Ⓐⓛⓛⓘⓐⓝⓒⓔ
Ⓦⓔⓢⓣⓔⓡⓝ Ⓐⓛⓛⓘⓐⓝⓒⓔ
Ⓣⓨⓟⓔ
Heavy Tank
Ⓔⓡⓐ
Ⓓéⓣⓔⓝⓣⓔ
Leopard 2 KWS III
Ⓟⓡⓔⓜⓘⓤⓜ Ⓣⓐⓝⓚ
Ⓒⓞⓢⓣ
17,000
0
Ⓑⓐⓣⓣⓛⓔ ⓔⓐⓡⓝ ⓡⓐⓣⓔ
Ⓢⓘⓛⓥⓔⓡ Ⓔⓐⓡⓝ Ⓡⓐⓣⓔ165%
Ⓧⓟ Ⓔⓐⓡⓝ Ⓡⓐⓣⓔ110%
Ⓕⓡⓔⓔ Ⓧⓟ Ⓔⓐⓡⓝ Ⓡⓐⓣⓔ4%
Ⓒⓡⓔⓦ Ⓧⓟ Ⓡⓐⓣⓔ110%
Ⓜⓐⓣⓒⓗⓜⓐⓚⓘⓝⓖ
Ⓔⓡⓐ
ⒹéⓣⓔⓝⓣⓔⓅⒺⓃⒺⓉⓇⒶⓉⒾⓄⓃ844/320ⓂⓂ
ⒹⒶⓂⒶⒼⒺ700/870ⒽⓅ !!ⒽⒾⓉⓅⓄⒾⓃⓉⓈ!!
ⒽⒾⓉ ⓅⓄⒾⓃⓉⓈ3950ⒽⓅ !!ⒽⒾⓉⓅⓄⒾⓃⓉⓈ!!
ⓂⒶⓍ ⓈⓅⒺⒺⒹ68.4/32.2(ⒻⓄⓇⓌⒶⓇⒹ/ⒷⒶⒸⓀⓌⒶⓇⒹ) ⓀⓂ/Ⓗ
ⓋⒾⓈⒾⓄⓃ ⓇⒶⓃⒼⒺ535Ⓜ
ⒹⒺⓉⒺⒸⓉⒶⒷⒾⓁⒾⓉⓎ ⓇⒶⓃⒼⒺ474.43/448.85(ⓂⓄⓋⒾⓃⒼ/ⓈⓉⒾⓁⓁ) Ⓜ
Ⓢⓔⓛⓔⓒⓣ Ⓜⓤⓛⓣⓘⓟⓛⓔ Ⓜⓞⓓⓤⓛⓔⓢ
Ⓡⓔⓢⓔⓣ ⓣⓞ ⓢⓣⓞⓒⓚ
ⒼⓊⓃ
140 mm NPzK-140 Smoothbore Gun ⓉⓊⓇⓇⒺⓉ
Leopard 2 KWS IIIprimaryⒺⓃⒼⒾⓃⒺ
MTU MB 873 Ka-501ⓈⓊⓈⓅⒺⓃⓈⒾⓄⓃ
Leopard 2 KWS IIIⓇⒶⒹⒾⓄ
SEM 80/90Ⓜⓞⓓⓤⓛⓔ Ⓓⓔⓣⓐⓘⓛⓢ
140 mm NPzK-140 Smoothbore Gun
ⓡⓐⓣⓔ ⓞⓕ ⓕⓘⓡⓔ
5.41ⓡⓞⓤⓝⓓⓢ/ⓜⓘⓝ
ⓓⓐⓜⓐⓖⓔ
700/870ⓗⓟ !!ⓗⓘⓣⓟⓞⓘⓝⓣⓢ!!
ⓜⓞⓓⓤⓛⓔ ⓓⓐⓜⓐⓖⓔ
220/220ⓗⓟ !!ⓗⓘⓣⓟⓞⓘⓝⓣⓢ!!
ⓑⓛⓐⓢⓣ ⓡⓐⓓⓘⓤⓢ
0/2.54ⓜ
ⓓⓐⓜⓐⓖⓔ ⓟⓔⓡ ⓜⓘⓝⓤⓣⓔ
3787ⓗⓟ/ⓜⓘⓝ !!ⓗⓘⓣⓟⓞⓘⓝⓣⓢ ⓟⓔⓡ ⓜⓘⓝⓤⓣⓔ!!
ⓟⓔⓝⓔⓣⓡⓐⓣⓘⓞⓝ ⓐⓣ 100ⓜ
844/320ⓜⓜ
ⓟⓔⓝⓔⓣⓡⓐⓣⓘⓞⓝ ⓐⓣ 500ⓜ
810/320ⓜⓜ
ⓐⓜⓜⓞ ⓜⓐⓧ ⓢⓟⓔⓔⓓ
2000/1350ⓜ/ⓢ
ⓐⓜⓜⓞ ⓜⓐⓧ ⓡⓐⓝⓖⓔ
2500/2500ⓜ
Ⓢⓗⓔⓛⓛ Ⓣⓨⓟⓔ
APFSDS/HESH
ⓡⓔⓛⓞⓐⓓ ⓣⓘⓜⓔ
11.1ⓢⓔⓒ
ⓐⓘⓜⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓘⓜⓔ
2.5ⓢⓔⓒ
ⓐⓜⓜⓞ ⓒⓐⓟⓐⓒⓘⓣⓨ
40ⓡⓞⓤⓝⓓⓢ
ⓐⓒⓒⓤⓡⓐⓒⓨ
0.29ⓜ
ⓐⓒⓒⓤⓡⓐⓒⓨ ⓓⓤⓡⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓤⓡⓡⓔⓣ ⓡⓞⓣⓐⓣⓘⓞⓝ
1.39ⓜ
ⓓⓔⓟⓡⓔⓢⓢⓘⓞⓝ
6ⓓⓔⓖ
ⓔⓛⓔⓥⓐⓣⓘⓞⓝ
20ⓓⓔⓖ
ⓨⓐⓦ ⓛⓘⓜⓘⓣ
-180/180ⓓⓔⓖ
Leopard 2 KWS III
ⓣⓤⓡⓡⓔⓣ ⓐⓡⓜⓞⓡ
200/650/30ⓜⓜ
ⓣⓡⓐⓥⓔⓡⓢⓔ ⓢⓟⓔⓔⓓ
40ⓓⓔⓖ/ⓢⓔⓒ
ⓥⓘⓔⓦ ⓡⓐⓝⓖⓔ
535ⓜ
ⓟⓞⓢⓘⓣⓘⓞⓝ
primary
MTU MB 873 Ka-501
ⓔⓝⓖⓘⓝⓔ ⓟⓞⓦⓔⓡ
1500ⓗⓟ !!ⓔⓝⓖⓘⓝⓔⓟⓞⓦⓔⓡ!!
ⓟⓞⓦⓔⓡ/ⓦⓔⓘⓖⓗⓣ ⓡⓐⓣⓘⓞ
24.08ⓗⓟ/ⓣ
ⓣⓞⓟ ⓕⓞⓡⓦⓐⓡⓓ ⓢⓟⓔⓔⓓ
68.4ⓚⓜ/ⓗ
ⓣⓞⓟ ⓡⓔⓥⓔⓡⓢⓔ ⓢⓟⓔⓔⓓ
32.2ⓚⓜ/ⓗ
ⓕⓘⓡⓔ ⓒⓗⓐⓝⓒⓔ
10ⓟⓔⓡⓒⓔⓝⓣ
Leopard 2 KWS III
ⓣⓡⓐⓥⓔⓡⓢⓔ ⓢⓟⓔⓔⓓ
26ⓓⓔⓖ/ⓢⓔⓒ
ⓣⓔⓡⓡⓐⓘⓝ ⓡⓔⓢⓘⓢⓣⓐⓝⓒⓔ
1.1/1.3/2.2
SEM 80/90
ⓢⓘⓖⓝⓐⓛ ⓡⓐⓝⓖⓔ
690ⓜ
Ⓣⓐⓝⓚ Ⓞⓡⓘⓖⓘⓝ
As successful as the Leopard 2 main battle tank was, a newly unified Germany still sought to upgrade its military defenses after the Cold War ended. The KWS project was an effort to update the Leopard 2 undertaken during the 1990s. The primary feature of the KWS III design, which was the third stage in the project, was a 140mm smoothbore gun that would have been paired with an autoloader to reduce the vehicle’s crew size. Changes in the political climate ultimately led to the termination of the project.
