Leopard 1
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The Kampfpanzer Leopard, subsequently Leopard 1 following the introduction of the successive Leopard 2, is a main battle tank designed by Porsche, and manufactured by Krauss-Maffei in West Germany, th
German Leopard 1A5 at the 2015 Military Day in Uffenheim
A Leopard 1 Prototype II
Several early Leopard tanks (0-series prototypes) preparing for parade duty, distinguished by the centrally-mounted IR/white searchlight and rectangular loader's hatch.
Bundeswehr Leopard 1 in 1967
Stridsvagn 103
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The Stridsvagn 103, also known as the Alternative S and S-tank, is a Swedish Cold War–era main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden. "Strv" is the Swedish military abbreviation of stridsva
Leopard 1
…superior mobility and cross-country performance compared to most other main battle tanks of the era, only being rivaled by the French AMX-30 and Swedish Strv 103. The main armament of the Leopard consists of a German license-built version of the British Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm rifled gun, one of the most effective…
A Stridsvagn 103 B during a demonstration at the Swedish Army's Revingehed training ground, April 2022
Tank mobility trials in 1966
An early production vehicle in 1967
The Strv 103 in a "hull down" position presents a very low profile compared to conventional, turreted tank designs.