Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Main battle tank

Origin: West Germany

Built: 6,485

Service in 15 countries

Wars: War in Afghanistan

Crew 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)

Armor RHA, 70 mm (maximum), 10mm (minimum)

Primary armament 1 x 105mm Royal Ordnance L7A3 L/52 rifled gun
(13 rounds in turret 42 rounds in hull)

Secondary armament 2 x 7.62 mm MG 3 or FN MAG (co-axial and commander's hatch) (5500 rounds)

Range 600 km (on road), 450 km (cross-country)

Speed 65 km/h

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard C1 tank in Canadian Army service (equivalent to German Leopard 1A3)  Worthington Tank Museum
at CFB Borden (Ontario, Canada). Picture and text  I (Balcer) made myself  (in summer, 2005)

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Caption: "Shoalwater Bay, Australia (June 26, 2005) -- A Leopard AS1 Gun Tank from 1st Armored Regiment (1ARMD) participates in a simulated battle during exercise Talisman Saber 2005. Talisman Saber is a four-week biennial exercise to conduct collective training and practice inter-operability between U.S. and Australian forces while further developing the capability to undertake joint, combined operations and helping to build regional security. More than 17,000 personnel from Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces units are participating in the exercise, a merger of the Tandem Thrust and Crocodile series of exercises. U.S. Navy photo by Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Fred Brier"

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Armoured Recovery Vehicle 2 of the German Army

Photo by Sonaz

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

Bridgelayer "Biber" (Beaver) with armored vehicle-launched bridge.

Photo by  Sonaz

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank

 Pionierpanzer Dachs der Gebirgspionierunterstützungskompanie 240 (GebPiUstKp 240)

Photo and text by Powidl at de.wikipedia