A Leopard 1 A5 tank fires its 105 mm cannon during a live-fire exercise June 13, 2024, at Klietz training range, Germany. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes) This story has been corrected.

Live-Fire Tests Conducted for Leopard 1 Tank Progress continues to be made on the transformed German MBTs, and a prototype – which has been dubbed the “Gepard 1.5” in reference to the German ...

The Leopard 1 is maneuverable but only has 70mm armor while later models of the T-72′s armor are 700mm at its thickest. Its armor may not be as resistant, however, and the survivability of most ...

The Leopard 1A5 is set to become Ukraine’s most numerous Western-made tank, outnumbering the 14 British Challenger 2s, 31 American M-1s and 85 European Leopard 2s Ukrainian brigades already have ...

Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced a joint initiative on Tuesday to send around 100 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, some of which could arrive “within a few months.” That is a far ...

News Nation/World Joint effort aims to get some Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine ‘within months’ Feb. 7, 2023 Updated Tue., Feb. 7, 2023 at 8:50 p.m. A Danish tank crew assigned to the Dragoon ...

West Germany first deployed the Leopard 1 — a medium tank — in 1965, but as the threat of war with the Soviet Union showed no signs of abating, it was decided that a tank with stronger armor ...

Updated: Feb 3, 2023 / 08:36 AM EST FILE – A Leopard 1 tank drives in Storkau, Germany, on May 19, 2000. Ukraine may be able to add old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defense industry… ...

The Leopard 1 is maneuverable but only has 70mm armor while later models of the T-72′s armor are 700mm at its thickest. Its armor may not be as resistant, however, and the survivability of most tanks ...