This Leopard 2 A4 has the new three-part rear turret box attached. These boxes aren't attached to every Finnish Leopard (yet).

These pictures are taken on June 28th 2007 outside the Finnish Armoured Brigade in Parola, Finland.

Photos and text © Copyright by Andreas Lärka, Finland.

A few measurements of the different equipment: The following pictures are all 1024 x 768 pixels.

-The middle part of the rear turret box is approx. 163 cm wide, 49 cm high and 30 cm deep. The rear reinforcement ridge is 18 cm from the top, and 27 cm from the bottom of the box. The lid is approx 2,5 cm high. On the top left side of the box is a welded on anti-skid net that is 80 cm long.
-The right (and left) triangular part of the rear turret box is (looking from the side) 82 cm wide, 48 cm high and 29 cm deep (at the rear). The corner part is 7,5 cm wide. The hand-holds at the rear are 20 x 5 cm.
-The foot for the Finnish mod antennas are 14 cm wide, 9 cm high. The black base for the actual antenna is 4,5 cm high.
-The front turret box for the track-grousers is 72,8 cm wide, 43 cm high and 20,5 cm deep. The lid is 3 cm high.

Disclaimer: The measurements might be somewhat off. It was raining, OK?

Photos and text © Copyright by Andreas Lärka, Finland.