The Leopard 1 design touched upon German successes from World War Two. By Staff Writer
A classic post-war German tank design, the Leopard 1 would feature some resemblance to German tank design and engineering from World War 2, with the jagged skirting and turret-forward placement.
The Leopard 1 entered service with the German Army in 1965 and went on to see success in several export markets. Though not in full service with the German Army, the Leopard 1 has undergone a series of upgrades and modifications in other countries to extend it's operating light. The chassis has also produced variants like the Gepard Flakpanzer self-propelled twin-35mm artillery vehicle and a combat engineering vehicle as well.
An NBC system, nightvision equipment and a plethora of other options (including extra armor) are available to the Leopard 1. Earlier versions of the Leopard 1 features Infra-red nightvision whereas later models were replaced with passive night vision equipment.
Oto Melara produced the Leopard 1 locally in Italy for the Italian Army. The German Army o longer maintains any Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks in frontline service. These have since been replaced by the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank.
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1965
Designation:Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 1 Classification Type:Main Battle Tank Contractor:Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Munich, Germany Country of Origin: Germany Number Built: 5,816
Leopard 1A1A1 - Additional Turret Armor
Leopard 1A2 - Updated turret function and passive night vision equipment installed.
Leopard 1A3 - Improved armor protection and new all-welded turret production.
Leopard 1A4 - Integrated fire control system implemented. This represents the last variant used by the German Army.
Leopard 1A5 - Updated nightvision equipment, computerized fire control and became upgraded version for all earlier German Army models.
Leopard 1 AVLB - Bridgelayer
Leopard 1 ARV - Armored Recovery Vehicle
Leopard 1 AEV - Engineering Vehicle
Leopard 1 Trainer - Sans turret, replaced with windowed turret for driver training.
Gepard Flakpanzer - Mobile twin-35mm anti-aircraft air defense system (Leopard 1 chassis).
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