Hello everyone,
I have just submitted a structured bug report regarding the unjustified -7.4° / +17.4° gun elevation/depression nerf affecting the Leopard 2A8, Leopard 2A8NOR, and Leopard 2A7V:
👉 Bug Report Link: Community Bug Reporting System
Key points covered in the report:
- Official Bundeswehr confirmation: In the official Bundeswehr video “Der Kampfpanzer Leopard 2: Technik” (at 01:55), it is explicitly confirmed that the 120mm L55A1 gun retains the full -9° depression range.
- Primary reference literature: Frank Lobitz’s “Gesamtwerk Leopard 2” (p. 623) confirms +20° / -9° for the Leopard 2A7V.
- Demonstrator brochure misinterpretation: The -7.4° / +17.4° restriction comes strictly from the early export/PSO-VT demonstrator brochure (where the driver’s optics sat higher on the hull roof), whereas serial 2A7V and 2A8 hulls have the SPECTUS module integrated flush into the glacis.
- Mechanical inaccuracy of full-arc limits: Even if a depression limiter were needed on the export 2A8NOR, it would only apply in a narrow centerline sector directly over the driver’s hatch—not across the entire 180° frontal arc when the turret is turned to the side.
Please click “I have same issue!” on the report page so the developers prioritize reviewing it before the update goes live!