| Origin |
Germany |
| Crew |
4 |
| Height to turret top |
2.40 m |
| Height to top of commander's periscope |
2.62 m |
| Firing height |
1.88 m |
| Length (gun forward) |
9.54 m |
| Length (gun rear) |
8.17 m |
| Length (chassis) |
6.94 m |
| Width (without track skirts) |
3.25 m |
| Width (including track skrits) |
3.37 m |
| Ground clearance |
0.44 m |
| Track |
2.7 m |
| Length of track on ground |
4.236 m |
| Track width |
0.55 m |
| Combat weight |
42,400 kg |
| Power-to-weight ratio |
19,7 hp/tonne |
| Ground Pressure |
0.90 kg/cm² |
| Maximum road speed (forward) |
65 km/h |
| Maximum road speed (reverse) |
25 km/h |
| Maximum road range |
600 km |
| Maximum cross-country range |
450 km |
| Fuel capacity |
985 liters |
| Gradient |
60% |
| Side slope |
30% |
| Vertical obstavle |
1.15 m |
| Trench |
3 m |
| Fording with preparation |
2.25 m |
| Fording with snorkel |
4 m |
| Type |
MTU MB 838 Ca-M500, 10-cylinder, 37.4
litre, four-stroke, multi-fuel |
| Power |
830 hp at 2,200 rpm |
| Type |
ZF 4 HP 250 planetary-gear shift with
hydraulic torque converter |
| Gears |
4 forward and 2 reverse |
| Steering |
double differential |
| Clutch |
torque converter with mechanical interlock |
| Suspension |
torsion bar suspension, hydraulic shock
absorbers at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th road wheel
stations |
| Chassis |
seven dual light metal rubber-tired road
wheels and four track return rollers on either side, drive
sprocket at the rear and idlers at the front |
| Track |
Diehl tracks with rupper-bushed pins and
removable rubber pads (replacable by snow grousers) |
| Track skirts |
steel-reinforced rubber skirts aboce the
road wheels |
| Capacity |
24 V |
| Batteries |
8 x 12 V/100 Ah |
| Type |
British-supplied 105 mm L7A3 rifled gun |
| Gun/turret traverse |
360° |
| Gun elevation/depression |
+ 20°/- 9° |
| Internal ammunition supply |
60 rounds |
| Ammunition types |
APFSDS, HEAT, HEP, HESH and more |
| Type |
2 x Rheinmetall 7.62 mm MG 3machine gun
(one coaxial, and one anti-aircraft) |
| Internal ammunition supply |
5,500 rounds |
| Smoke-laying equipment |
4 smoke dischargers on either turret side |
| Driver's sights |
three observation periscopes, the center
one replacable by an image-intesification periscope or
an infra-red sight |
| Loader's sights |
two periscopes for observation of a designed
battlefield sector |
| Gunner's sights |
EMES 18 (on Leopard 1A5) gyro stabilized
with laser rangefinder and thermal view. Mounted on top
of the turrret.
TZF 1A telescope mounted coaxial.
Some version have an extra periscope |
| Commander's sight |
eight periscopes for all-round observation,
on can be replaced by an image intensification periscope
for night observation
swivel-mounted TRP 2A zoom periscope with magnification
of x 6 up to x 20
EMES 18 commanders view |
| Additional turret armor |
| Improved combustion air-intake
filters |
| Electro-hydraulic and manual
turret power control (by commander and gunner) with override
capability for the commander |
| Vertical and horizontal gun
stabilizer (refitted) |
| Range setting device (laser) |
| Elevation quadrant |
| Traverse indicator |
| NBC protection system |
| Automatic fire-extinguishing
system |
| Bilge pumps for underwater
operations |
| Crew compartment heater and
powerpack preheating (14 000 KW) |
| Hull escape hatch |
| Infra-red reflection suppressing
decontaminable paint |
| Thermal sleeve for the 105
mm gun |
| Exhaust thermal suppressing
sleeves |
| Standard tools and equipment
for repairing and maintenance purpose |
| Fording equipment |
| Snow grousers |
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