Leopard 1

The Leopard 1 is a medium Battle Tank from German production. It was built in 1965 and was the first tank, which in Germany after the World War II was developed. He came in twelve countries on four continents used. By constant Fight gains and a host of aftermarket options, it is, despite his advanced age in 21st Century still to be found in the armies of many countries. Until 1984, a total of 4744 units of this type produced.

Description
The heavy battle tank Leopard 1 is one of the most important MBTs of the Cold War era for the countries of NATO. The German battle tank was the first MBT German post-war, since after the end of WWII the United States provided a lot of old M-47 tanks and M-48 sub-armed with 90 mm cannons. In 1956 Germany decided to develop jointly with France, another country devastated by war, a new armored fighting vehicle to replace the tanks Americans supplied both countries and that they had adequate performance. But the partnership between German and French short-lived and each nation ended up following different paths where Germany decided to build the new battle tank Leopard Heavy 1, while France continued their battle tank which was called AMX-30. The first one leopard was given to German army (Bundeswehr) in 1965 and began a new phase in the history of that army and the German war industry. Many modernized versions were created to meet the needs for improvements to cope with large numerical superiority imposed by the forces of the Warsaw Pact, led by the Soviet Union.

Today, the Leopard 1 is used by various armies in the world but, they are slowy being replaced by most modern tanks.

Operators

 * Germany (2437)
 * Australia (90 Leopard 1A3)
 * Belgium (334)
 * Brazil (128 Leopard 1A1 and 240 Leopard 1A5)
 * Canada (114 C2 - 1A5 updated)
 * Chile (202 Leopard 1V, being replaced by Leopard 2)
 * Denmark (230 Leopard 1A5s, 120 of these 1A5DK)
 * Greece (335)
 * Italy (920)
 * Norway (172)
 * Netherlands (468)
 * Turkey (450)

Specifications
*Maximum speed: 65 km / h


 * Maximum range: 600 Km
 * Engine: A turbo diesel engine MTU MB 838 CaM-500 10-cylinder with 830 hp.
 * Weight: 42.4 tons (loaded)Leopard_1_A5_img_6_10017_6.jpg
 * Length: 9.54 m. (Considering the barrel)
 * Width: 3.41 m
 * Height: 2.76 m.
 * Crew: 4
 * Front tilt: 60
 * Lateral tilt: 50th
 * Passing ford: 2.25 m (without preparation), with preparation: 4 m
 * Vertical obstacle: 1.15 m
 * Armament: A cannon L-7 A3 105 mm and 52-gauge, 2 machine guns of 7.62 mm FN MAG, 8 smoke launchers.