Editing Leopard 2 (section)

==Leopard 2A5==
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Have you ever looked at the Leopard 2 and wanted... more of it? Maybe you looked at those fancy M1A1HCs that the Yanks get and burned with jealousy? Maybe you're sick of those Soviets flaunting their new T-80s? Well you're in luck, 'cause our boys in the Bundeswehr were thinking the exact same thing! The Leopard 2A5 is just as fast and well-armed as the Leopard 2 you know and love, but with FA22 it is practically invulnerable from the front to ''every single'' tank gun in the game, as well as most missiles. This fixes one of the biggest perceived issues from the older Leopard 2, namely that it is very fragile for an 11 point tank, but exacerbates the point cost issue. <s>Still cheaper than the HC though, suck it Yanks!</s>  At 17 points each, you're effectively buying half of another Leopard 2 and hiding behind it to increase your FA by 4.  

Interestingly, the side armor of 13 means it's the only tank in the game that gets a useful save vs. any other MBT in the game, with its ability to save against base T-55s on a 3 or T-55AM2s on a 4. Still wouldn't recommend wading into the thick of it though, one of your tanks costs more than 10 of theirs, and you only get 2 shots. 

All that said, compared to the M1A1HC, the side armor boost, higher skill, and cheaper points cost makes it better for countering pact tank swarms as opposed to fighting head to head with the best tanks in the game. As always with super tanks like this, you'll never take them in a company, but if you pair them with a decently sized infantry company, they can use their maneuverability, armor, and firepower to plug holes in your lines while your infantry dig in and do their best to weather the pact swarm.

The plastic kit also includes the L/55 barrel for the Leopard 2A6. We can all see where this is going!

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