Let me just summarize this thread’s relevant content so it’s easier to read through and maybe we get back on topic.
The Leopard 2A8NOR carries the ELBIT LWS as Norway specified in their requirements for their combat ready fleet requirements in the Leopard 2A8 order.
The Leopard 2A8 in the game is the german training, testing and prototyping variant which does not yet carry a roof MG or a LWS as delivered to the Bundeswehr units.
The Leopard 2A8 shown at Eurosatory 2026 carried a mockup of the ODAEON Optical Detection and Softkill APS system and Elbit LWS sensors. It is an official Bundeswehr variant being tested at Hensoldt so there is sort of a point of it being in service.
ODAEON as specified by the manufacturer is based on mostly the MUSS 2.0 and the Jammerhead MJ2. It is being developed to be cross compatible with its sensors.
Germany’s requirements for the combat ready Leopard 2A8 fleet include a LWS and presumably the ODAEON system as a whole (combat fleet deliveries supposed to begin early 2027 while ODAEON was to finish development by the end of 2026).
The german combat ready Leopard 2A8 fleet will also carry roof mounted MGs.
Gaijin decided to add the prototyping Leopard 2A8 for Germany and the combat ready variant for Norway/Sweden.
The point of this thread is now to:
A) Ask suggestion mods to maybe escalate a suggestion containing the MUSS 2.0 or Elbit LWS Sensors without ODAEON’s Jammerhead as a middle ground for the german Leopard 2A8 as there must have been a variant of the prototype ingame carrying them in real life.
B) Get a reason as to why the Leopard 2A8 NOR was chosen over the Strv 123A for the swedish tech tree.
C) Inquire / Argue that germany should or could get its combat ready fleet variant rather than the training variant that’s not meant for combat. (Even if in a later update as a foldered variant).
D) Not throw random source-less information around and rally up people that don’t do their own research.
The few sources on the Leopard 2A8 that are credible are in the chat above relatively in the beginning.
I’d like to again remind everyone reading this, that throwing accusations around will not motivate either the devs or suggestion moderators to escalate the issue, I’ve seen some messages in this thread that are more DM worthy than useful for this thread.
@Smin1080p_WT I’m relatively new to the forum and posting, is there a way to get a suggestion moderator to look at this suggestion/ discussion?
Edit: I’m a human and make mistakes, feel free to correct me if it’s relevant and contributes with additional information or maybe credible sources.
This is reflected in my earlier posts before I went indepth into my research.
Edit 2: I just read Who is who and Reporting procedure and should probably ping a suggestion moderator to this thread, sorry smin.
@Arcadia_Nyx, could you, if you find the time, look at this thread please?