TYPE: Medium Tank
AMOUNT IN DANISH SERVICE:
YEAR OF INTRODUCTION (Rebuild/Modification): 1990
PHASED OUT: 2005
ARMAMENT
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1x 105mm L7A1 Rifled cannon
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1x 7,62x51mm Machinegun
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1x 7.62x51mm coacial machinegun
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76mm Smoke grenade launchers
TECHNICAL DATA
Weight: 42.4 Metric Tons fully loaded
Width: 3.41 Meter
Height: 2.8 Meter (Commanders hatch gun)
Length: (Hull): 6.94 Meter
Length: (Cannon at 12 o’clock): 9.54 Meter
Crew: 4x (Driver, Commander, Gunner, Loader)
Eigne: V10 MTU MB 838 Ca M500, 37.4 Liter Multi fuel
Power: 830 Horsepowers
Transmission: 4-step ZF Hydromedia 4 HK 250 gearbox with torque converter
DANISH MODIFICATIONS
-EMES18 installed
-Thermal sight
-Laser rangefinder
-The commanders forward periscope and panoramic sight were extended for a clear view over the primary sight housing
-The gun received a thermal sleeve and a muzzle reference collimator at the end of the barrel
-The mantled mounted XSW-30-V infra-red/white searchlight became redundant, and was removed
-Roof mounted “fast fittings” for two rifles for close defence work and a rear mounted turret rack
-Air conditioning system added
-Honda generator added
-Searchlight from the de-commissioned M41 DK1
-New gps
-New fire-suppression system
HISTORY
The Leopard was developed on the basis of experiences from World War 2 and experiences gained in the post-war period. The wagon was developed in the late 1950s/early 60s, the first ones then entered German service in 1965 and have since been Germany’s standard tank. It has also undergone a number of upgrades over the years and has now come in yet another new and improved edition. Leopard 1 has been in use in a number of countries around the world, including Australia and Canada. Today, Leopard 1 is on its way out of the installations of quite a few countries, which has meant that a number of new user countries have also come up, there are countries such as Brazil and Chile.
120 Leopard 1A3s were delivered to the Danish defense between 1976 and 1978. In 1991 these tanks were supplemented with 110 used Leopard 1A4s and Leopard 1A3s, totaling 230 Leopards. All 230 tanks were upgraded to 1A5DK Standard in 1993, the main reason for this upgrade was to improve the tanks’ ability to fight in the dark at night, as a result of which they were fitted with EMES 18, a thermal sight and a laser rangefinder.
several years later, 36 Leopard 1A5DK were upgraded to Leopard 1A5DK-1, these were used in the Balkans on several deployments. With this upgrade, we got, among other things, a Honda generator, and an air conditioner system mounted at the rear of the tower.
ALBUM
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SOURCES
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Leopard 1 | Tank Museum
Leopard 1A5 DK - Danish Army Vehicles Homepage
Leopard 1 – Wikipedia
https://armyrecognition.com/defense_news_july_2023_global_security_army_industry/ukraine_is_preparing_to_receive_leopard_1a5_dk_tanks_provided_by_germany_and_denmark.html
Leopard 1 (kampvogn) - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi
Leopard 1 - Wikipedia
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