Leopard 1

Leopard 1 General Type: Medium Tank Owner: Germany Manufacturer: Porsche Year: 1965 Specifications Length: 9.54 m Width: 3.37 m Height: 2.70 m Weight: 40 t Armour: 70mm Speed: 65 km/h Armament Primary Weapon: 105mm L7 . . . .

History

Development of the Leopard tank started in 1956 as a part of a joint project between Germany, France and Italy to create a new standard European tank (a.k.a. the Europa-Panzer). In 1960 Porsche, Rheinmetall (Germany) and AMX (France) submitted prototype tanks for evaluation. Disagreements in the design and manufacturer of the tank put a strain on the project and political changes in France further exacerbated problems. So Germany and France decided to brake the partnership and continue development of their designs independently. For Germany Porsche's design was chosen and after a second prototype and a limited run of 50 pre-production vehicles it started mass-production as the Leopard tank in 1964. The Leopard went on to also became a huge success on the export market, being bought by many European countries. Thus largely fulfilling it's originally intended role of being a standard European tank. While being largely replaced by the Leopard 2 in Europe the Leopard 1 is currently still in active service in several South-American countries.

References

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Time Frames

	1930 - 1940: Pre-War	1940 - 1942: Early-War	1942 - 1944: Mid-War	1944 - 1945: Late-War	1945 - 1960: Post-War	1930 - 1960: Total-War
Buildable					Yes	Yes
Bonus Crate					Yes	Yes

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Ground Vehicles
Construction/Supply:	Opel Blitz, Opel Maultier, Steyr RSO, Sd.Kfz 9 Famo, Unimog 404
Transport:	Kubelwagen, Schwimmwagen, VW Type 87, Sd.Kfz 250, Sd.Kfz 250/3, Sd.Kfz 251, Sd.Kfz 251 Stuka zu Fuss, 38(d) Katzchen, SPz HS.30
Armoured Car:	BMW R75, Sd.Kfz 222, Sd.Kfz 234, Sd.Kfz 234/2 Puma
Light Tank:	Leichttraktor, PzKpfw 38(t), PzKpfw I, PzKpfw II, SPz Ru-251
Medium Tank:	PzKpfw III, PzKpfw IV Ausf.D, PzKpfw IV Ausf.H, VK30.01(P), VK30.02(DB), Panther, Panther II, E-50, Leopard 1
Heavy Tank:	A7V, Großkampfwagen, PzKpfw VI NbFz, VK30.01(H), VK36.01(H), Tiger, Tiger(P), Tiger II, VK45.02(P), Löwe, Mammut, Maus, E-75, E-100
Anti-Aircraft:	Sd.Kfz 10/4, 38(d) Kugelblitz, Wirblewind, Coelian, E-100 Alligator, FPz HS.30
Tank Destroyer:	Pz.Jg I, Marder III, Hetzer, Waffentrager 38(d), Stug IV, Pz.Jg IV/L70, Dickermax, Sturer Emil, Jagdpanther, Elefant, E-10, E-25, E-100 Krokodil, Kanonenjagdpanzer
Support:	Stug III, Sturmtiger
Artillery:	Panzerwerfer, Bison, Wespe, Hummel, Grille 17, Karl Gerät, LARS 1
Repair Vehicle:	Bergepanzer IV, Bergepanther
Other:	Goliath, P-1000
Armoured Train:	Infantry S.Sp, Artillery S.Sp, Anti-Aircraft S.Sp
Aircraft
Fighter:	Bf-109, Fw-190, Me-410 Hornisse, Do-335 Pfeil, Me-262 A-1a Schwalbe, Me-262 A-1a/U4, Me-262 B-1a/U1, Me-163 Komet, Me-1101, Ho-229, Treibflugle, EWR VJ 101C
Ground Attack:	Ju-87 Stuka, Hs-129, Me-262 SB.1a, Junkers Ju-SFP, Fw-860
Bomber:	Ju-88, Ju-188, He-111, He-177, Ar-234, Ar-E.555, Fw-1000
Transport:	Ju-52, Fw-200 Condor, Me-P.08.01, Do-31
Helicopter:	Weserflug P.1003/2
Other:	Hs-293, Bv-246 Hagelkorn, Fi-103/V1, Me-262 A-2a/U2 Mistel, Daimler Benz Project C
Naval
Transport:	Barge, Marinefährprahm
Destroyer:	Zerstörer 1936, Zerstörer 1945, Type 101 Hamburg
Submarine:	U-boat Type VII, U-boat Type XXI, Type 205
Cruiser/Battleship:	Admiral Hipper, Bismarck
Civilian
Vehicle:	VW Beetle, Mercedes-Benz 770, DRG Class 64
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