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Leopard 1

IOC: 1963
Total Production: 6,000

Also Known As: Bergepanzer 2, Biber, Dachs, Leopard 1 A1, Leopard 1 A2, Leopard 1 A3, Leopard 1 A4, Leopard 1 A5, Leopard C2

Origin:Germany

Contractor/s: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Rheinmetall Defence

Description: Leopard 1 is a heavyweight Main Battle Tank (MBT) developed for the Army of former German Federal Republic. Originally Leopard 1 was a joint program between France and Germany, but ultimately France left the program in favor of AMX30. More than 2,200 Leopard 1s were procured by the German Army and 3,000+ tanks were produced for international customers. Production started in the early 1960s and ceased in 1979.

Leopard 1 is fitted with a stabilized 105mm cannon as primary armament, steel armor, an 830-hp diesel/multi-fuel engine, and two 7.62mm machine guns as secondary armament. In addition, Leopard 1 features NBC protection and an improved sight system. Overall, Leopard 1 was deemed the better western tank of those equipped with 105mm gun. Germany also developed recovery, engineering and bridge layer armored vehicles based on Leopard 1 tracked chassis.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 105 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.6 m, Length 9.5 m, Width 3.4 m

Weights: Max Weight 42,500 kg (93,695 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 2,500 m (8,202 ft), Max Range 600 km (324 nm), Top Speed 18 mps (35 kt)

Power: Power 830 shp

Applications
FlakPz Gepard Leopard 1 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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Leopard C2; items: 2; transferred from Canada to United Kingdom in 2006
Items: 2

Leopard 1; items: 150; transferred from Germany to Greece in 2006 and 2007
Items: 150

Delivery	Items
2007	90
2006	60

Leopard 1; items: 2; transferred from Belgium to Brazil in 2005
Items: 2

Leopard 1; items: 6; Germany national procurement in 2005
Items: 6

Leopard 1A5 chassis hull only. Hulls will be designated for civilian applications; items: 20; transferred from Canada to United States of America in 2004 and 2005
Items: 20

Delivery	Items
2005	15
2004	5

Leopard 1 A5; items: 104; transferred from Germany to Greece in 2002 and 2003
Items: 104

Delivery	Items
2003	82
2002	22

Leopard 1-based recovery vehicle BPZ2000; items: 7; transferred from Germany to Chile in 2002
Items: 7

Leopard 1; items: 1; transferred from Germany to Belgium in 2001
Items: 1

Leopard 1 A5; items: 225; transferred from Netherlands to Chile between 1998 and 2001
Items: 225

Leopard 1 A5; items: 30; transferred from Netherlands to Greece in 1998
Items: 30

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News
Canadian Leopard 2A6M Tanks Deploy to Afghanistan

Canada to Acquire up to 100 ex-Dutch Leopard 2 Tanks

Rheinmetall to Upgrade Electronics of Greek Leopard 2 Tanks

General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Provide M1A1 AIM Tanks to Australia

Greece Buys Further Leopard 1/2 Main Battle Tanks

Wide Cooperation Between Germany and Israel Defense Industries

Operators

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Australia

As of	Holdings
2006	90 (Leopard AS 1)

Austria

As of	Holdings
2006	0

Belgium

As of	Holdings
2006	137

Brazil

Canada / 114

As of	Holdings
2006	66 (a futher 48 are declared surplus and are parked awaiting disposal)

Chile

Denmark

As of	Holdings
2006	115

Germany / 2,237

As of	Holdings
2007	389
2006	492

Greece

As of	Holdings
2006	427

Italy

Netherlands

As of	Holdings
2007	16
2006	13

Norway

Turkey

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008

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