Leopard
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | VK1602 |
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| Type | Light Tank |
Radio Equipment | FuG 5 |
| Manufacturer(s) | MIAG, Daimler-Benz |
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| Crew | 3 |
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| Production Quantity | 1 prototype |
Production Period | 1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 21900 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 6.45 m |
Length /hull | ? m |
| Barrel Overhang | ? m |
Height over turret hatch | 2.80 m |
| Width | 3.17 m |
Ground clearance | ? m |
| Fire height | ? m |
Turret ring diameter | ? m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 50 mm KwK 39/1 L/60 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 50 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | +18° to -9° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 7.92 mm MG34 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2400 |
| Location | 1: turret - 2: coaxial |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 60 mm / 42° |
20 mm / 90° |
20 mm / 62° |
? |
| Superstructure | 30 mm /
80° |
20 mm /
90° |
- |
? |
| Turret | 80 mm / 70° |
50 mm / 60° |
50 mm / 60° |
? |
| Mantlet | 80 mm /
Saukopf |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Maybach HL157P |
Type & Displacement | V12 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 550 hp at 3500 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 25.1 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 8 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | controlled differential, steering wheel and levers |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 560 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 5 independent, rubber edgings |
| Track return rollers | - |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear, adjustable |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | center guide, single pin, steel | ||
| Width | 350 mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | 96 |
Track ground contact | ? m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 60 km/h on road, 30 km/h off road
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Range | 300 km on road - 150 km off road |
| Mileage | 170 L/100 km on road, 340 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.50 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.75 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.75 m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 | AFV Data Base (lost) |
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