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Also known as Leopard I, 105 mm tank Leopard 1

German main battle tank

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
Manufacturer
KNDS Deutschland
Image
Leopard1 cfb borden 2.JPG
Height
2.76
Width
3.37
Speed
65
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Commons category
Leopard 1 tanks
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Leopard 1
powered by
V engine
native label
Leopard 1
ride height
440
Sources (5)

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Article · Português

O Leopard 1 é um carro de combate projetado e produzido na Alemanha. Entrou em serviço em 1965. Possui um projeto tradicional e é conhecido por sua velocidade fora de estrada. Está armado com o canhão 105 mm L7 da Royal Ordnance, o mesmo empregado no Tamoyo III e do M60. Cerca de 6.485 veículos foram construídos, com 4.744 sendo carros de combate e 1.741 outros para diversas funções, como o Gepard, antiaéreo. Desde 1990, o Leopard 1 vem gradualmente sendo relegado a funções secundárias na maioria dos exércitos, com exceção dos exército Canadense e exército australiano, que pretendem substituí-lo.

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