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Leopard 1

The Kampfpanzer Leopard, subsequently Leopard 1 following the introduction of the successive Leopard 2, is a main battle tank designed by Porsche, and manufactured by Krauss-Maffei in West Germany, that entered service in 1965. Developed in an era when HEAT warheads were thought to make conventional heavy armour of limited value, the Leopard design…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
65 km/h (40 mph)
Armour
Steel: 10–70 mm (0.39–2.76 in) RHAe
Crew
4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)
Designed
1956–1961
Designer
Porsche
Engine
MTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 830 PS (820 hp; 610 kW) at 2,200 RPM

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related to Denmark · 38
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related to Leopard 1A5 · 33
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related to Australia · 25
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related to Italy · 25
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related to Canada · 24
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related to Belgium · 22
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Leopard 1.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed65 km/h (40 mph)1.00infobox
Leopard 1ArmourSteel: 10–70 mm (0.39–2.76 in) RHAe1.00infobox
Leopard 1Crew4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)1.00infobox
Leopard 1Designed1956–19611.00infobox
Leopard 1DesignerPorsche1.00infobox
Leopard 1EngineMTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 830 PS (820 hp; 610 kW) at 2,200 RPM1.00infobox
Leopard 1Height2.39/2.7 m (turret roof/absolute)1.00infobox
Leopard 1In service1965–present1.00infobox
Leopard 1Length9.54/8.29 m (gun forward/rearward)1.00infobox
Leopard 1Main armament1 × 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A3 L/52 rifled gun (13 rounds in turret 42 rounds in hull)1.00infobox
Leopard 1ManufacturerKraussMaffei OTO Melara1.00infobox
Leopard 1Mass42.2 tonnes (increased on later models from original 40 tonnes)1.00infobox
Leopard 1No. built6,565 4,744 main battle tanks 1,741 utility and anti-aircraft vehicles 80 prototypes and pre-series vehicles1.00infobox
Leopard 1Operational range600 km (370 mi) (on road), 450 km (280 mi) (cross-country)1.00infobox
Leopard 1Place of originWest Germany1.00infobox
Leopard 1Power/weight19.6 PS (19.3 hp; 14.4 kW)/tonne1.00infobox
Leopard 1Produced1965–19841.00infobox
Leopard 1Secondary armament2 × 7.62 mm MG 3 or FN MAG (co-axial and commander's hatch) (5500 rounds)1.00infobox
Leopard 1SuspensionTorsion bar1.00infobox
Leopard 1TypeMain battle tank1.00infobox
Leopard 1WarsYugoslav Wars Bosnian War1.00infobox
Leopard 1WarsBosnian War1.00infobox
Leopard 1WarsKurdish–Turkish conflict1.00infobox
Leopard 1WarsWar in Afghanistan1.00infobox
Leopard 1WarsRusso-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine1.00infobox
Leopard 1WarsRussian invasion of Ukraine1.00infobox
Leopard 1Width3.37 m (11.1 ft)1.00infobox

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