has superior fire control systems.

[@ultron2-465]

@@arvedludwig3584 you can compare two tanks from the same Version (MBT)

[@burakcetin5592]

bu tasarimi bizmi yaptik leopardin ustune

[@meteVolga]

Evet

[@1TheAttila1]

08:32 Looks like Tony Stark started to work for ASELSAN :D:D:D

[@slavkosevo4154]

Kroatien Army needs 60+ of these Leopard 2A4/A6 in next 5 years apc.

[@arvedludwig3584]

Wait a few years till a new MBT for Germany will be delivered and you can have 2a7 or other upgraded variants.

[@ultron2-465]

No, they arent. Germany offered Croatia to wait some years, to upgrade theid M84A4 to M84A5 standard and then sell some of them to get money and then gefmany would sell some Leopard 2A5/2A6 to Croatia with upgrade-potential.

[@slavkosevo9149]

@@ultron2-465 , the Kroatien Army really needs Leopards, but our politicians are stupid cunts.

[@DeltaHardcore]

they should build an auto loader in the leopard

[@comeonbaby67]

heyt be Turkün gücü

[@Adr1anGlez]

where can I buy 10? I will start my onw revolution! there will be alcohol and bitches! lol

[@TRschwarzesonne]

I laughed so much tonight,thanks bro :))))

[@ANimouz]

This is an attempt to match the Greek Leopard 2A6+ HEL model.

[@wandess]

DoggdianV it is not. Two solutions are made approximately the same time has its advantages in

[@kmkaracal]

Yapıyolarda nereye gidiyo ?

[@BordoEnes]

No it wont, Because Leopard2NG has the same weight and the same engine as Leopard2A6. So mobility wont be reduced at all.

[@ArmorKingEmir]

i still dont understand why they wanna keep another man inside instead of the autoloader

[@leandrogtrs3423]

só digo uma coisa... preciso de um desses

[@gusgone4527]

Still a potent MBT

[@LuntikfromMOON]

Так интересно, слышится в названии "лепет"...

[@KoMDraegast]

Some Turks at my job say they built this tank from the ground up using their own components and armor mix... I refuse to believe that... it's still a Leopard 2..

[@brenchomsky3515]

Is it Nuclear- Biological - Chemical capable????????????

[@joekabira3986]

Bren Chomsky since the Leopard 2 was designed with that in mind, that should be a given.

[@panjidharma2829]

This tank is good.But I don't think it's good for my country because the ground is too soft for a 60 ton tank . ps my country already use this tank

[@DeltaHardcore]

Fun fact: every modern MBT can shoot down helicopters given the gunner is good enough

[@Chinunit22]

The 9M123 missile specifically developed in 2005 by Russians to destroy this tank, 34 of these Tanks had crossed into Ukraine just recently to fight pro Russian forces. I'd like to see all these in action

[@ragnare6953]

So.. 4 months have passed, if leopard 2 tanks are fighting in Ukraine then there must be some proofs! And since you russians claim to beat western tanks so easily then after 4 months there must be some photos of destroyed leos in ukranie? Can you prove it?

[@kamilekmilusinski8832]

ragnar ellus Prędzej Żydzi pokochają Palestyńczyków i Arabów niż Rosjanie i Rosja się zmienią ... ZAPAMIĘTAJ TO ...

[@anything1sg]

DrThrax123 not really. Singapore took this option + some local upgrades. Its the first upgraded A4 and operational for 2 years already, now dubbed the L2SG variant, totalling 192 tanks.

[@petrameyer1121]

Because Autoloaders are more suspectible then an additional man.

[@DeltaHardcore]

The Leo2 itself is abc proof ;)

[@DeltaHardcore]

@AldanFerrox its not better it doesnt even have lazer warning

[@DeltaHardcore]

@AldanFerrox oh well then (wieder was dazu gelernt ^^ )

[@BluNexus5770]

The Turkish military needs to be proffesionalized. Right now, the generals at the top are just spending lots of money on themselves, they dont even bother to properly plan missions, soldiers died because of the general's incompetance. The only thing the generals care about is they dont want the budget to be made public. Also, the conscripts are not trained well enoughee

[@agt155]

Hopefully these ones won't get blown to pieces in Syria like the last lot of Leopard 2s.

[@liondecka9062]

Hopefully these ones gets also blown in Syria, cause this is not our Leopard 2A7 and Turkish troops are not well educated and inexperienced. Erdogan, the new dictator, wants to kill all Kurdish people and the Opposition. He is your new butcher. Meanwhile Turkish people became poorer and poorer. So, what are you proud about, he?

[@arvedludwig3584]

@@akifabc4666 i bet German soldiers have more battle experience than Turkish troops. I mean, there were many missions in the past and now in the present where the Bundeswehr took part. People hating the army is just a minority. Well, our equipment is not as bad as depicted because somehow they always manage to take part in large operations. How many Turkish soldiers took part in the ISAF mission? When did your troops interfered in Syria? Why do almost all the Turks in Germany behave like jerks?

[@akifabc4666]

Arved Ludwig All the world knows German army is shit, so comparing them with one of the most active militaries in the world is just stupid. At the very moment i am typing this reply, Turkish special forces are on a terrorist hunt in North Iraq and Syria. And they have been doing those operations since 1980’s. On the other hand Germany’s so called army can only take part in the operations USA allows them in to. Only notable experience of the German Army is ISAF missions as you said. Small force from Germany took place in ISAF missions helping the US and UK troops who did all the work in Afghanistan. Also 1750 Turkish troops took part in ISAF missions but it doesn’t matter because those missions were like peace keeping missions where even the weakest armies can take place in. You can google ‘Operation Euphrates Shield’ and ‘Operation Olive Branch’ to see Turkey’s military interventions on Syria. :)

[@jnx2677]

No matter how good a tank is, it will eventually get destroyed if it's not used with adeguate support.

[@rims_86]

wish my country can be cooperate with turkish defence company to upgrade our tanks

[@joekabira3986]

Fahrim Muhammad I wish that all countries could cooperate with each other

[@AldanFerrox]

Nice, but the new Leopard 2A7 is better.

[@durstigerhugo1312]

Aimbot confirmed. Needs nerf.

[@jamesastaburuaga7750]

realmente muy bueno, stronger tank leopard 2a4 Chileno. Chilean tank

[@redherring6154]

Needs a roof rack , to stop the drones

[@R.R.Defensa]

That was 13 years a go now MBT Leopard NG come with all APS Akkor Systems, and Pullat

[@kingchooet9966]

Is it better then 2a6 or 2a7??

[@kingchooet9966]

***** No i mean, Is this upgrade better ten 2a7 or 2a6?

[@joekabira3986]

/Chooêt\ the 2a7 is more modern than the ng.

[@abayyoo4252]

My country already bought it

[@ipayman5217]

abay yoo apa kabarr bro

[@mass13344]

This is the Canadian Main Battle tank

[@anything1sg]

Dig Tops not really. I believe the Canadians got the A6M. The first A4 upgrade to this was done for Singapore's 192 ex-German L2A4 to L2SG standard.

[@MrMukmuk25]

Dig Tops no its turkish

[@mass13344]

Name Less To be honest I'm not 100% sure but they look extremely similar to these

[@nicholastheodoruschan3334]

It is german leopard

[@MrMukmuk25]

Nicholas Theodorus Chan yes and turkish upgrade

[@TT1TTOne]

@kotorlumotor Yeah we should trust you instead...or lets not.

[@BordoEnes]

Actually its said that the L44 curtainly will be replaced by L55. Reason is because just like to integrate the L55 you need minor change in structure and bigger Turret, Thats just how the Germans developed the Leopard2A6 which is just an uparmored Leopard2A4. So since we are doing the exact same thing it meens we are capable of integrating it on our Leopard2NGs, Alot of Turkish analyst believe this will happen.

[@joekabira3986]

BordoEnes you'll need to use a different stabilization systems as well as a new turret design altogether though. That's why the M1 Abrams doesn't use the L/55.

[@jennylover456]

when i saw leopard i thought of the VK leopard

[@cemuka88]

And this is Canadian upgrade for Leo's : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqOkd2iJmJmcsM0

[@ismailselman5095]

İMZA....PROF.DR.NECMETTİN ERBAKAN!!!!

[@Kreptoi]

Bir yukari

[@Howdy762]

Bagh! Just use stronk T-34! Haz Stalinium armor comrade!!!

[@MojiMikato]

fuck communism. its cancer.

[@aguywithachannel8770]

T-34 outdated comrade. Use T-90MS

[@joekabira3986]

T-90MS is outdated compared to the T-14, but just go ahead and buy a Leopard 2 instead.

[@MojiMikato]

Challenger 2 ATDU I got passion for Chally2s ;)

[@joekabira3986]

Ayberk Tiras good taste ;)

[@DeNihility]

Heh... when this was new...

[@xMCYx]

Bu proje niye gerçekleştirilemedi?

[@berkaysagan9082]

Maliyeti yeni bir tank kadar tutuyordu

[@xMCYx]

@@berkaysagan9082 hiçbir şey yapamamaktan iyidir.

[@berkaysagan9082]

@@xMCYx bunun yerine altay projesi basladi devlet otakardan alip bmc ye vermeseydi simdi altaylari kullaniyorduk

[@mhizarci94]

Projeyi yeniden başlatmışlar. Yakında bütün 2A4 leri bu şekil yaparlar.

[@lerrant934]

@@mhizarci94 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKrFgn5_g9R6jq8 boylede olabilir

[@frozzbite]

That 6:48 urban scene where the tank fires when the gun is at 6, is total bull crap. The leopard can't do that.