Leopard 1

Also known as Leopard I, 105 mm tank Leopard 1

Carro armato da combattimento tedesco

Key facts

Type: Main battle tank
Place of origin: West Germany
In service: 1965–present
Wars: Yugoslav Wars Bosnian War Kurdish–Turkish conflict War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Designer: Porsche
Designed: 1956–1961
Manufacturer: KraussMaffei , OTO Melara
Produced: 1965–1984
Number span no built: 6,565 4,744 main battle tanks, 1,741 utility and anti-aircraft vehicles, 80 prototypes and pre-series vehicles
Mass: 42.2 tonnes (increased on later models from original 40 tonnes)
Length: 9.54/8.29 m (gun forward/rearward)
Width: 3.37 m (11.1 ft)
Height: 2.39/2.7 m (turret roof/absolute)
Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)
Armour: Steel: 10–70 mm (0.39–2.76 in) RHAe
Main armament: 1 × 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 A3 L/52 rifled gun (13 rounds in turret 42 rounds in hull)
Secondary armament: 2 × 7.62 mm MG 3 or FN MAG ( co-axial and commander's hatch) (5500 rounds)
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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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: main battle tank
Country of origin: Germany
Followed by: Leopard 2
Collection: Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology
Manufacturer: KNDS Deutschland
Conflict: War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Image: Leopard1 cfb borden 2.JPG
Height: 2.76
Width: 3.37
Speed: 65

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Commons category: Leopard 1 tanks
Commons gallery: Leopard 1
powered by: V engine
native label: Leopard 1
ride height: 440

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Article · Italiano

Il Leopard 1 è un carro armato da combattimento progettato e prodotto dalla Porsche nella Germania Ovest a partire dalla metà degli anni '60. Durante la Guerra Fredda il Leopard 1 fu il principale carro da combattimento della Bundeswehr e di molte altre forze armate dell'Europa occidentale.

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