所有装甲部队从90年代后半期都将逐步更新。这主要是因为苏联下一代武器的强大威胁和现有装备的老化。到2000年,西德陆军至少将拥有豹-2垣克1800辆,此外还将装备适当的武器系统。这就是说,要从1999年开始发挥战斗力,就要为部队装备改良型豹式坦克(3型)和K P_Z(AFV2000)。后者将成为真正的新一代战斗车辆的先驱。 All armored units will be gradually updated from the latter half of the 1990s. This is mainly due to the powerful threat of the next generation of Soviet weapons and the aging of existing equipment. By 2000, the West German army will have at least 1,800 leopards-2, and will be equipped with the appropriate weapon system. This means that to start fighting from the beginning of 1999, troops should be equipped with improved Leopard tanks (Type 3) and KP_Z (AFV2000). The latter will be pioneers of a truly new generation of combat vehicles.