![]() The Leopard 2 was developed in the 70s to replace the M48 Patton in the West German army (after the failure of the previous M48 replacement attempt, the Kampfpanzer 70). ![]() It first entered service in the mid-60s, but throughout the decades that followed it was heavily modernized and serves to this day in some countries. The Leopard 1 is a very successful design, featuring excellent firepower and mobility. Both of these main battle tanks were built around the idea that no amount of armor would be able to stop modern shells anyway so it makes more sense to have a tank protected only against autocannon fire but that is as fast and agile as possible. The Europanzer development program to create a common European tank for NATO forces resulted most notably in two vehicles – the French AMX-30 and the German Leopard 1. ![]() They are generally vehicles of West German origin – the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) generally adopted the Soviet structure and used vehicles of Soviet origin (often license-produced in other Warsaw Pact countries). ![]() Here are a few examples of modern German armor development. After the Second World War, Germany developed and produced a number of vehicles, some of which may appear in Armored Warfare. ![]()
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