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Tanks1965–present
Main battle tank
Leopard 1 is a main battle tank originating in West Germany. The cited manufacturer or builder is KraussMaffei OTO Melara.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.54 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.54 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Main battle tank
West Germany
1965–present
Yugoslav Wars Bosnian War Kurdish–Turkish conflict War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Porsche
1956–1961
KraussMaffei OTO Melara
1965–1984
6,565 4,744 main battle tanks 1,741 utility and anti-aircraft vehicles 80 prototypes and pre-series vehicles
42.2 tonnes (increased on later models from original 40 tonnes)
9.54/8.29 m (gun forward/rearward)
3.37 m (11.1 ft)
2.39/2.7 m (turret roof/absolute)
4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)
Steel: 10–70 mm (0.39–2.76 in) RHAe
1 × 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 A3 L/52 rifled gun (13 rounds in turret 42 rounds in hull)
2 × 7.62 mm MG 3 or FN MAG ( co-axial and commander's hatch) (5500 rounds)
MTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 830 PS (820 hp; 610 kW) at 2,200 RPM
19.6 PS (19.3 hp; 14.4 kW)/tonne
Torsion bar
600 km (370 mi) (on road), 450 km (280 mi) (cross-country)
65 km/h (40 mph)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leopard 1 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BrazilBrazilian Army Leopard 1A1BE and Leopard 1A5BR fleet, combined family total.
GreeceGreek Army Leopard 1A4/5 family holdings; variant split unspecified.
IndonesiaReported count for Brückenlegepanzer. Service scope: Indonesian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
ItalyReported count for Leopard 1 A2 M60A1. Service scope: Italian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 19. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
TürkiyeArmy exact named equipment holdings: Leopard 1A3; Leopard 1A4. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Leopard 1 · A4(1T) / Leopard 1 · A3T1. Service scope: Turkish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 171 / quantity: 227. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
UkraineReported count for Leopard 1 · Leopard 1A5 Leopard 1A5BE / Bergepanzer 2 / NM189 Ingeniørpanservogns / Wisent 1 / Dachs / Biber (Brückenlegepanzer). Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 6 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 103 / number: 15 / number: 4 / number: 16 / number: 5 / number: 14. Origin: West Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Ukraine
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Canada
Chile
Germany
Poland