Sweden has done so many different great things to bolster its military
And with that we continue to learn more about the street bond
122 and find out the differences between it and the leopard 2 tank, which it's built around
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We're getting right into it. So the straight Vaughn 122 is basically your Swedish version of the leopard 2
Sometimes people actually refer to this as the leopard 2's as a matter of fact
It's also considered the most armored version of a leopard 2 of any other variant in the entire world
And for this video we're gonna look the differences between this and the leopard 2a5
Which is the more advanced version of the leopard 2 tanks?
Bit of a back story the leopard 2 was originally brought into service in Germany in 1979
And for the leopard 2's, it wasn't brought in until about
1997 when Sweden wanted a modified version of the tank for its style of fighting which was mostly forested
Locations and urban combat as for the leopard
2a5 this was another version with heavy upgrades and it was introduced into Germany in
1995 this particular version introduced the wedge-shaped
Frontal armor that you see on most leopard 2's
nowadays
And that's somewhat the same
Armor that the leopard 2's has it just has a little bit more and I'm gonna get into that because what makes these two different
Well, let's take a look firstly when it comes to cost the strip Vaughn 122 comes in at approximately
5.7 4 million u.s. Dollars where the leopard 2a5 is a little bit more with six point eight six million u.s
Dollars and although the weight is slightly different compared to the two the length and the width comes in generally the same
both having a length of nine point nine seven meters and a width of
3.75 meters as for the height they both equal three meters for both versions for the 122 s though
They are a little bit heavier coming in at sixty two point five tons
Whereas the leopard 2a5 is a little bit under at sixty two point three tons
Why is there a major difference between the weight? Well, it's basically armored both tanks
Use what is known as third-generation composite armor, but the Striz Vaughn has some major upgrades in different places
for example
It's added increased armor at the top of the turret and the front hall
with about three tons worth being added as well on top of that when it comes to the crew hatches they are considered to be
Much thicker now for armaments these two tanks use the same both the leopard 2a5 and the Straits Vaughn
122 used the 120-millimeter smoothbore gun both having 42 rounds for the machine guns
They are both seven six two in size and generally have around the same amount of ammunition the power and weight
However is different for this droids Vaughn
122 simply because it is slightly heavier making it have 24 horse powers per tonne
Whereas the leopard 2a5 has twenty four point zero eight
Horsepowers per ton range is the same coming in at around five hundred and fifty kilometers
with the same amount of fuel within the tank coming in at
1200 liters now speed however, this is where things get a little bit tricky now
I've heard that the strip on one twenty two is a little bit slower coming in at
68 kilometers per hour
Whereas the leopard 2a5 can go about four kilometers faster at 72 kilometers per hour
However, some reports have also stated that the strip Vaughn is capable of going up to 72
But many other reports counter that so not entirely sure on that one
But one of the most important features when it comes to the strip on 122 is the side smoke dispensers
That's how you can really tell the difference between a leopard 2a5 and a strip Vaughn 122
This is because on the side for protection the strip Vaughn uses
What is known as the French Galax smoke dispensers?
It also has been upgraded with a new fire control system and Swedish radio and among a few other things
Both of them are capable of doing very similar things and are quite reliable to the people that use them
Anyway, guys that is one of our short videos here of looking at the differences between these two
Individual tanks. Would you guys think of this video?
Hope you guys like it and guys feel free to leave a comment for which one you think is better and on top of that
If you want to recommend any other things that we should compare and find out the differences between feel free to leave it down there
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