Can someone provide me with some facts on the Leo 1A6 program. I know that it entailed fitting a 120mm gun and somekind of armour upgrade but what else?
Sorry for the delay, I was busy with non-aviation things :( . Here are the P xxxx numbers of unbuilt Messerschmitt/MBB projects (mainly source is “Willy Messerschmitt – Pionier der Luftfahrt und des Leichtbaues” by Ebert, Kaiser and Peters/ISBN 3-7637-6103-9):
· P 1118 – four-seat touring...
bundesmarine
bundeswehr
cold war
federal republic of germany
kommando der marineflieger
luftwaffe
marineflieger
messerschmitt
messerschmitt gmbh
occupied germany
west germany
This was a project of the (then) West German Army during the late '80s/early'90s. It was designed for anti-tank and anti-helicopter warfare roles and was based on the hull of the Leopard 1 chassis converted by removing the turret and fitting an elevating arm with weapons/sensors that could reach...
In the late 1980's I remember the West Germans talking about their plans for their next gen of MBT that was going to replace the Leopard 1.
It was called the Leopard 3.
Does anyone have anything in the way of how far this project got - i.e prototype?
is there any art work or drawings or...
bundeswehrbundeswehr 2000
cold war
deutsches heer
federal republic of germany
heavy tank
heeresstruktur 2000
kampfwagen 90
mbt
tank
tank design
west germany
1960s
armoured engineer vehicle
armoured recovery vehicle
armoured vehicle-launched bridge
bundeswehr
cold war
combat engineer vehicle
deutsches heer
early 1970s
spaag
united states
united states army
west germany
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