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Published: 2012-07-11 16:08:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 754; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 16
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Description
The Germans have proven to do some of the best tanks in the world, perhaps the best tanks in history. Before Leopard II was Leopard I, a true king of the battlefield.Details:
Weight 42.2 tonnes (increased on later models from original 40.0 tonnes)
Length 9.54/8.29 m (gun forward/rearward)
Width 3.37 m
Height 2.39/2.70 m (turret roof/absolute)
Crew 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)
Armor steel 19-21.7mm and 10-70mm RHA
Main
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)
Engine MTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine
830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW) at 2200 RPM
Power/weight 19.6 PS/tonne
Suspension Torsion-bar
Operational
range 600 km (on road), 450 km (cross-country)
Speed 65 km/h
