![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This 130mm/L51 weighs (without mounting components) 3 tons, while the current barrel length is 6,630 mm. At Eurosatory 2016, Rheinmetall was presenting concepts aiming at enhancing the firepower of present and future main battle tanks. The new Rheinmetall 130mm/L51 is a new upgrade component for the Leopard 2 main battle tank. Prompted by initial considerations for a future MBT, Rheinmetall's Weapons and Ammunition division launched a company-financed 130mm demonstrator program in 2015 to confirm the anticipated significant increase in performance against modern threats. The Challenger is in service with the British Army. At the InternationalDefense Exhibition held in London on September, Rheinmetall unveiled details of its proposal for the Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme (LEP).Īt Eurosatory 2016, the German company Rheinmetall unveiled its new 130mm/L51 gun to counter new Russian combat vehicles based on the Armata heavy tracked platform. UPDATE: According to a second analysis, the new tank unveiled by Rheinmetall seems to be based on a Challenger 2 MBT. The video released on July 31, 2020, by Rheinmetall is really impressive on this point. The new Rheinmetall Main Battle Tank MBT with its new armor and 130mm gun (Picture source: screenshot of Rheinmetall's video broadcasted on July 31, 2020)īesides a new shape of the hull front and turret, which leads to assume that the armor is also an upgrade of what characterizes the current versions of the Leopard 2, the main feature is the tank’s new 130mm gun. Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link Update: the new tank seems to be based on British Challenger 2 MBT. Combined with a state-of-the-art auto-loader, this system is the latest evolvement in Rheinmetall’s, MBT. On July 31, 2020, Rheinmetall broadcasted a video showing a new main battle tank, fitted with new armor and a 130mm gun. Rheinmetall’s 130 mm smoothbore technology for main battle tanks (MBT) embodies a significant lethality leap in times of more sophisticated protection systems and increasing threats. ![]()
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