1:35 Canadian MBT Leopard C1A1 - HOBBY BOSS

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1:35 Canadian MBT Leopard C1A1 - HOBBY BOSSThe Leopard (or Leopard 1) is a Main Battle Tank designed and produced in West Germany that first entered service in 1965. Developed in an era when HEAT warheads were thought to make conventional heavy armour of limited value, the Leopard focused on firepower in the form of the German built version of the British L7 105 mm gun, and improved cross country performance that was unmatched by other designs of the era. The design started as a collaborative

featured elaborate front and rear driving positions

the Panzer IV had more development potential with a larger turret ring to mount more powerful guns and took over the anti-tank role

The resulting Leopard 1A5 was based on 1

The running gear is realistically replicated with the help of the movable torsion bar suspension

the missile boxes fold down to reduce the vehicle’s overall height

powerful L/70 7

a quadruple mount of 20 mm cannon

M61 Vulcan rotary cannon

it represented a leap forward in design from WWII predecessors

later known as Hetzer (“baiter”)

The turrets were again modified for the 1A5

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force units began receiving the eight-wheel Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle in 2017