I noticed, that Leopard 2 has vision 20, 2a1 vision 30 and 2a4 vision 40. However all sources I have are stating, that version Leo 2 (aka Leo 2a0, these were just first 200 tanks of Leopard 2 series) had low level TV system, ie passive image intensifier (namely PZB200 known from Leopard 1 family) and that starting with Leopard 2a1 there was true thermal imager, WBG-X (Zeiss Optronic), integrated into fire control EMES 15 (Krupp-Atlas). The same seems to be in Leopard 2a4, so the data it seems to me, that Leopard 2a1 should have vision 40 and Leopard 2(a0) vision 30. Or do I miss something important?
Quote from Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 1979-98 (Osprey):
"The thermal sight for the gunner's EMES 15 primary sight was not ready during production of the first batch, though all vehicles were prepared to be so equipped at a later stage. To provide an improvised night-fighting capability for first-batch vehicles, the Panzer-Ziel-und-Beobachtungsgerat(PZB) 200 low light level TV system (LLLTV) was temporarily fitted to 200
Leopard 2."
If you need some more sources, I can dig up another monographies (I tend to belive very lightly in accuracy of Osprey series - just this one case of Leo2 TI is common to all sources I have in hand, so I think I can rely on it).
P.S. pls do not take it as whining or so... I am big fan of winSPMBT and I DO appreciate enormous amounts of research and actual work put into it. Moreover, I do not even play as Germans and I have never fought with Leopards, just against them
Leopard 2 TIs will therefore make my battles more challenging. If they should have them, which I do not know and therefore I ask
Thanks in advance for answers.
Leopard 2 and Thermal Imager
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