Leopard 2

Ob sturm, oder schneit...

"No, I'm not defending German technical superiority, I'm stating the fucking obvious!"~ Anonymous Soviet soldier, Company of Heroes 2

In Team Yankee

Hard Kitty, Cold kitty, big machine of doom...

You poor, majestic beast. The Leopard 2 is the strongest MBT in the game when it comes (PURELY) to tank-on-tank engagements. Boasting 2 shots on the move at AT22 with a 2 ROF, no MBTs can hope to stand against a Leopard in a head-on engagement.

But why haven't these units seen more play? Mostly because tanks in TY have proven to be far too inefficient when competing against infantry, especially with affordable ATGMs for all. The Leopard holds the crown for having some of the worst efficiency in the game unless used for the specific role of tank combat. For ELEVEN POINTS PER TANK, a Leopard 2 Zug would cost between 22 to 33 points per tank! If taken in twos, a Leopard has a very real chance of bailing on the spot due to morale, meaning that the true minimum cost is 33 points. For this, your opponent could have purchased an infantry platoon, with artillery and a couple of ATGMs. Even the Germans could have purchased an infantry COMPANY with some support for the price.

This is worsened by the fact that anti-tank roles can be performed better by a Leopard 1 Kompanie. Instead of taking three Leopard 2s, you could have taken 7 Leopard 1s for 21 points, a Jaguar Zug for 4-6 points and have LEFTOVER POINTS. In the current meta of infantry, there is little reason to bring expensive tank killers when the days of T-72 hordes are long gone.

With much sadness, the Leopard 2 is relegated to the realms of casual play and friendly games despite it being one of the prettiest panzers around. Maybe just maybe the low model sales may trigger something in someone that makes this things point cost drop in a new edition or bumping up their stats. -cough M1IP cough-

Update: As of April 2018, West German Commanders are authorized to fill their panzer zugs with up to 4 tanks while having 3 platoons per kompanie. We're all confident in your 44 point platoon carrying the game.

IRL

Can someone id that flag?

The armoured fists of the Fatherland are back, with one of the most successful tanks ever designed, such that the main gun of most modern NATO forces came from this tank: a 120mm smoothbore cannon with hydraulic recoil compensation. The Leopard 2's main gun was later modified and mounted to the M1A1. The Leopard 2 is currently one of the heaviest and most expensive tanks in the world depending on the variant. It also makes up the majority of ever NATO nation's MBT unit. Even nations as far as Indonesia choose to equip their armored forces with the Leopard 2, thanks to its legendary reliability, excellent gun accuracy and toughness. In the 21st century, the Leopard 2 competes rather comfortably with contemporary designs like the T-90, Abrams and Challenger 2, depending on mission requirements and environment. Even as the Russians experiment with the T-14's 152mm main gun, the Germans are testing out the 130mm. Time will tell which is the caliber of the future.....