Leopard Club : Leopard 2 reference materials

This list of Leopard 2 reference material was originally compiled from books in my own reference library. Given the limitations of my knowledge and the breadth of my reference library, this list is by no means complete; there are plenty of sources of Leopard 2 information that are not included on this list.

A big thank you goes to the following individuals for their contributions to this list:

Thank you very much to all who have given their time to keep this list current and useful!

Any reader wishing to contact me regarding any errors or omissions are encouraged to do so via email at dan@onepointed.com.

Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 - Entwicklung und Einsatz in der Bundeswehr (Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank - Development and German Army Service)
Frank Lobitz, 2009, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)
ISBN : 9783936519080

320 pages, hard cover, full German and English text, 679 photos (mostly colour - only a few black/white), 97 graphics and 2 four-side 1:35 scale drawings (depicting the 2A4 and 2A5)
volume 1 of a 2 part study of the Leopard 2 main battle tank (volume 2 is described immediately below)
the author, Frank Lobitz, is a serving member of the Bundeswehr who has spent his career in and around Leopard 1s and 2s ... this unique perspective has allowed him to create an extremely engaging and useful reference on the Leopard 2
the definitive reference on the Leopard 2 in German service ... if you plan to acquire only two Leopard 2 reference books, this should be one of them (and the second volume should be the other)
Edit (2009/08/31) : ... and The Danish Leopard 2A5 should be the third of the aforementioned two purchases
the book contains a large number of high quality photos which should please even the most AMS afflicted individuals
the development of the Leopard 2 from prototype to series production vehicle is thoroughly documented with the lavish use of mostly colour photos and line drawings
the differences between Leopard 2A0-4 vehicles of different production batches are clearly explained with many sketches and photographs ... the same treatment is given to the improved Leopard 2A5, 2A6 and 2A6M
brief coverage is given to the development of specialized vehicles, such as the Bergepanzer 3 Büffel, the PSB 2 Rapid Bridge Launcher, the LEGUAN bridge layer and the AEV 3 Kodiak
further combat capability improvements which ultimately led to the 2A5, 2A6 and 2A6M are covered by following the development of KWS I-III and the TVM 1&2 trials vehicles
for more information, please refer to the publisher's description or Henk Meerdink's review (courtesy of Armorama)

Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 - Internationaler Einsatz und Varianten (Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank - International Service and Variants)
review/summary provided by Harald Hartwig and Frank Lobitz
Frank Lobitz, 2009, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)
ISBN : 9783936519099

296 pages, full German and English text, 747 photos, 30 illustrations
volume 2 of a 2 part study of the Leopard 2 main battle tank (volume 1 is described immediately above)
the book contains a brief summary of the development of the Leopard 2 (for those who do not own vol. 1)
the balance of the book is devoted to the Leopard 2 in foreign service, by nation, with one chapter devoted to each nation
Leopard 2 users covered in this book would include; Sweden, The Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Finland, Greece, Turkey, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Austria, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland
each chapter is organized as follows:
- a short summary of the procurement and use of the Leopard 2
- a detailed description of the procurement and nation specific modifications (if applicable)
- an exploration of the gun tank variants used, including detailed explanations of any nation specific sub-systems or modifications
- a discussion of any vehicles of the Leopard 2 family also in use with the nation (eg. Bergepanzer 3)
- a quick explanation of the nation's integration and use of the Leopard 2 in its armed forces
- photos of trials or prototype vehicles
- main in action and detail photos of each variant of the gun tank used
- a side profile line drawing with captions noting the differences of the nation specific vehicle and the equivalent gun tank in service with the Bundeswehr
- if applicable, detail and in action photos of any major add-ons or modifications to the nation's gun tanks
- photo coverage of any Leopard 2 family vehicles used by the nation
to say that this book is packed with high quality pictures would not be doing it justice - it is full of both detail shots and in action type photos ... enough to keep most modelers happy
for more information, please refer to the publisher's description

The Danish Leopard 2A5
Thomas Antonsen, 2009, Barbarossa Books (Essex, UK)
ISBN : 9781847680273

172 pages, hard cover, English text, all colour photos, 2 pages of 1:35 scale plans of the Leopard 2A5 DK
documents the use of the Leopard 2A5 main battle tank in service with the Danish Army (ie. the Leopard 2A5-DK)
the book covers the complete development history of the Danish Leopard 2A5 from creation of the vehicle concept to the QRF version currently serving in Afghanistan.
full of great gobs of very high quality photos of in action vehicles as well as numerous detail photos shot from multiple angles (something I've wanted to see in a reference book for quite some time because that's how I photograph vehicles)
this book is very comfortably nestled in the must have category as it is one of the best modeling reference books I have ever laid hands on - it was very clearly written with the AMS afflicted modeler in mind
for more information or to contact the author (he's a very nice fellow - he doesn't bite), visit the book's website
a full review of the book may be found posted on Armorama or here at the Leopard Club
this book is available from the publisher Barbarossa Books

Danish Leopards in Helmand From the crew's perspective
Thomas Antonsen, 2016, Trackpad Publishing (Surrey, UK)
ISBN: 978-0-9928425-6-7

A4 portrait, soft cover, 148 pages, all colour photos, English text
this book covers the experiences of Danish Leopards on operations in Helmand Province Afghanistan in the words of the crew members
the book covers DANCON 4 to DANCON 17 (October 2007 to May 2017)
many of the photos are previously un-published as they were taken by the crew members whose words are recorded in this book
highly recommended as it is both a good read and an excellent source of reference for operational 2A5DKs
this book is available from Trackpad Publishing

Leopard 2 Maintenance Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 in Wartung und Instandsetzung
Jochen Vollert, 2013, Tankograd Publishing, (Erlangen, Germany)
ISBN: 978-3-936519-34-1

A4 landscape, 96 pages, ca. 222 photos, softcover, text German/English,
Introduction / historical review followed by many photos of Leopard 2 in various states of maintenance detailing the inside of the hull, running gear, engine decks, turret ring, engine compartment, powerpack, turret, education / training, maintenance hall.
Leopard 2 1.35 scale drawings
A different kind of walkaround book with lots of interest and inspiration.
Available from Tankograd Publishing.
For more information, please consult the Leopard Club review.

Tankograd Publishing In-Detail: Leopard 2A4 - Cold War Hero
Ralph Zwilling, 2015, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)
ISBN: 978-3-936519-41-9

Format: 96 pages, illustrated book, text in German and English
Chapters include: Introduction/Development History, Hull, Running Gear, Glacis Plate, Engine Deck, Engine Bay, Power Pack, Turret, Commander's/Loader's Hatches, Fighting compartment - Interior, and Sample Markings
For more information, please consult the Leopard Club review.
Available from Tankograd Publishing

Kampfpanzer LEOPARD 2A7 - The World's Best Tank - Development History and Technology Ralph Zwilling, 2015, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

56 pages, soft cover, German and English text, all colour photos, 1:35 scale plans of the Leopard 2A7
the text describes the development of the 2A7 which complements the thorough photo coverage of the vehicle
chapters would include:
- Development - a short history of the Leopard 2 in service with the Bundeswehr
- The Path - the research and development decisions which led to the configuration of the 2A7
- trials vehicles - 3 pages of photo coverage of the PSO demonstrator and the 2A7+ (2009 and 2012 versions)
- Walk-around - static and in-actions photos of the 2A7 providing good all around views
- Hull - detailed photos of the hull modifications
- Running Gear
- 1:35 plans - front, rear, left right and top views are included
- Turret - detailed photos of the turret modifications
- EKKA - description and photos of the energy system (auxilliary power unit) and the crew cooling system
- HE - description of the new DM12 HE round with programmable fuse
- IFIS - description and new command and weapon engagement system - photos of the commander's console are included but due to operational security concerns no interior photos are present
- Intercommunication System - description and photos of hte infantry phone box and communications interconnect connections
- Fire Suppression - short description of the new crew compartment fire suppression system
- PERI R17A3 - short description and a few photos - it should be noted that the external appearance of the PERI sensor head has not changed (the new bits are all internal)
- Turret Electronics bay - a short description and photos of the new turret traverse and gun elevation electronics bay and photos of the new cover plate and over-pressure relief valve
- Provisions for add-on armour - a short description and a number of photos of hte modified heavy side skirts and the mount points for additional armour components (which when fitted would be the same as those used on the 2A4M-CAN)
- Barracuda MCS - description and photos of the thermal protection mats and folding umbrella
- Technical Specifications
all photos are very high quality and were taken with the scale modeller in mind
please refer to the Leopard Club review for further information and several sample page photos
available from Tankograd Publishing

Canadian Leopard 2A4M-CAN - Model Foto Focus
Dan Hay, Peter van Iren, Anthony Sewards and Matthew Worth, 2015, Trackpad Publishing (Surrey, UK)

Format: A4 landscape, 80 pages, 250 full colour photos, English text
a photo reference of the 2A4M-CAN with a focus on the vehicle in service in Canada (ie. without slat armour or the Barracuda MCS)
this is primarily a modeller's photo reference with plenty of photos of the vehicle overall and detail shots of the interesting bits
For more information, please consult the Leopard Club review
Available from Trackpad Publishing

Leopard 2A4M CAN - Tankograd Publishing In-Detail/Fast-Track 17
Carl Shulze, 2015, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

Format: 40 pages, illustrated book, English text
a photo reference focusing on vehicles in-service in Afghanistan
For more information, please consult the Leopard Club review.
Available from Tankograd Publishing

Canadian Leopard 2A6M CAN in Afghanistan - Model Foto Focus
Anthony Sewards and Rick Saucier, 2015, Trackpad Publishing (Surrey, UK)

Format: A4 landscape, 80 pages, 200+ full colour photos, English text
a photo reference of the Leopard 2A6M-CAN in service in Afghanistan
the photos were shot by Canadian Forces members who either served on or around the vehicles
For more information, please consult the the Leopard Club review
Available from Trackpad Publishing

Canadian Leopard 2A6M CAN (International Special No.8002)
Carl Schulze, 2010, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translation, all colour photos, 1:35 scale plans of the Leopard 2A6M-CAN
the book deals with the Leopard 2A6M-CAN in active service in Afghanistan from August 2007 to the present, with a distinct emphasis on operations in 2009
the book consists of 5 pages of text followed by plenty of high quality photos with captions (in both German and English)
contains the following elements/subsections:
- synopsis of Canadian operations in Afghanistan with a discussion of factors that led to the decision to deploy tanks in support of the Canadian battlegroup
- a short description of the procurement of the Leopard 2A6M (leased from Germany) and of the 2A4 (purchased from the Netherlands)
- detailed description of the modifications for Canadian Ops in Afghanistan, which include; slat armour, Barracuda MCS, electronic counter-measures, radio equipment and supplementary armour and stowage
- in-action photos of Canadian Leopard 2's in Afghanistan, including some photos of the vehicles arriving in Kandahar (courtesy of the Canadian Department of National Defense)
- many detailed walk-around type photos of operational vehicles which illustrate the Canadian modifications (clearly shot with the modeler in mind)
- 1:35 scale plans of the Leopard 2A6M-CAN (complete with slat armour but without Barracuda MCS)
- a section of the use of the mine clearance roller system in use with the Leopard 2A6M-CAN including good photos of the roller mount assembly and the adapter frame (the mount assembly is sized to fit Leopard 1 gun tanks)
- a short photo spread of the Büffel Armoured Recovery Vehicle in use with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan
a very high quality book which will be invaluable to modelers wishing to build a Leopard 2A6M-CAN (a must-have in my humble opinion)
for more information and several page preview photos, please refer to the publisher's description
a comprehensive book review by Jason Bobrowich is available courtesy of Armorama.

Finnish Leopards : The Finnish Army Leopard 2A4 MBT, 2R AEV and 2L AVLB
Andreas Kirchhoff, 2011, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translation, 149 colour photos
for more information and several page preview photos, please refer to the publisher's description (oder auf Deutsch)
a more complete synopsis/review is forthcoming, until then, there is one available auf Deutsch an Panzer-Modell.de

Leopard 2A5 Bei Übung und Einsatz
Wilhelm Stöcker, 2002, Bernard & Graefe Verlag (Bonn, Germany)
ISBN : 3763762272

183 pages, hard cover, German text with many colour photos and several line drawings
although dealing primarily with the 2A5, a small number of pages are devoted to photographic coverage of the 2A6
most of the pictures feature in action shots of vehicles (lots of diorama ideas), but there are enough detail oriented photos to keep modeller types happy
contains numerous pictures of the Leopard 2A5's deployed to the Balkans for KFOR
includes detailed pictures of most of the components of the German AGDUS and the US MILES training simulation systems as fitted to the Leopard 2
contains very detailed line drawings on the Leopard 2A5 in addition to comprehensive diagrams of the official Bundeswehr 3-colour camo pattern
a great book for the Leopard 2 modeller or enthusiast - highly recommended if you can find a copy

Leopard 2 - Ein Spitzenprodukt deutscher Waffentechnik
Michael Scheibert and Wolfgang Schneider, 1986, Podzun-Pallas Verlag GmbH (Friedberg, Germany)
ISBN : 3790902659

48 pages, soft cover, German text, black and white photos (although the front and back covers contain colour photos) and several line drawings
provides primarily photo coverage (with captions) of the Leopard 2A0-4, the Leopard 2 NL and the Panzer 87
most photos are detail oriented (ie. modeller's dream) with many interior photos and not much in the way of "in action" photos
this book contains a lot of really good photos of early Leopard 2's even if the the quality of the photographs is a little dated (ie. typical of 1980's era modeller reference books)

Leopard 2A4
Javier de Mazarrasa, 2001, Reserva Anticipada Ediciones (Barcelona, Spain)
ISBN : 8495493063

48 pages, soft cover, Spanish text, colour and black and white photographs, colour illustrations
documents the Leopard 2A4 in Spanish service as well as a short account of the development of the Leopard 2A4 from the KPz-70 through to prototypes and series production vehicles
all of the photos depict vehicles "in action"
several illustrations of the Leopard 2A4 are included which appear to be identical to those found in the Speilberger Leopard books
contains a complete list of all 2A4's in Spanish service, which includes the vehicle registration numbers and the unit to which the vehicle is attached

Leopard 2/2A5 - Concord Mini Color Series
Walter Böhm, 1998, Concord Publications Co. (Hong Kong, China)
ISBN : 9623616376

48 pages, soft cover, English text with all colour photos
contains many "in action" type photos and captions
vehicles covered would include the 2A1-4 and 2A5 in service with the Bundeswehr, the Bergepanzer 3 and vehicles in foreign service (Panzer 87, 2A4 NL, 2A5 NL and 2 whole photos of the Strv 122)
given that the publishing date of this book is 1998, most of the photo coverage is of Leopard 2A4 variants in Bundeswehr service ... Leopard 2A5 coverage is approximately 15 pages of photos and captions
contains 1:35 scale plans of the Leopard 2A0 (Batch 1) and several colour side-view illustrations of in-service gun tanks

Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 1979-1998 (Osprey New Vanguard 24)
Michael Jerchel & Uwe Schnellbacher with colour illustrations by Michael Badrocke, 1998, Osprey Publishing Ltd. (London England)
ISBN : 1855326914

48 pages, soft cover, English text with black and white photos and colour illustrations
the format and style of the content should be quite familiar to readers of Osprey books and the New Vanguard series
provides coverage of the Leopard 2 from early prototypes through to the 2A5, with some coverage of the Bergepanzer 3 and Leopard 2s in foreign service (Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden)
as is the case with older Osprey books, the colour plates and the vehicle history are superb but the black and white photos are mostly too small to be of much value to the modeller

Waffen-Arsenal Special Band 17 - Leopard 2A5 by Michael Scheibert
1996
ISBN: 3-7909-0576-3

softcover, 48 pages, all German text
Except the cover page, the whole book is B/W photos.
It includes some detail shots of the additional armour on the turret, the PERI-R17, interior of the turret, the rear looking camera, driver's station and a general walkaround showing the differences of a Leopard 2A5.
It also briefly mentioned the Strv.122.
Not a very exciting book.

Urban Warrior Upgrading the Leopard 2 MOUT and Beyond
Unclassified No.11. Stefan Marx, Amberlsand Publishing, Munich, 2008

A4, 88 pages and more than 200 images, drawings and artist's impressions, softcover, English text
This comprehensive profile reveals the present and future possibilities of the Leopard 2 concerning Armour/Firepower Ammunition/Secondary Armament/Command & Control/Sights/Mobility/Communications/Navigation/Training/Support
Special attention has been given to the urban environment and technical gadgets to make the beast even more lethal and effective.
New variants and prototypes are described in detail and evaluated reflecting actual lessons learned in recent conflicts.
What is MOUT? This doesn't get explained until well into the book - page 59!
The English used is very Germanic with very long sentences that are difficult to understand in places.
Artist impressions of 2A6 are dreadfully inaccurate (for example they all have 2A4 driver's hatches amongst other blunders) so it's a shame they occupy three whole pages.
Layout/design is none too good.
Available from Amberland Publishing

How to build The Leopard Family in 1:35
Spencer Pollard with Marcel Jussen, Brett Green and John Murphy
Published by ADH Publishing

Read the Leopard Club review
primarily a modeling book but does contain a smattering of walk-around photos of the C2 MEXAS and the Dutch Leopard 2A6
contains detailed build articles of the following kits and subjects:
- Takom C2 MEXAS (2 build are featured)
- Tamiya and Hobby Boss kit-bash of the Danish Leopard 2A5DK
- Netherlands Pionierpanzer 1 AEV based on the PSM Bergepanzer 2 ARV
- Bundeswehr Meng 1A3/4
- Netherlands Leopard 2A4 based on Revell 03193
- Tamiya Leopard 2A6 in German service

Modern German Army Armoured Recovery Vehicles - Militärfahrzeug Special No.5004
Stefan Marx, 2004, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translations, colour and black and white photos, several scale drawings
Leopard 2 content includes 22 pages of text and photos of the Bergepanzer 3 Büffel with a few pictures of the vehicle in Swedish service (as the Bgbv 120)
includes an exquisite set of 1:35 scale line drawings of the Bergepanzer 3 ... suitable for use by ambitions scratch-builders
a must have for anyone interested in modeling the Bergepanzer 3

German Army Training Center - Letzlingen : the cutting edge in combat simulation for the Bundeswehr - Militärfahrzeug Special No.5005
Ralph Zwilling and OTL Norbert Hoiczyk, 2004, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translations, all colour photos
besides Leopard 2A6 photos on the front and back covers, this book contains approximately 11 pages of "in action" type photos of Leopard 2 gun tanks (2A4's and 2A6's) with one lonely photo of a Bergepanzer 3
the photos are of the usual high quality that is the norm with Tankograd books
for more information and several page preview photos, please refer to the publisher's description

Panzertruppe '2010' : German Panzer Forces in the 21^st Century - Militärfahrzeug Special No.5023
Peter Blume, 2009, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, German)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translations, all colour photos
all photos are in action type and appear to have been captured during various field exercises or public demonstrations
contains 11 pages of photos and captions of the Leopard 2A4
contains 19 pages of photos and captions of the Leopard 2A5, 2A6 and 2A6M
contains 2.5 pages of photos and captions of the Bergepanzer 3
for more information and several page preview photos, please refer to the publisher's description

Modern German Army Armoured Engineer Vehicles - Militärfahrzeug Special No.5008
Stefan Marx, 2005, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translations, colour and black and white photos, several scale drawings
Leopard 2 content includes 2 pages of text and 1 page of photos of the AEV 3 Kodiak and the AMIR mine plough
while this book would be a must have for anyone interested in modeling any of the Leopard 1 based engineer vehicles, the Leopard 2 content is at best token
for more information and several page preview photos, please refer to the publisher's description

Danske Hæren - the vehicles of the modern Danish Land Forces - Missions & Manoeuvres No.7006
Clemens Niesner, 2007, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translations, all colour photos
Leopard 2 content includes 2.5 pages of "in action" type photos of the Leopard 2A5 DK

Nederlandse Troepen : Vehicles of the Royal Netherlands Army in Germany 1963 - 2006 - Missions & Manoeuvres No.7007
Peterblume, 2007, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translations, all colour photos
contains 5 pages of "in action" type photos of Dutch Leopard 2A4's, 2A6's and the Bergepanzer 3

Koninklijke Landmacht : Vehicles of the modern Royal Netherlands Army RNLA - Missions & Manoeuvres No.7013
Clemens Niesner, 2008, Tankograd Publishing (Erlangen, Germany)

64 pages, soft cover, German text with complete English translations, all colour photos
contains 5.5 pages of "in action" type photos of Dutch Leopard 2A6's and Bergepanzer 3's

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 2/2002

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
Contains a 6 page article replete with colour photos entitled "Kampfpanzer Leopard 2A4 Nachtshießen - Tagschießen" by Jochen Vollert which features Leopard 2A4's of the Bundeswehr participating in day and night gunnery training
the back cover of the book/magazine features a full page photo of a Bundeswehr Leopard 2A4

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 3/2002

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
Contains a 3 page colour photo essay by Jochen Vollert on the Leopard 2A4 in German service

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 4/2002

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains an 11 page article by Ralph Zwilling (mostly colour photos with captions and some text) on the Leopard 2A6

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 4/2003

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains an 8 page article by Clemens Niesner entitled "Operation Våreld" which features 2 pages of colour photos of Swedish Strv 122's and 121's participating in a field exercise

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 3/2004

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 5 page article by Stefan Marx with photos by Jochen Vollert entitled "The Leopard 2A5 in detail"
the article consists mostly of photos (all in colour) with captions and features a number of excellent detail shots (ie. modeler oriented) of a Leopard 2A5 in German service

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 4/2004

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 4.5 page article by Walter Böhm entitled "Hacke Tau" which features Leopard 2A6's and Bergepanzer 3's in German service, participating in a field exercise
also contains a 9 page article by Rolf Hilmes entitled "Der Weg zum Doppelrohr-Kasemattpanzer", consisting of colour and black and white photos and line drawings of an experimental turretless twin 120mm smooth-bore gun vehicle which used many Leopard 2 components (strictly speaking this isn't Leo 2 content but it's a pretty cool looking concept vehicle)

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 1/2005

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains an 11 page article by Andreas Kirchhoff and Frank Lobitz on the Leopard 2A5-DK
the article contains a well written body, as well as a generous selection of colour pictures featuring both "in action" type shots and detail shots
this article is a must have for anyone planning to build a Leopard 2A5-DK
also contains an article by Peter Blume entitled "Vorausangriff" which features a few photos of Austrian Leopard 2A4's participating in a field exercise

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 2/2005

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 4 page article by Walter Böhm entitled "Leoparden aus Switoszowk which features a number of colour photos of Leopard 2A4's in Polish service participating in a field exercise in the Letzlingen Heide Training Area (the German Army Training Centre)

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 3/2005

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 4 page article by7 Clemens Niesner on the Leopard 2A4NO (2A4 in Norwegian service)
the article consists mostly of "in action" type colour photos and captions

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 2/2006

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 7 page article by Dieter Hack entitled "Niederläandische Panzerfahrzeuge in Deutschland" consisting mostly of colour photos with captions
the article contains 2 "in action" type photos of Dutch Leopard 2's (one features a 2A5 NL and one features a 2A6 NL)
also contains a 1 page colour photo essay and short article by Hans-Hermann Bühling entitled "Neue Nebelmittelwurfanlage für Leopard 2A6" which features the new 6/2 76mm Wegmann smoke discharger array ... don't let the short length of this article fool you as the detail shots of the 6/2 array are excellent

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 1/2007

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 4 page article by Peter Blume entitled "Hadwerk 2005" which features 2 pictures of Austrian Leopard 2A4's participating in a field exercise
also contains a 4 page article by Frank Lobitz entitled "Leopard 2 PSO" which features this vehicle as displayed at the Eurosatory 2006 exhibition in Paris

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 1/2008

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 5 page article by Dieter Hack entitled "Bahnverladung Leopard 2A6" which features colour photos of Leopard 2A6's and Bergepanzer 3's in German service being prepared for rail transport
the back cover features a full page picture of a Leopard 2A6

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 2/2008

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains a 7 page article by Walter Böhm entitled "Die neue Panzergrenadierbrigade 37 "Freistaat Sachsen" which features a number of colour photos of Leopard 2A6's in German service participating in a field exercise

Militär Fahrzeug Magazine - issue 3/2008

German text with full English translations (for articles and captions)
contains an 8 page article by Clemens Niesner entitled "Schwermetall aus Schweden - Kampfpanzer Leopard 2(s) / Stridsvagn 122" which features "in action" type colour photos of (you guessed it) Swedish Strv 122's

Waffensysteme Leopard 1 und Leopard 2
Walter J. Speilberger, 2003, Motorbuch Verlag (Stuttgart, Germany)
ISBN : 3613016559

399 pages, hard cover, German text, many black and white photos with some colour photos
details the development of both the Leopard 1 and 2, up to 2A5 prototypes (TVM max and TVM min)
just less than 1/2 of the book is devoted to the Leopard 2 (coverage starts at page 224), with a fair bit of attention being given to the development of various trials vehicles
Leopard 2 gun tank coverage primarily focuses on the 8 production batches of the 2A0-4 and the Panzer 87 (the 2A4 in Swiss service) with decent photographic coverage of the prototype vehicles TVM max and TVM min
contains some coverage of the Bergepanzer 3 (including a set of very detailed scale plans) and brief mention of the Fahrschulpanzer Leopard 2
contains line drawings of the prototype 2AV, batch 1-8 Leopard 2A0-4 vehicles, the Leopard 2A4 NL, the Panzer 97, the Strv 122 (termed the 2A5 S in the book) and the Bergepanzer 3
definitely worth owning due to the very comprehensive nature of the photo and textual content, though this book may be superfluous if one has already acquired Frank Lobitz' Leopard 2 books

From Half-Track to Leopard 2
review provided by Gary Kato, cover image provided by Steve Hearn
Walter J. Spielberger, 1979, Bernard & Graefe (Minich, Germany)
ISBN : 376375203X

316 pages, hardcover, English text with black and white photos with some fold-out color profiles
Leopard 2 coverage fron page 206 to 267, mostly about Leopard 2 development
one colour fold-out profile of the Leopard 2
line drawings of 105mm-armed and 120mm-armed prototypes, 105mm-armed and 120mm-armed Leopard 2AV, Leopard 2 (as of 1978), Leopard 2 power pack

Modern Combat Vehicles 3 : Leopard
A.J. Barker, 1981, Ian Allan Ltd. (Shepperton, England)
ISBN : 0711010366

112 pages, hard cover, English text, black and white photos, line drawings
despite the Leopard 2 prominently featured on the cover, this is primarily a Leopard 1 family book
the book contains one chapter (consisting of text and photos) involving the development of the Leopard 2 from prototype to the first batch production vehicles
does not include any "in service" photos of the Leopard 2, likely due to the fact that this book was written just as the Leopard 2 was being accepted for service with the Bundeswehr

Tank War - Central Front : NATO vs Warsaw Pact (Osprey Elite 26)
Steven Zaloga with illustrations by Simon McCouaig, 1989, Osprey Publishing Limited (London, England)
ISBN : 0850459044

64 pages, soft cover, English text, black and white photos and colour illustrations
Leopard 2 content consists of 1 full page colour plate of Bundeswehr Leopard 2A4's (and the associated descriptions which always contains a gold-mine of information), one partial colour plate depicting a Leopard 2A4 NL in CAT 85 markings, and several black and white photos of German and Dutch Leopard 2's
Bundeswehr armour crew uniforms are depicted in a colour plate (and description)
once again, as is the case in most Osprey books, the small black and white photos are too small to be really useful (in my opinion), but the textual content together with the colour plates/illustrations (and the associated descriptions) are simply excellent and make Osprey books a very worthwhile acquisition

Tanks Illustrated No. 7 - German Tanks 1945 to the Present
by Peter Gudgin, Arms and Armour Press, 1984
ISBN: 0-85368-621-1

softcover, 72 pages
Do not be fooled by the name of the book, what other tanks have the Germans had since 1945?
Whole book is B/W photos with the exception of the front cover and a total of 8 pages of colour insert.
It explains in the introduction the fact that the Bundeswehr was not formed in 1955, with no tank production before that, so the first few pages show Panzer IV, Panther and Tiger 2 captured near the end of the war - for no reason at all!
Starting from page 16, it goes straight to the development of the Leopard, without even mentioning the use of M47/M48.
It shows photos of early Leopard up to Leopard 2, including other variants such as the Engineering Vehicles and so on. It even includes the ill-fated PzH 155-1 and the MBT-70.
It then goes on to have photos of other tracked vehicles such as HS 30, Marder APC, Jagdpanzer Kanone, Roland, TPZ-1 and even 8x8 Luchs! Maybe the author was running out of photos of tanks!
Anyway, loads of Leopard photos.
All photos have English captions.

Allied Battle Tanks - Western tank units on the Central European frontier (Europa Militaria No.4)
Yves Debay, 1990, Windrow and Green Ltd. (London, England)
ISBN : 1872004350

66 pages, soft cover, English text, all colour photos
Leopard 2 content includes a total of 7 pages of photos (with captions) of West German and Dutch Leopard 2A4s
the photos are all of the "in action" type and are of very high quality (Yves Debay is one of the best military photo journalists out there)
I originally purchased this book for the Challenger 1 and Leopard C1 photos, so the presence of Leopard 2 photos is a bonus
by itself, this book does not contain many Leopard 2 photos, but I think it is a very good book as it provides an excellent set of photos of Western MBTs in the dying days of the Cold War

The Leopard Family
Michael Scheibert, 1989, Schiffer Publishing Ltd (Pennsylvania, USA)
ISBN : 0887401678

52 pages, soft cover, English text, black and white photos (with captions) although the cover card has colour photos on both sides)
a translation of the German edition original published in 1988 by Podzun-Pallas-Verlag (Friedberg, Germany)
9 pages devoted to the Leopard 2A0-4 gun tank, Fahrschulpanzer and Bergepanzer 3 (2 photos of a prototype)
not a great book for Leopard 2 content as most of the pages are devoted to the Leopard 1 family of vehicles

Leopard 1 and 2 : The spearheads of the West German Armored Forces
Thomas Laber, 1990, Concord Publications Co. (Hong Kong, China)
ISBN : 9623610076

64 pages, soft cover, English text with mostly black and white photos but including 8 pages of colour photos
approximately 1/3 of this book is devoted to the Leopard 2
covers the use of the Leopard 1 and 2 family of vehicles in service with the Bundeswehr and other nations (Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, Australia and Greece) ... photos are primarily of the "in action" type (with captions) but with some detail oriented shots
Leopard 2 content would include the 2A0-4 vehicles with some photos of the prototypes (1st gen trials vehicle and the 2AV), and a few photos of the Bergepanzer 3 and the Fahrschulpanzer Leopard 2 (driver training vehicle)

Armor of the West (Concord Color Series 4004)
Yves Debay, 1992, Concord Publications Co. (Hong Kong, China)
ISBN : 9629617046

94 pages, soft cover, all colour photos
while about 1/3 of this book deals with British armour (two guesses why I purchased it), it contains 5 pages of photos of West German Leopard 2's and 3.5 pages of photos of Dutch Leopard 2's
all of the photos in the book are of very high quality (and in glorious full colour)

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 2
ISBN : 9623610688

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 14 page article entitled "Austrian 4 Panzergrenadier Brigade" which includes 4 pages of Leopard 2A4 photos (and captions)
the Leopard 2A4's featured are participating in a Field Ex circa 2001, and still have the Dutch style smoke grenade arrays and loader's FN-MAG

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 3
ISBN : 9623610696

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 20 page article entitled "Armor of Strong Resolve" which covers a multi-national Field Ex in Europe in 2002
the article features approximately 1.5 pages of photos of Austrian Leopard 2A4's participating in the FX
the 2A4's are fitted with the Dutch style smoke grenade arrays and loader's FN-MAG and mount

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 4
ISBN : 962361070x

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains an 11 page article entitled "Spanish Mechanized Division Brunete No 1" which features 4 pages of Leopard 2A4 photos (approximately 30% of each of these pages is occupied with the article text)

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 5
ISBN : 9623610718

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 10 page article entitled "Niedersachsenderby 2001 - 1 Panzerdivision in River Assault" which features 4 pages of photos of Leopard 2A4's and Bergepanzer 3's (approximately 30% of each of these pages is occupied with the article text)

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 7
ISBN : 9623610734

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 14 page article entitled "Hessischer Löwe 2002 - German Armor put to the test"
the article contains many pictures of Leopard 2A4's and Bergepanzer 3's participating in a Field Ex ... I would estimate that just less than half of the photos in the article are of Leopard 2's

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 8
ISBN : 9623610742

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 16 page article on the Leopard 2A6 in German service
the article features many training type photos of Leopard 2A6's and Bergepanzer 3's as well as various crew uniforms and 120mm training rounds
a good little article which certainly justifies the purchase of this book (in my humble opinion)

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 9
ISBN : 9623610971

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 13 page article entitled "Exercise Blitzender Kürass", which features a number of pages of photos of Leopard 2A4's, 2A5's and Bergepanzer 3's of the PzBtl 383 participating in a Field Ex in 2002

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 12
ISBN : 9623611153

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 22 page article "Sweden's armor might in Operation Våreld 2003" which features a number of photos of Strv 122s fitted with the Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System ... lots of good in action type photos of the Swedish beasts
the book also contains a 13 page article entitled "Black Boar Leopard - Leopards in Schwarzer Keiler", which features numerous photos of Leopard 2A4's, 2A6's and Bergepanzer 3's participating in a field Ex in 2004

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 13
ISBN : 962361117x

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 20 page article entitled "Fighting terrorism with the Austrian Panzergrenadier and Jadkommando elite"
the article features Austrian Leopard 2A4's and Bergepanzer 3's participating in a Field Ex in 2004, which contains a little more than 1 page of photos of these vehicles

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 14
ISBN : 9623611196

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
the centre-fold illustration depicts a Bundeswehr Leopard 2A6 (one side view only)
the book also contains an article entitled "Black Panthers" which almost isn't worth mentioning in this list as it only contains one smallish picture of a Leopard 2A6
not great Leopard 2 content in my opinion ... I bought this book for the Royal Lancers article

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 16
ISBN : 9623611269

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains an article entitled "European Challenge for the Bundeswehr" which contains a whopping 2 photos of Leopard 2A6s ... but wait, that's not all ...
the book also contains a 13 page article entitled "Leopards against Leopards - German-Polish tank maneuver Salchauer Schild" which features numerous photos of German and Polish Leopard 2A4s participating in a Field Ex in 2004
the second article is a real gem and justifies the purchase of this book in my still rather humble opinion

Journal of Armored Assault & Heliborne Warfare - volume 18
ISBN : 9623611366

soft cover, 48 pages, English text, all colour photos
contains a 15 page article entitled "Norway's Telemark Battalion" which contains 3 pages of pictures of Leopard 2A4's (and gobs of pictures of Norgie CV9030's ... not related but it's really why I bought the book)

A Special Edition from 'Tank and Armour Vehicle' Magazine from Mainland China
Published in 2003
ISSN: 1001-8778

The title is Leopard Forever, but in Chinese.
'Panther' and 'Leopard' is of the same animal family. Therefore, it starts with 'Panther' and 'Jagdpanther' of WWII and also cover the 'Jaguar' used by the Modern German Army.
There are a total of 48 pages covering both the Leopard 1 and Leopard 2.
Even the Gepard has 11 pages coverage, and it is not because it is part of the Leopard family, but the translated Chinese name of it related to the same animal!
It is a mixed bag of colour photos, line-drawings and illustrations, probably seen in other books or magazines. All text in simplified Chinese, and surprisingly quite accurate description or translation.

Close Up Photo Book Leopard 2A4
April 2015
ISBN: 978-4-7753-1334-3
www.shinkigensha.co.jp/

It covers from prototype to in service vehicle with a total of 210 photos.
It is divided into Prototype, Leopard 2A4 in the World, and Details of Leopard 2A4.
It is further sub-divided into the Front, Upper Hull, Turret, the Rear and Wheels. Supplemented with drawings for variations.
1:35 scale drawings for Leopard 2/2A1/2A4 production vehicle; Batch 3; Batch 6 and Batch 8.
It is aim specifically for scale modellers.
All text in Japanese.

Close Up Photo Book Leopard 2A5/A6
August 2015
ISBN: 978-4-7753-1438-0
www.shinkigensha.co.jp/

This is a follow-up to the Leopard 2A4 from the same publisher.
It is divided into Leopard2A5/A6, Leopard 2A5/A6 in the Word and Details.
It is further sub-divided into the Front, Upper Hull, Turret, the Rear and Wheels. Supplemented with some drawings, in particular the interior.
Details of Leopard 2HEL.
Details of Leopard 2E.
The latest version Leopard 2A7.
1:35 scale drawings for Leopard 2A5/A6.
It is aim specifically for scale modellers.
All text in Japanese.

War Machine Report No. 1 - Leopard 2 by PANZER Magazine
Nov 2007
ISBN: 4910075941275

This is a first special edition from the Japanese monthly PANZER Magazine.
Photos are provided by W. Boehm, Y. Debay, T. Miyako, and Krauss-Maffei.
It starts off with full-colour full size Leopard 2 photos from 1980-2007.
It describes the development of Leopard 2, with 1:65 line drawings of No.2 prototype; Leopard 2AV; Leopard 2; Leopard 2A5; Leopard 2A6, some illustrations, and mainly B/W with some full colour photos.
It moves on to cover other users, with again 1:65 line drawings of Strv.122, a full colour see-through view of Strv.122 and some illustration of the Interior of Leopard 2 turret and the driver~s compartment.
A small section talking about small scale models available on Leopard 2.
The remaining 25% of the book is about panzer battles in WWII.
The text in Japanese.

Przegląd Uzbrojenia 1 (Military Review in Polish) - Leopard 2
Wydawnictwo Lampart (Leopard Publishing House in Polish)
1997
ISBN: 83-86776-22-6

softcover, 42 pages
Not many colour photos, mainly B/W.
It covers the Development, Production, even some mentioned of the Panzerhaubitze 2000 and Leopard 3 with drawings.
Cannot comment on its accuracy or understanding as all text in Polish.
Some good drawings, no scale, but presumed to be 1:35 for Leopard 2A4, Leopard 2A5.
Not a very exciting book.

Die Kampfpanzer der NATO - NATO's main battle tanks
Michael Scheibert with English text by W. Schneider, 1985, Podzun-Pallas-Verlag GmbH (Friedberg, Germany)
ISBN : 3790902624

52 pages, soft cover, German text with full English translations, black and white photos with colour photos and the cover cards (both sides)
contains 5 pages of photos and captions of the Leopard 2 in German service ... and the entire rear cover is a rather nice colour photo of a Leopard 2A4
I wouldn't call this book a must have, but I'm glad I picked it up on the cheap on evil-bay

Eisenbahn Journal, Militärtransporte auf der Schiene
Uhlrich-Peter Staudt, Horst J. Obermayer 1/2008, Germany
ISBN: 978-3-89610-186-0

A4 railway magazine, German language, 100 pages including cover, full colour.
This is a special issue devoted to German military rail transport.
Various articles take the reader through different subjects starting with the history of German military trains from the mid-1800s to early post-war years.
Then we have a whole series of 20 pages mostly in full colour featuring M41, M48, M74, Marder, M113, early Leopard 1 through to 1A5, Bergepanzer 2 and Büffel, Leopard 2, Gepard, etc. all shown on rail flat cars.
Loading and tying down Leopard 2 in another series of photos over 6 pages.
Remaining articles look at SPGs, soft-skins, support vehicles, the rail flat cars themselves and the engines that pulled them.
Lots of interesting detail of how vehicles are tied down and good inspiration for dioramas.

Naslednik "Tigra". Osnovnoj tank "Leopard"
Suvorov S, Jauza, 2014, Moscow
ISBN: 978-5-699-71900-6

224 pages, hard cover, Russian text, colour and black and white photos, some line drawings.
An attempt to tell the whole story of Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 from conception to the date of publication.
At first glance it covers a lot of ground which it does with a LOT of photos. Some are copied from other books, are familiar from the internet, taken in well-known museums plus quite a few new photos.
Captioning is dubious with many vehicles mis-identified.
One vehicle taken seriously is a Canadian heavy reconnaissance version of Leopard 1 which has two pages devoted to it as if it was real. It only ever existed as a model of an imaginary vehicle!
As a result of this, this book cannot be taken seriously in the reviewer's opinion.

Canadian Leopard 2 Series in Afghanistan DVD
Ken LeClair
This photo reference DVD is once again available for purchase! Interested individuals are encouraged to contact Ken LeClair at koolken19624@gmail.com.

During Ken's tour in Afghanistan in 2007/2008 he took literally thousands of great images of Canadian AFVs.
The DVD contains over 2500 images.
In this photo DVD, Ken has put together an extremely detailed and comprehensive look at the details on the Canadian Leopard 2A6M and the Canadian Leopard 2 ARV 3. The Leopard is in the original configuration without barracuda and with full-length bar armour.
The Leopard 2A6M images are in 23 folders each showing specific details and walkarounds of the Leopard 2A6Ms. The folders are broken down in multiple images of each part of the exterior of the tank.
Folders include:
- Leopard 2A6M Walkaround
- glacius add on armour and driver's hatch
- fenders, lights, spare track area
- back deck
- rear view camera area
- rear area
- sprockets, drivetrain, and suspension
- bottom add on armour
- powerpack
- 120 mm gun barrel
- Mantlet and front turret add on armour area
- Gunner's sight
- C8 stowage box
- Commander's hatch and PERI sight area
- Loader's hatch area and MG3
- ECM boxes
- Antennas
- Turret rear
- Turret electrical slave unit compartment cooling vent
- Turret baskets
- MBGDs
- Slat armour details
- Parked tanks with stowage and weathering
None of the tanks shown in the images have the Barracuda MCS fitted as it had not been mounted during Ken's tour.....so you can see every little detail.
In regards to the Leopard 2 ARV 3 the folders consist of:
- ARV 3 Walkaround
- Hull
- Suspension
- Hull rear
- Top Hull Superstructure
- Back deck
- Crane boom
- Dozer blade
- MBGDs
- Antennas
- MG3 and Commander's hatch
If you are going to build a Canadian Leopard 2A6M this is a perfect collection of hundreds of reference images (over 4 GB).

Canadian Leopard 2s - Leopard 2A4-CAN & Leopard 2A4M-CAN & Leopard 2A6M-CAN
Photos by Jason Bobrowich

over 1700 high resolution images on three DVDs of the Leopard 2A4-CAN, Leopard 2A4M-CAN and the pre-rebuild Leopard 2A6M-CAN
photos include a nice combination of overall and detail photos which should keep modellers happy
maintenance hangar shots are included depicting the 2A4-CAN and 2A4M-CAN
available from Jason Bobrowich at jbobrowich@shaw.ca

Canadian Armoured Recovery Vehicles - Taurus ARV & Leopard ARV 3 & Leopard 2 ARV-CAN
Photos by Jason Bobrowich

over 500 high resolution images of the Taurus ARV, the Leopard ARV 3 (the Büffel) and the Leopard 2 ARV-CAN (built to Canadian specifications)
the ARV 3 and ARV-CAN photos are from static vehicle displays and parade shots while the Taurus ARV photos were shot at the LdSH (RC) maintenance hangars
available from Jason Bobrowich at jbobrowich@shaw.ca

Canadian Leopard 2A4/2A6 Project DVD
Compiled by Anthony Sewards

This 2 disk set contains 2772 images and 30+ videos for a total of 7.6 GB of content. The disks were compiled by Anthony Sewards, who spent 20+ years serving with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadian) Regiment.
This disk set provides extensive photographic coverage of the 2A4, 2A4M, 2A6M and several hundred photos of the Danish Leopard 2A5DK as an added bonus.

Canadian Leopard 1 and 2 Support Vehicles DVD
Compiled by Anthony Sewards

This 2 disk set contains 3505 images, 13 videos and explanatory documents on 2 DVDs resulting in approximately 6.9 GB of Leopard goodness. The disks were compiled by Anthony Sewards, who spent 20+ years serving with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadian) Regiment.
Vehicles covered would include; Taurus ARV (with and without MEXAS), Badger AEV (with and without MEXAS), Beaver Bridge-Layer, ARV 3 (Büffel with and without up-armour kit), Leopard 1 power-pack and Leopard 2 power-pack.

Canadian Leopard Project Bonus DVD
Compiled by Anthony Sewards

The bonus compilation consists of material which arrived after Anthony had put together the other Leopard Project disks. This set contain 7221 images.
In addition to numerous photos of Canadian members of the Leopard 1 and 2 families, the disks contains photos of Danish, Polish and Swiss Leopard 2s.
The disks were compiled by Anthony Sewards, who spent 20+ years serving with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadian) Regiment.

IPMS Hellas Magazine - issue 15

CD, PDF and JPEG files, Greek text
e-Magazine (sorry for the gratuitous use of a buzz-word) available on CD from the IPMS Hellas website
the magazine is provided in PDF format, with several different file sizes provided for different output resolutions (high-res, inkjet printer and screen/monitor)
contains a very nice article on the Leopard 2A4 in Hellenic service ... which I could not understand as I do not read Greek text (I've avoided the obvious pun here)
the article appears to provide a history of the development of the Leopard 2 in addition to the history of the acquisition of the Leopard 2 for the Hellenic Armed Forces
the article contains many excellent detail photos as well as a colour illustration of the camo pattern on the 2A4 in Hellenic service
the CD also contains 76 high-res photos of the Leopard 2A4 HEL (all of the photos included in the article plus more)
highly recommended as an excellent source of reference photos of the Leopard 2A4

IPMS Hellas Magazine - issue 16

CD, PDF and JPEG files, Greek text
e-Magazine (sorry for the gratuitous use of a buzz-word) available on CD from the IPMS Hellas website
the magazine is provided in PDF format, with several different file sizes provided for different output resolutions (high-res, inkjet printer and screen/monitor)
contains a lengthy article on the Leopard 2A6-HEL ... which I can't understand as I still have not learned to read Greek
the article appears to discuss the development of the Leopard 2A5/A6 as well as the design and manufacture of the 2A6-HEL (but don't quote me on this because I made an educated guess based on the few words and acronyms I was able to pick out in the text)
the article includes a number of excellent detail photos
a lot of information for the modeler wishing to build a 2A6-HEL appears to have been included, which seems to discuss the various injection molded kits, PE sets and resin updates that could be used to build a 2A6-HEL ... again it's a crying shame I do not read Greek as I'm sure this information is top notch
the CD also contains 90 high-res photos of the Leopard 2A6-HEL (all of the photos included in the article plus more)
A must have for anyone wishing to build a Leopard 2A6-HEL, and very highly recommended otherwise due to the excellent reference photos included on the CD. For example, the CD contains the first good photos of the under-armour APU housing that I've come across; such photos are applicable to other Leopard 2 versions such as the 2E (Spain) and the 2A5-DK (Denmark).