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- Hard Drive: 95 GB
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- Memory: 4 GB
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- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
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- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
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- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
Briefly: An experimental version of the Leopard 1 outfitted with the powerful Rheinmetall 120mm L44 cannon and additional premium bonuses to silver lion and research point gain.
This late prototype of the Leopard 1, developed in the 1980s, is a proof-of-concept that the Rheinmetall 120mm cannon could be fitted on the Leopard 1 chassis.
This highly interesting member of the Leopard 1 family will soon join the ranks of the German ground forces tree as a new rank V premium vehicle, coming to the game with the release of update 1.81!
- Leopard A1A1 L/44 (Rank 5 Germany) - available after 1.81 update
- 2000 Golden Eagles
- Premium account for 15 days
- Pre-order bonus: "MG3" 3D-decoration - available after 1.81 update
- Pre-order bonus: unique "Predator" title
Development of a Leopard 1 fitted with the 120mm L44 cannon began as a private venture of the Rheinmetall company, hoping that such a Leopard 1 variant would be of interest, not just to the German army due to logistical commonalities with the Leopard 2 and higher performance of the gun, but also to international customers seeking third generation MBT features on older machines.
In the early 1980s, a Leopard 1A1A1 was modified with a thicker cast steel mantlet, suitable for mounting the Rheinmetall 120mm cannon, and additional interior changes to hold the respective ammunition. Further changes were applied in early 1985, with the installation of the EMES 18 fire control system from the Leopard 1A5.
Although there were several different prototypes based on Leopard 1 outfitted with the 120mm Rheinmetall cannon, none of them managed to justify a costly large scale upgrade effort of existing Leopard 1s. The upgrade was largely considered redundant due to the already more advanced Leopard 2 being in service.
In War Thunder, the Leopard 1 120mm will become available with the release of the next major update to all tankers and avid collectors as a new rank V premium vehicle of the German ground forces tree. For fans of of the Leopard series, this vehicle represents the binding link between the Leopard 1 and Leopard 2, featuring some distinctive features of both vehicles in a one package.
From a distance, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re just looking at a standard Leopard A1A1. After all, a large portion of the vehicle’s outside appearance remains unchanged. However, when observing this Leopard 1 at a close distance from the front, several changes become apparent.
The biggest, and easiest change to spot, is the new 120mm L44 smoothbore cannon that replaces the old 105mm rifled L7 cannon. With this upgrade, owners of the new Leopard 1 will be able to confidently engage heavily armored targets at longer distances as the new cannon is capable of firing more potent sub-caliber rounds, such as the DM13, and with better precision.
However, the installation of a more powerful cannon did bring with it some drawbacks as well. Namely, the additional armor protection found on the Leopard A1A1’s gun mantlet had to be removed in order to fit the new cannon. This leaves the gun mantlet of the Leopard 1 more susceptible to damage from enemy fire.
Despite this, experienced Leopard drivers know that the vehicle’s strong suit never was armor protection, but mobility and firepower instead. Continuing to utilize these strengths, that now got further improved with the new cannon, can only yield better results. That being said, this experimental version of the Leopard 1 is truly a must-have for fans of the Leopard series and for tankers eager to speed up their research progress through the higher tiers of the German ground forces tree.
The Leopard 1 with the 120mm L44 smoothbore cannon will become available to War Thunder tankers with the release of the upcoming update 1.81. Until then, stay tuned to the news for more exciting information regarding the next major update coming to the game very soon! Good hunting, commanders!
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Comments (274)
Nice little pussycat :)
And a new map can be seen in the video of this tank :)
Wolf_89, Vietnam map has been datamined :)
that gun is thicc
Wait... is this vehicle DIFFERENT somehow to the Leopard 1A6? Or has Gaijin just messed up the Leopards' naming again?
This is a different prototype with the 120mm gun. The name should be correct. The 1A6 would also have composite plates on the upper frontal hull and a different turret as far as I know.
Firnen_, There were 2 different 1A6 prototypes, one with composite and one without. This is obviously the one without, it is essentially the 1A5 with the L/44 instead of the L7. They have just given it the wrong name.
Now germany will have 9 viable respawns for top tier matches, while other nations aside from USA have AT MOST 4.... yeaaahhhhhh
Yeah ...but USA have good tanks with armor....
DarthGergely, as if the german lack of armor isn't helping even more.. the 2K is extremely hard to kill if angled or from the flank because of how empty it is, the 2A4 has good armor, i will give you that the kpz lack armor given it's ease to die, the racketen doesn't need armor, the A1A1 is nearly the same shit as the 2K if you have APFSDS, the TAM doesn't need armor with it's speed, the beigleit is a light with atgms so why armor?, the guepard is an SPAA so why armor?, this new tank won't even let you shoot
Everybody knew that a Leopard was going to be shown as a premium XD I'm not expecting a 2nd devblog today.
RIP rank VI german team quality
oh you poor soul. get over it.
PLEASE move the 105 A1A1 to 8.7 or back to 8.3
Only if it's bullshit APFSDS is taken away and the RISE gets moved down too.
Memur_Lemer, ^this
for 60€ it might as well have been a 1A6
It is tho... gaijin just didn’t name t properly
*murat-eryoruk, the 1A6 has a redesigned turret featuring the gun mantlet of the Leopard 2
First the XM-1 now this, you guys really know how to remove money directly from my wallet don't you?
Why not the Abrams with the 120mm ;_;
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