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In 1992, facing an aggressive expansionist of China and North Vietnamese intrusion, especially the expanding armored force of the PLA. The Philippine Army at the time only has 63 Light Tanks and 20 missile-armed Tank Destroyers that the AFP realized that their armored division, outnumbered, cannot and possibly unable to engage as well outgunned by the PLA armor such as the newer Type 90s and Type 96s at the time.

The Philippine government then was opted for an MBT that could meet the needs of the AFP, at first the Philippine government finds the Type 74 mbts from Japan, fits the requirement, however the Japanese government turned down the request due to arms export ban law, until they opted and confirmed the purchase of the Leopard 1 from Germany, with a total of 350 A4 vehicles, being acquired. These also includes the purchase of 3 Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs AEVs, free of charge.

The first Leopards subsequently arrived in the Philippines from Germany in early 1993 and was completed by late 1996. It is part of enhance the AFP's ability in engaging conventional warfare that involves armored and tank engagements as the Philippine armor were not very dedicated to high intensity operations such as armored warfare.

However; Philippine Leopards do face so many obstacles as the Philippines's geography where it is not designed in tank warfare and facing the lack of cross country, as well Philippine bridges are too weak to accommodate Leopard's 42 tons, until Germany provided the Philippines with Panzerschnellbrücke Joint Assault Bridge vehicles to enhance their fleet of Leopard's cross country ability after they purchased Leopard 2 mbts.

Description
In 1992, facing an aggressive expansionist of China and North Vietnamese intrusion, especially the expanding armored force of the PLA. The Philippine Army at the time only has 63 Light Tanks and 20 missile-armed Tank Destroyers that the AFP realized that their armored division, outnumbered, cannot and possibly unable to engage as well outgunned by the PLA armor such as the newer Type 90s and Type 96s at the time.

The Philippine government then was opted for an MBT that could meet the needs of the AFP, at first the Philippine government finds the Type 74 mbts from Japan, fits the requirement, however the Japanese government turned down the request due to arms export ban law, until they opted and confirmed the purchase of the Leopard 1 from Germany, with a total of 350 A4 vehicles, being acquired. These also includes the purchase of 3 Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs AEVs, free of charge.

The first Leopards subsequently arrived in the Philippines from Germany in early 1993 and was completed by late 1996. It is part of enhance the AFP's ability in engaging conventional warfare that involves armored and tank engagements as the Philippine armor were not very dedicated to high intensity operations such as armored warfare.

However; Philippine Leopards do face so many obstacles as the Philippines's geography where it is not designed in tank warfare and facing the lack of cross country, as well Philippine bridges are too weak to accommodate Leopard's 42 tons, until Germany provided the Philippines with Panzerschnellbrücke Joint Assault Bridge vehicles to enhance their fleet of Leopard's cross country ability after they purchased Leopard 2 mbts.