Does the pzH2000 share road wheels, shock absorbers, or torsion bar swing arms with either leopard 1 or leopard 2?

Yes,The chassis is based on many proven components of the Leopard 1 & 2 main battle tanks. Especially the automotive parts and suspension have many parts in common.

Anthony

Yes, but are the road wheels and the torsion bar swing arms the same? I like to see if I can upgrade Revell's 1/35 PzH 2000 with some better parts.

The wheels look similar if not identical to a Leo 2's. No idea if the measurements are the same though. Here are 2 pics I took at the Deutsches Panzer Museum of their 2A4 and PzH 2000.

I verified Pzh2000 prototype uses Leopard 1 road wheels, but production vehicles use Leopard 2 road wheels.

It appears Pzh2000 was originally designed to use mostly Leopard 1 automotive components, such as road wheels, tracks, shock aborbers, torsion bars, swing arms. But during pre-production, it was decided to replace Leopard 1 road wheels with leopard 2 road wheels.

Can anyone point me to any photos where a production has one or more road wheel removed, and the torsion bat swing arm and shock absorber normally hidden behind the road wheel is visible?

Hi,walkaround PzH.2000

http://www.vt-models.cz/www-vt-models-cz/5-Walkaround-AFV/24-Pz-2000

Malvin

Hi Chuck,
believe me, photos with a roadwheel removed are very hard to get. It might be possible at a Day of Open House show when the vehicle is partly dissassembled. but with only 4 PzH 2000
Bn`s in Germany, even a such show will become very rare. I saw the gun twice this year but was only allowed to open up the sideskirts. And a technical documentation like on the Spähpanzer Luchs is not on the horizon.

Hans-Hermann