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1RL232Leopard

Tanks · Germany · 1960
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1RL232Leopard

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
85
Protection
75
Mobility
88
Technology
80
Reliability
82
Crew Survivability
78
Operational Range
70
Logistics
72
Historical Performance
85
Strategic Impact
80
Origin Germany
CategoryTanks
EraEarly Cold War
In service1960–1992
Operators1 countries
Quantity3,600
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
80
Tanks MASS Rating
1/54
Early Cold War
12/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
85
Protection
75
Mobility
88
Technology
80
Reliability
82
Crew Survivability
78
Operational Range
70
Logistics
72
Historical Performance
85
Strategic Impact
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
1RL232 Leopard
Category
Country
Production
1960–1992
Quantity
3,600
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · EARLY COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
88
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
80
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
◈Firepower11MOD.11
▣Protection6MOD.6
◇Mobility9MOD.9
  • Engine Power1,500 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio24 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeAutomatic
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed68 km/h
  • Max Off-Road Speed45 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
  • Fording Depth1.2 m
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (Hull)9.97 m
  • Width3.7 m
  • Height3 m
  • Ground Clearance0.45 m
⬢Amphibious & Special1MOD.1
  • Snorkel / Deep Wading Depth2.5 m
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1960Production started
  2. 1992Production ended
66
years in service
32
years in production
3,600
units produced
1
countries operating
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Leopard 2 1979
1RL232 Leopard 1960
// SIBLING VARIANTS
05 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE19terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Active Protection System. A defensive system that detects and intercepts anti-tank threats.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Automatic: a tank transmission that changes gear ratios without direct driver input, using hydraulic, electric, or mechanical systems to select gears automatically.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
Armour made by welding and rolling homogeneous steel plates.
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