main battle tank
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20030358-015
- Event 1945-1989 Cold War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1978-1999
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1978/01/01
- Latest 1999/12/31
- Brand Name / Model Leopard C2
- Materials Steel
- Branch Canadian Armoured Corps
- Service Component Canadian Forces
- Measurements Height 2.62 m, Length 8.17 m, Width 3.37 m
- Caption Leopard C2
- Additional Information In 1995, the Leopard C2 replaced the Leopard C1 as Canada's principal main battle tank. The crew of four, consisting of a commander, driver, gunner, and radio operator/loader, can fire the 105mm cannon while moving through darkness and bad weather.