Leopard 1 A5 main battle tank
The Leopard 1 A5 was the last Leopard 1 to see service in the German Army.
Despite all the upgrades, the A1 to A3 versions of the Leopard were based on the technological level of the 1960s. In order to keep the fleet of more than 2000 Leopards, which had cost between one and two and a half million DM each, competitive, a drastic modernization was implemented as a result.
The result was the Leopard 1 A5. 1225 of the Bundeswehr Leopards were converted to this stand. The central change was the installation of a state-of-the-art, digital fire control system, which accelerated target activation and greatly increased accuracy. This system was even more modern in parts than the fire control system of the original Leopard 2 A4, which was introduced just before the Leopard 1 A5.
Other small changes have also been made, such as: B. the installation of a thermal imaging device.
These improvements kept the Leopard 1 competitive for a long time to come. The last Leopard 1 A5s were withdrawn from Bundeswehr use in 2003, 38 years after the introduction of the first Leopard 1.
The vehicle on display here is a Leopard 1 A5. In this version, it was only used at the Augustdorf location with the PzAufklBtl 7 in the period from 1987 to 1991.
Technical specifications
| Production: | 1986 - 1992 (conversion to A5) |
| Manufacturer: | Krauss - Maffei |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Number of pieces: | 1225 (conversion to A5) |
| Crew: | 4 |
| Weight: | 42,2 t |
| Dimensions L/W/H: | 9.54m (with tube) / 3.25m / 2.39m |
| Engine: | 10-cyl. multi-fuel / - diesel engine, compressor MB838 CaM 500 |
| Displacement: | 37330 ccm |
| Engine power: | 830 PS |
| Speed: | 65 km/h (Road) |
| Fuel Stock: | 985 l |
| Consumption: | 175 l / 100 km (Road) |
| Driving range: | 560 km (Road) | 250-390 km (Terrain) |
| Armament: | Cannon 105 mm L/51 L7 A3 | 2 x 7.62mm machine guns |
| Ammunition: | 60 cartridges 105 mm | 5500 cartridges 7.62mm |