Inside the Chieftain's Hatch. Snapshots: Leopard 1 [World of Tanks]

[@Tanxmann]

Was on a Leopard 1 for almost 10 years, still miss this old company car :-)

[@pegging640]

Canadian?

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@pegging640 ..could be danish?

[@davidolie8392]

I got a tour of one of these when I was briefly in the Canadian Armed Forces (Reserves) in the late '70s. The driver's position was as comfortable as a race car., well inclined back and just built for driving. Kudos to the engineers.

[@u.h.forum.]

My dad is in the RCAF!

[@fulgencioruizjaraba5204]

+FURY 2005 he is a pilot In the taiwanese air forcé?

[@Magpie4000]

RCAF = Royal Canadian Air Force RCOAF = Republic of China Air Force

[@SilentRazor1uk]

RoCAF you mean..

[@Magpie4000]

Nope, as typed above

[@BierzeItboxer]

In my Bundeswehr time, my Unit had one of the last Leo 1 in the Bundeswehr. But it was used only to train tank recovery after they lay on their back... however, it was the sports car amongst tanks.

[@Weisior]

Leopard 2 seems to be as fast if not faster (due to auto gearbox and higher HP/t ratio) than Leopard 1.

[@BierzeItboxer]

@@Weisior i thought it what be obvious, but I say it: "the sports car amongst tanks of it's time". Better?

[@flyingbusa3407]

Where can I get this sport car?

[@torjejohannessen6952]

@@Weisior yeah but Leo 1 sounded way better

[@kuhaku9587]

A crew of a Leopard 1 C2 in Afghanistan managed to fire 16 round in a minute against taliban placed on a mountain The Canadian Forces still use the Leopard 1, rename -> Leopard C2 due to the upgraded fire system and the add of additional armor Mexas, they are now remplacing the Leopard 1 for the Leopard 2 in green olive with space armor all around the turrent and the side hull with slat and improve protection against blast.

[@mississippirebel1409]

You do realize that the Leopard 1 base armor is only meant to stop heavy machine gun rounds and some smaller auto cannons. The Leopard 1 can NOT take a hit from any type of tank round. Even the old Sherman 75mm AP round would go straight through the Leopard 1 lol.

[@lesaustion]

@@mississippirebel1409 can you even read? Where did he say that anything at ALL about the leopard 1s armor...are you blind or simply cannot comprehend a basic sentence?

[@Huawei-zh1kv]

MississippiRebel bro you need to read

[@ket451]

@@mississippirebel1409 additional armour of the Mexas package- Sides of hull, adding some composite armour blocking much more from the side additional turret armour, mostly just thin plates going around the sides of the turret to (my guess) help against shaped charges

[@mississippirebel1409]

@@ket451 All the extra armor is for shape charges like RPGs. The Leopard 1's armor was only originally suppose to stop 20mm and that was it's frontal armor. It's just hard for me to imagine Canada using Leopard 1's in Afghanistan as a US solider that has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@adityareynaldi728]

we have leopards here in africa. but I lost my leg when I tried to ride them

[@martijnheil8825]

daniel birleanu lol, in case you didn't get it, he probably means animal leopards :P

[@lobitodetj]

oh my hahahaha

[@macker33]

+Aditya Reynaldi be grateful he didnt try to ride you

[@johnlorenzpanotes8795]

very funny. lol. hahaha

[@jake8984]

i hope you are ok ;|

[@klatez]

Some people dream of getting a ferrari or a porche, i am a weirdo that dreams about a leopard 1!

[@tankeroftheeast105]

Same here dude :)

[@TheIceandfire97]

What about a real E-75? ;)

[@noah7501]

I dream about a Leopard 2 :D

[@dibshadibs]

thanh ngo never made

[@dermelonensaft]

Tanks are cooler than farrari or porche... but to have one of those is got because you can have a lot of fun while destroying it with you tank :D

[@1337flite]

Hey you forgot the snorkel!!! Was the coolest thing - we'd be burning around Puckapunyal range in our M113s and some Leopard AS1 would be lurking in a dam and reveal themselves as we passed. The power to weight ratio wasn't bad either. Leaping leopards was what the RAAC called it when a leopard hit a low incline at full speed and left the ground. Awesome to see.

[@andrewstrongman305]

Agreed. Our M113's (with commanders turret and co-ax .30 & .50 calibre mg's), were much better than the US versions I've seen. The Leopard was a great tank for us and it's great mobility and hitting power were key.

[@1337flite]

andrew strongman agreed - I loved my bucket.

[@browndoggyntnt4590]

What troop mate? I was C Sqn then SEQ HQ SQN. Leo's were great but I was always envious of the Cav!

[@Quadrant14]

@@browndoggyntnt4590 Ah , I was B Sqn drove the 1st dozer tank {Leopard}, then went to Op Spt Sqn , drove the CO around, then went silly and joined SASR

[@ibramgaunt8863]

Really wish you could have done a longer video on this tank. One of my favorites and my current goal in World of Tanks.

[@jesperbecker32]

This and the STB-1 are my favorite tanks in the game...(both tested on the testserver:)) but i'm too lazy to grind them...

[@Emilzz10]

Jesper Becker on the test server every tank seems better then it really is (im not saying that the leo or stb is bad)

[@generalhyde007]

I have the leopard on the live server, and it is joyous!!!

[@PajamaMan44]

I have a Leo on the regular server, it is my favorite tank, and it is getting a DPM buff next patch!

[@jesperbecker32]

Emils Liepins in my opinion, the T10 tanks on the testserver are worse than on the live server, due to the fact that nearly every game is 100% T10, and the fact that there is quite a lot of gold beeing spammed. so you gett much better matches on the live server...

[@marinecorpsniper]

Leopard 1 deserves its own episodes of Inside The Hatch. It really does.

[@ShadowFalcon]

The good old Leo saw a fair bit of action. One of the engagements where Leopards (Leopard 1A5DK to be precise) fired their guns in anger was the Operation Bøllebank (Operation Hooligan Bashing) in the Bosnian War. 7 Danish Leopards fell in an ambush and proceeded to kick Serbian arse. Losses on the Serbian side was said to be about 150 Serbians and 1 damaged Leopard.

[@preedraag]

I hope we will return the favor, you ugly non-human, as we did to your grandfather

[@mbr5742]

ShadowFalcon The A5DK is the most beautiful version in mine eyes combining the EMES18 fire control (LaserRF, Thermal Imagers) with the welded turret.

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

I hear the Serbs were throwing sticks of dynamite at the tanks. The Danes responded by getting out of their tank lighting the dynamite and throwing it back.

[@HanSolo__]

Also, Leos ruined some T-55 out there. Like 3 of them, I think.

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@HanSolo__ no, they had the T-55 in their sights, but their thermal showed they had not fired their guns, and the danes were thus not allowed to fire on them as "we" (I was not there, but I know people who were, so meaning the UN), were only allowed to return fire- being peacekeepers (with no peace to keep). For some more mistakes, there was no damage really, a scratch maybe, and the Serbs did not throw dynamite at the Danes, they would never have gotten so close. The Danish commander Oberst Lars Møller did walk around between the tanks at some point, knocking on their sides with his cane and pointing where he wanted them to shoot. He did have "a close shave" as he calls it, by a piece of shrapnell cutting the hair from the back of his head. Most Serbs were killed when a Leopard shot a bit too high with the last shot and hit an ammo or fuel depot. They say it was by accident (Møller even say he was just about to explode on the gunner for wasting ammo, when the depot exploded instead).

[@mark950-d7d]

Comparing the Pzkw III that you reviewed and the Leopard 1 is interesting. Both are the products of peace time development projects after rearming after a World War. And both are what people thought a tank should be and how it should be engineered. Both were very good designs and well engineered. The Pzkw III was a bit under-gunned and under-armored. The Leopard was very under-armored compared to the T-64 (the Soviets had the KV-1 in 1939). The last variant of the Pzkw IV and the cat tanks were the products of designs in practice. The Pzkw III and the Leopard you reviewed both had spaced armor. The Pzkw did very well in combat. I believe that the Leopard 1 would have done well in combat, but would have suffered significant losses due to its thin armor. In war time, additional armor - perhaps composit - most likely would have been added to the design during production. The Drive sprockets were located in the back and the power pack was well learned lesson.

[@jlyngdoh5608]

Very true, but I think for it's time, the PZ III did quite well, being the main battle tank at that period. The PZ III M was quite something, though it only has a 50mm, the last version of the 50mm was very good and could contribute to the battle taking place.

[@mark950-d7d]

@@jlyngdoh5608 they were using the Pzkw III with the 50mm gun in the battle of Kursk

[@mark950-d7d]

Military History Visualized reported in the German Gov. Giving the Ukraine the last version of the Leopard 1. Who will that traike fear in? The mother's of the crew... Time to test the Leopard 2

[@whiteline22]

Great video, I served on AS1s (Aust A3) for quite a few years- our a3s had the welded turret as shown on the a4 but the TEW1a commanders sight seen on the a1. These sights were not really HK sights in the true sense that you could slave the gun to them to engage prioritised targets like on later vehicles ie challenger etc BUT they did allow the commander to scan for targets independently while the gunner was engaging the primary target. You could then manually traverse the turret in the general direction and when the gun aligned with the commanders sight it would "click" in and the target would appear in the gunners sight picture provided you had correctly aligned all you sights when bore sighting so I guess depending on your definition you could say it was a primitive version or precursor to HK sights. This function however was barely noticeable with all the noise in the fighting compartment and at most targets out to 2 km you could eyeball it and still be in the gunners scope.

[@mbr5742]

All A3 and A4 have a welded turret (That is the main difference to the earlier models). As does the Danish variant of the Leopard 1A5 since it is based on an A3 turret.

[@stevestruthers6180]

Up until the mid-1990s, the Canadian Army had Leopard 1A3s that had the square turret with the same commander's sight seen on the Leopard 1A1. Canada's original Leopards were acquired in late 1977, so I wonder if these tanks were an early batch of 1A3's that didn't receive the 1A4 commander's periscope.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Did You get 'em nefoe or after Denmark? (Sry' as a DK inf. - i'm to lazy to do my own research)

[@muffinleow]

3:52, street legal u say? Now I need to fork out enough and then i can roll up to my friends house in style, and destroy any mad van drivers

[@marnikjacobss8462]

I don't think anyone would dare to be mad at someone in a tank ;p

[@muffinleow]

true, tho people still might for "gently" denting their car

[@DanielBlack82]

dasquid352 "Dont worry it has thin armor" you shout as you roll over there 4 wheel drive

[@devtavares2190]

Dude you do know that they will cap the cannon so you can't shoot it

[@Appletank8]

Dev Tavares You can tape a sledgehammer to the end of the barrel and wave it around.

[@okrajoe]

Leopard 1 was a fantastic design.

[@TransitTycoon]

+okrajoe The Leopard 2 is a better design though.

[@dadwaffle]

+Transit Tycoon That's natural design progression, though. Relative to their times, both are fantastic designs.

[@ValentineC137]

+Sean Maness the Leo 1 design was great for 1960? Not really in many ways

[@memstajr2302]

okrajoe in warthunder its spammed everywere

[@MajorMorrozov]

okrajoe totally worthless in heavy combat. but in tank to infantry it could be usefull. however any kind of tank to tank and you will almost always lose.

[@sixshot19]

i was in the Australian army 80 to 83 1st armoured regmt we had the a4. yes they were thin skined but the gun could tear a hole through anything and they were the fastest tanks of the time and had a 400 klms range on a tank of fuel and you could damm near use em as a submarine a bloody sports car of a tank 67 klpr plus if you screwed with the govener you might get 75 chobbam armour is what has made these obsolete

[@camerl2009]

sixshot19 the Canadian C2 upgrade put add on armor on these tanks they are still in service today sadly they will probably end up as targets soon. funny thing though they sold a bunch of running leo 1 chassis a while ago to civilian's here in Canada only to buy them back for parts

[@schapuri.363]

Leopard 1 A1A2 was exactly my tank for 15 months.

[@SovietKiryu]

Nice to see the Leopard 1 get a spot on the show.

[@fdmackey3666]

I really enjoyed this video. It brought back many memories of ARTEPs and one particular REFORGER in (West) Germany where the Leopards of the early 1980s gave us first genertion M-1 Abrams tankers fits....If I only had a dollar for everytime I heard "*&%$#!() Leopards!!!!" (I cleaned that up for the sake of the children) over the net I could probably buy a Leopard I for my own personal enjoyment.

[@taylorc2542]

What were they so good at?

[@csis8460]

@@taylorc2542 probably more agile

[@helldiverintelligencehighcom]

Speed

[@mbr5742]

@@taylorc2542 You had an enemy that "trained where it would die" and knew the landscape like the back of his hand. Not unlikely parts of the crew where locals and knew stuff that was not on the maps. Add in a fast tank with a gun equal to yours (early M1 also used the 105mm) and a low silouette (And crews that trained camouflage religiously) Also had a better fuel economy.

[@LesPaulExpress]

Nicholas makes these worth watching.

[@fotolivos1]

greece is the largest user of leo1a5 in the world wiht 500 tanks in use today!!

[@hamzakaanc.9734]

İt has no use, if the crew are greek too.

[@pointlesspublishing5351]

Haha, made my day.

[@qwerty-gc8tn]

@@hamzakaanc.9734 Yeah, we saw how well you guys did in Syria with your Leopards hahaha

[@peppermintbutler9059]

The leopard variant the Australian army use to run were awesome tanks

[@Quadrant14]

I loved my time crewing the Leopard in Aussie service........we should have bought Leopard 11 instead of the bloody Abrams though....

[@imagifyer]

I want to see that A4 turret in game, the Australian leopards all had the welded turret and it just looks better IMHO

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

A foine job, Cheiftan!. I love your videos; nothing like the voice of an experienced tanker when dispersing lore about tanks to the younglings. There's a chance that they may get some useful information.

[@에퍼]

I am planning to get Leopard 1 because Krauss Maffei (Leopard 1, 2 maker) assisted my country, South Korea, to make Type 88 K1 tank. When my country had heard North Korea got T-54, T-62 over 1000, South Korea concerned tank shock just like in Korean War's T-34/85 shock. So we requested M60 Patton to US but US didn't consider North Korea's threat, denied it. And the South Korea contacted Krauss Maffei to develop 2nd Generation MBT for our country. When both sides very closed to agreement, US very surprised and feared that they lose One of Military imposers. So US contacted us and said they will make South Korea's '3.r.d. Generation MBT'. This is the Type 88 K1 tank birth stroy. and that is the reason K1 is very similar with M1 Abrams. It is sorry to Krauss Maffei but We get K1 tank by them. So I am very thanks to them. Like M41 Walker Bulldog, I am going to get Leopard 1 to celebrate. Now I am waiting Tier 8 discount to buy Indian Panzer. BTW, I hope Chief explain M48 or M47 Patton, M4A3E8, M36 Jackson someday because these are my favorite tanks

[@SovietKiryu]

I last read a couple years ago that South Korea purchased a number of Russian T-90's to sure up its tank fleet. Any information on wither this was done or not?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

They have T-80s. It was part of a debt offset deal. Apparently they rather like them.

[@에퍼]

Yes. We like it very much and still roll it. When T-80U arrived, USA's TACOM and TECOM researchers also came and studied it. and now K1's USA, T-80U's Soviet Technologies merge in K2 Black Panther.

[@mrfunnybees]

TheChieftainWoT chieftain t80s were a massive failure i have to say in russian tank design first chechen war they lost so many of them. i don;t who would want that tank that dies to rpgs frontally so easily.

[@bilgincevatgursoy1004]

South Korea? Our brother country :)(I'm Turkish) Seems like assistance is mutual.We helped you in 1950 Korean war and youre helping us with the black panther tanks.(in turkey We call them Altay) Thank you for everything my friend,greetings from Turkey.

[@funkyromero]

Very intresting and informative piece as allways ! Btw .. never change your style, business is business, tanks are tanks and educational documentaries should be kept as exactly that.

[@Centurion101B3C]

Initially, I was initially in training to become a Leopard1 TC. I liked the tank and the snazzy stuff in it, but the engine-noise gave me excruciating head-aches and severely interfered with my hearing. I still passed all courses, but I was nevertheless was switched to Centurion MK5/2. Never a happier day in my life!

[@jessewrites3819]

I love this channel

[@cryptickaoz9494]

My dad was the driver on the Leo 1's (C2A1) in the Canadian Armed Forces (Lord Stratchcona's Horse, Royal Canadians. He always talks about how great they were to drive.

[@Oldguy1900]

If im not mistaken the Lepord was the Tank Arnold Schwarzenegger accidentally drove though a wall when he was in the Austrian Army

[@gaborv.6502]

Leopard 1 a3 and a4 are significantly different from other variants in terms of protection. IT used a special spaced armor with an outer layer of hardened steel + polyurethane filler + main RHA armor. This virtually doubles the protection while not significantly increasing the overall weight (+ 2t). By the polyurethane it is fully protected against HESH ammunition. The APFSDS ammunitions of the time were rigid, thus they have been became physically damaged by pentertaring the hardened outer layer, and they could not penetrate the quite thin main armor (not even the 115mm cannon of the T-62!). It also provided high protection against first generation HEAT ammunition due to "fore-shortening" in the polyurethane layer (jet concentration decreases at every density changes). The funny thing: traditional APCBC ammunition was almost insensitive to this phenomenon, so the outdated T-34-85s and T-54s was more able to kill a Leo2A4 than the brand new T-62 of '60s. The armor of early T-72s' front hull & add-ons of T-55AMs' armor use the same disciplines. Thus the protection of the T-55AM with BDD additional armor (also polyurethane filller) was better than the first baths of T-64s.

[@masterDevis]

The beast known as the Leopard...

[@Gruoldfar]

Street legal. Been there, done that :-). I was a WestGerman tanker in 1987-88. Our batt. had the Leo1A4.

[@mississippirebel1409]

The Leopard 1 is a good tank for when it was built as long as it wasn't being shot at lol! The Leopard 1's armor was only meant to stop heavy machine gun rounds. A 20mm or 30mm auto cannon would rip right through a Leopard 1's armor.

[@snonsig2688]

That's just wrong

[@monkeymoney4606]

He doesn't seem to enjoy his job.he never smiles

[@Storebrand_]

You guys should do the Waffentrager E100 next oh wait.....

[@reptiliancock5391]

you sir, are a filthy comment stealer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWqmg6iKr92djbM look in the comments

[@gonewiththewind8072]

Are you serious? Isn't that on world of fake tanks?

[@nirfz]

1:36 What fun i had until i looked it up... For non native speakers and unknowledgeable people in tanks like me, "coincidence rangefinder" sounds like it would be a total coincidence if you would find the correct range... (had to look it up)

[@bradlyfan]

the leopard should get a buff, just add some armor to the turret like the on the first leopard he reviewed, as it is it cannot carry and its a tier ten

[@divinesan7786]

Matteo Wise those additional armor is A1 and A2 version

[@Olli-mb9tt]

Hi Nicholas Moran, the tiny hatch on the loader`s side was also and mainly used to through-out the empty brass cartridges of the main gun, after every shoot. Lately after 2 shoots. Because maximum two empty cartridges could remain in a tub at the bottom of the rifle breech. This tank´s gun used brass cartridges ! And why don´t you show the emergency exit in your video ? I´ve served as a loader on Leopard 1A1 and went to shilo manitoba Canada training facility) twice. - During my 15 month Bundeswehr-service in 1988-1989. Best time during my military service. It was good fun to look out of the loader´s top hatch during the drive from our barracks to the shooting ranges. It was like being on the back of a whale. In Shilo there were sand trails only. So we had gentle wavy rides. I was private first class only, cause my commander didn´t like me being late or just in time several times. - Something that I couldn´t change in all the decades since then :-)

[@maxmustermann-ie6ic]

Leopard 1 FTW! !!

[@rewind48]

This tank is the reason I started playing Wot. I'm American.....

[@rewind48]

Frank Castle Lol ok.

[@johnmartin4639]

Rewind well the Germans have ALWAYS had the world's best and most professional and humane military and tanks

[@christophervanoster]

Rewind me too. I have the leopard pta now, and I have a model of the leopard sitting by my tv.

[@juliuslarsen6193]

Leopard 1 is German

[@lordemarsh6804]

So you american...so you cant like the leopard?!

[@eggsacuteme3456]

One of the best looking tanks

[@helly8800]

1:43 "Kind of stabilize"? No! "Stabilize"? Yes! Firing on the move! You could, we did and we were hitting the target. On the move, against moving targets, tank turret size, below 1000 meters...

[@JainZar1]

+Henrik Hansen Below 1000 Meters is kinda medium to short range for a modern MBT though...

[@helly8800]

Jain Zar And when was a Leopard 1 A3 a modern tank? At a time were hitting a moving target 1000 meters away, while driving 50 kmh crosscontry, was a big deal. You need to compare it with other tanks from the same time period. As it was upgraded a Leopard 1 A5 DK could hit a tank 5000 meter away and on the move at moving targets 3000 meters away. Jain Zar, have you ever been shooting a tank?

[@JainZar1]

Henrik Hansen No, I was in the navy. My point was, that a thousand meters is nothing for a tank.

[@ValentineC137]

+Raven Coldheart not when standing still or moving slowly, ofcourse not, but good speed offroad at 1km in the 60s was great one of the only things it had compared to the cheiftan and T-62

[@tankolad]

+Henrik Hansen Was it a regular practice?

[@Lightning206]

thanks for this information Chieftain, the leopard 1 still had some mysterious aura about it and i couldn't find any interesting info about it until this video, maybe i didn't look hard enough but w/e thank you

[@stijnVDA1994]

It and it's brother the Leopard 2 were both in service in the Netherlands, but i think now replaced by the cv90...

[@lylebonney3081]

Street legal tank I’ll take 2

[@LostSpider]

It will be nice to see a video with the same style of explaining for the leopard 2

[@Bhatakti_Hawas]

It will never be done. You hv to wait for 40-50 years. Leo2 is the current German tank used by many countries including Germany herself. So many info is classified. So i don't think they will allow a camera for a short documentary or as such.

[@musicmaster417]

it will be outdated in like 6/7 years, and not everything is really secret, maybe the gun an the armor, but not the hatches, suspension, controls etc.

[@maxmustermann-ie6ic]

I believe the T-14 outclasses it already and I'm from Germany (It's an 80s design ffs) but a sucessor is planned to only appear in like 20 years and well, german military projects are now known for taking much longer then planned (NH90 helicopter, A400M transport plane, Puma Ifv, EuroHawk drone, the list is endless)

[@superfamilyallosauridae6505]

Well, modernized Leopard 2s are equal-or superior to the T-14 in many ways. But base, and essentially everything A4 standard and below, is not technically obsolete, but not worth buying new. Most tanks, despite minor differences, are nearly equal. A Leopard 2A7 going up against an M1A2 Abrams would be entirely dependent on if one of the two was able to fire at the other's side or rear. Otherwise, neither could truly kill the other-although disabling is certainly possible. This is why fighter aircraft, AGMs, AT mines, and ATGMs are a thing. Somewhat. Most ATGMs will be defeated by the armor of an M1A2, Leopard 2A7, M60T, T-72B3, T-90, Type 10, Challenger II, K1A2, K2, Merkava, etc etc etc. Without top-attack, ground fired ATGMs would have to increase to large degree in weight, and SABOT is not even close to a guaranteed kill anymore. Being from the 80s means nothing unless it is at a permanent, absolute disadvantage in every single fight. Tanks from the 80s can be upgraded to the very highest standards there are-it's simply not economical for the vast majority of nations. And then there's South Africa. Fighter aircraft, on the other hand, are a different story. This is why a lot of nations prioritize funding for totally new aircraft over funding for totally new tanks. You cannot upgrade an F-15 with RCS reducing features to a standard that is set by an F-22 or F-35. Not even close. You CAN upgrade a Centurion, for instance, to a Leopard 2A5-M1A1 standard, however, as South Africa did. Also, ALL military projects of modern times take eons. It's a universal trend. Every fighter aircraft designed since the 80s, for example, has taken at least a decade from start to first aircraft-most nearly two decades. Su-27 MiG-29 Eurofighter Typhoon Rafale F-22 F-35 F-15 F-16 F-14 F-18 Whatever to all of these have in common? 9+ year development times. F-15, F-18 F-14, and F-16 had the shortest development times, however, and they are subsequently some of the oldest aircraft on the list. The trend goes that with better technology, development times increase. You cannot shorten development times, because developing a fighter with inferior, or lacking technology will just get you shot down. This is why most powerful nations have prioritized radar, missile and jet engine development over tank FCS, engines, and in some cases, the entire ground forces. In poorer nations with fewer powerful enemies, this trend reverses and the ground forces become dominant. This is why the richer the nation, the stronger the nation is a rule. This is why Iraq, who had the 4th largest mechanized army in the world, fell quickly. And the fact that as a threat gets smaller, it gets less and less efficient to combat, is why an inherently inferior, heavily disorganized series of forces have persisted when by far the strongest force was defeated fairly quickly. Please argue, I am bored any my life is devoid of meaning

[@musicmaster417]

I am to lazy to read but I disagree

[@PalleRasmussen]

"Contain mild violence" Nicholas! What are you up to?!

[@kazansky22]

I'd love to see a part 2 showing the interior.

[@JenoSnetrem]

They drove 4 of the Leopard 1A4's yesterday at the Belgian national holiday parade :) They are finally getting phased out of service here though.

[@JenoSnetrem]

***** Yes, finally. They were just costing money, unable to get used. Our military, and many other militaries in the world, need to rely on rapid deployment. What good is that Leopard sitting in our country? It will never see action, transporting it to a battlefield would be far too costly, and operating it there also. The cannons on the IFV's are more than enough to deal with anything they face.

[@JenoSnetrem]

***** That is true, but really, does Belgium need a military at all? I think not. LAst I checked we were even in the top 40 countries for military ... Why? Why do we even need armored fighting vehicles and dozens of F16's, we even have like 10 minehunter vessels and two cruisers... Still don't know why :/ Leave all that shit to the USA, I say.

[@JenoSnetrem]

***** It's true, but what difference does a handful of IFV's a couple dozen old F16 and some NH90 helis plus a couple hundred (!) soldiers really bring to the table? That said, our paracommando special forces are among the best of the world and indeed the instructors are very good too. I'm just saying, the military hardware that costs so much is mostly just standing there. A couple F16's have flown over IS, sure and dropped 10.000€ worth of bomb on a 3000€ jeep xD

[@hermandebondt7483]

All things Leopard to be found at Gunfire museum Braschaat Belgium.

[@MrEddieG420]

I would love to see this guy come to Oshawa Canada and make these videos with all the tanks here

[@fnglert]

Mmmmmmmm ... Second most sexy tank in WoT. Too bad we don't have the A4 turret though. Are you going to do a snap shots or preferably a full inside the hatch on the most sexy tank in the game, the STB-1 / Type 74?

[@richardcarr6493]

l recall these in the CANADIAN ARMY and remember the first L2 coming out and being winter tested W/O reactive Armour in german grey/blk crosses ,to me it looked like a modern tiger with its very squared of profile .Both L1 and L2 look great BUT interior comfort goes to L1 due to sloping turret allows for more elbow room inside :) BTW 6 MAN german team can change power packs in under 10mins back to running ,CANADIAN 2 MAN TEAM IN 15MIN

[@ghostjager8190]

Wish he could eventually talk about the T-62, T-72 as a reference to the thought process from the Russians from T-34-85 and so on till they got to T-54, T-55 etc...

[@divinesan7786]

GhostJager81 T-64 and T-72.

[@magicsinglez]

Nice episode of inside the hatch.

[@janusx66]

at 4:30 he says leopard 2, a couple of times insted of Leopard 1 ; )

[@Th3Shrike]

HEP shells ready to be fired? Now when is WG is going and HEP to the leo 1 in game and have the same pen as the action X's HESH

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

Was it a coincidence rangefinder (where you merge two images) or stereoscopic where you use depth perception to place a triangle at the same distance. Historically Germans use stereoscopic.

[@larshenrik8900]

Stereoscopic rangefinding fell out of fashion fairly quickly

[@giuseppeferrara4836]

Fantastic Tank i was i italian pilot of Leopard 1 in the 1985. 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@peterson7082]

Anyone note similarities between the 76mm GMC M18 Hellcat? Both in shape and design

[@MrWladyslaus]

Thank you.

[@janusx66]

on 4:31 he say's earlier Leopard II's but i think he meens Leopard 1's :)

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

+janusx66 Nope. Early Leopard 2s used an LLTV system mounted in a cage, it wasn't until later that they got the thermal imagers. See the cage here, for example. www.panzerbaer.de/types/pix/bw_kpz_leopard_2a0-001.jpg

[@Jan-nl6kq]

the amzing aiming system on the leo that they didnt use in game because german tanks cant be strong (i know he has a good aim and gun but still it should be better)

[@acmanuel21]

I love leopard 1 even in-game or in real life. 💙

[@mattpadilla9214]

what if WG added the Leopard 2 in wot as tier 11?

[@TheoSloat]

Canada has Leopard 1 tanks but we put Leopard 2 turrets on them and since bought some Leopard 2 tanks. I would love to see them in the game.

[@grumpyoldman336]

lol Canada did not mount leo 2 turrets on leo1 they went out and bought surplus german leo 2a2 back in 2006 after experiences in afghanistan with the leo1 not cutting it. I served with the Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Lord Strathconas so please dont spout nonsense like that.... lol a leo2 turret on a leo 1 .... it wouldnt be able to move it would be so top heavy..

[@percival5771]

2A5? A6? A7?

[@xNBDxHerox]

Leopard 1 is pretty fun to drive and shoot but when you go to a Leopard 2 its like going from a Ford Focus to a Lambo haha

[@OlsenH6]

not ford focus... ford GT

[@mwnciboo]

@Chieftain - Why aren't gun tubes at the elastic limit of steel? This was normal in artillery to stop thermal differences. Was this just a limit of technical knowledge when Leopard 1 was in service?

[@EIRSAN]

The "radiator rills" on the flanks are not the radiator. Actually, its the exhaust :)

[@MrPvdm68]

It's both the radiator and the exhaust.

[@heckdi]

no radiator is on the top On the sides are the exhaust and feet warmers for wintertime

[@ignaciofiloni7826]

whey you going to review the argentine TAM

[@KingOfKings34]

Turkish army Volkan upgrade has given them excellent sights and fire on the move capability

[@retan14]

Very good video, as always. How much was the Leopard 1 up-armored during it's production run?

[@L963-h9r]

From my knowledge, not much except those plates on the turret

[@carlisle9619]

Isn't the gun produced by the germans? I think it's a 105mm Rhein-Metall gun and we are exporting it to other countries too. :)

[@christophervanoster]

Buh Mann it was a licensed version of the British 105mm gun

[@mbr5742]

Buh Mann Licence build variant with among others a differently formed breech block (NOT a different breech) to fit Leo1

[@ThatRedstoner]

That is one beautiful tank

[@SDeww]

is that a SP 1C to the right of the panther?? sure looks like it!

[@anthonylacroix6674]

I think it is

[@SDeww]

Anthony Lacroix right! Looks like a sp1c

[@peterson7082]

+S Dew Well, the same chassis. Just because you see a M113 hull doesn't mean it's a M113. Same logic here

[@gamingsentry6000]

Could you load a Sherman 76 through its pistol port

[@Howdy762]

well considering the shells meant to go into the tank were 105mm yes you could. but only the cannon not the breach.

[@serac_]

Can you present the amx 30 for the futur time?

[@KimJongSkill492]

Where is part two? I can’t seem to find it.

[@spring-jo8xv]

1:45 you couldnt shoot on the move..😕 not entirly true After the first production series (400 ) followed the version 1A1 that had a hydraulic gun stabilizer, so that version could fire on the move Btw the version in the vid is a 1A5 😉

[@L963-h9r]

It lacks the EMES-18 sight to be a 1A5

[@F2XPR02P3C7]

leopards a sexy freaking tank

[@mikeecho33]

X track called a growzer (spelling may be off)

[@ZIM252]

I always thought the pistol port, as you called it, was for tossing out the spent casings from the main gun.

[@aalego8155]

That actually makes way more sense

[@MrPvdm68]

It works both ways.

[@thomaspedersen8125]

Well he says "primary used for loading", he should not have mentioned it as a pistol port at all. we only used it for loading and throwing out shells during a battle. I have never heard it used as a pistol port. Former gunner on leo 1a5

[@simulatedpilot3441]

So do tanks get pulled over often in Germany and their plates ran

[@KingSpittusFactus]

You may take that as joke... but yes. Mp can pull you over in your tank.. then they mostly ask for driving order and of the medic box is still valid

[@dallesamllhals9161]

They get "pulled" even if parked in a cellar. Oh wait! my bad! That was a Panther 😕

[@deadlyhydra]

British L7 105 MM gun on a Leopard German Medium Tank? Ironic ain't it

[@SaltySeabisc]

the L7 series guns was used on most NATO tanks of the era, with the M60 and early M1 Abrams having an american licence version of the gun(M68), the leopard having the German version(A3), and the Brits having the (A1), the gun was proven and tested to work, why bother using any different?

[@eraldorh]

Most countrys were buying the centurion for its upgradability.

[@Magpie4000]

Actually a lot of countries replaced the Centurion with Leopards.

[@eraldorh]

Magpie4000 4 operators... not most. 4 of 20 replaced their centurions with leo 1s and this was because of the time it was taking for upgrades to come through to them due to demand and the need to upgrade to the 105mm gun quickly. 4 countrys still use the centurion in some form or the other including south africa that uses a highly upgraded and modded version.

[@Magpie4000]

+eraldorh I said a lot not most, however the main point is that the Leopard was a generation after the Centurion. The Centurion wasn't any more or less upgradeable than the Leopard.

[@eraldorh]

Magpie4000 A lot like 4 of 20.... It was alot more upgradable the fact it has lasted through upgrades and easy ones at that since ww2 to 2016 says it all. The leo is far more than a generation ahead production of the vehicle didnt start until 1965 that over 20 years later than the centurion and for all intensive purposes the centurion with the l7 gun was a better tank than the leo 1.

[@Magpie4000]

It was actually closer to 8 of 20, or nearly half What makes you think the Centurion was more upgradeable ? The Leopard and the Centurion both had the L7, Leopard was faster and had a better range, the Cent had a bit better armour, Leo had better fire control.

[@melvrv90]

Leo 1 deserves more than snapshots

[@MrHavoc313]

agreed especially a Leopard C1 and C2

[@bigbagofbeans8362]

What is the small tank beside the leopard

[@pascalvotan7413]

fully stabilized gun laying / will the wot version ever get this?

[@Luna_LU6546]

3:40 Imagine being a police officer and a Leo 1 don't stop at a stop sign

[@Vdimdim]

Could you please showcase the AMX30 in the next episode?

[@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879]

I love these vids! I rewatch them and always learn new things. Sometimes its small things...like: apparently 'links' and 'rechts' means left and right (respectively) in German. :-D

[@mattpadilla9214]

If only leichtraktors were the bikes today.

[@anthonyvelasquez1277]

That would be cool.

[@mattpadilla9214]

+Anthony Velasquez better if Panzer 1 C!!! :)

[@WildBillCox13]

Look up Kettenkrad. It was a halftrack Motorcycle, about the coolest German machine ever designed.

[@Lone-Traveler]

this was such a good vehicle in real life i wish they would buff it in world of tanks t-t

[@austinflavio3457]

Canada still uses this thing although reserve to the Leopard 2

[@oli7593]

This current version showed, is the Leopard A1A1. Not the Leopard 1.

[@divinesan7786]

Oli Pennels he said in video too

[@snonsig2688]

A1A2

[@samuelrc1992]

Un concepto de tanque bastante diferente al que tenían los alemanes al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, por lo que veo

[@charging_station2]

was it really so hard to edit it the way so we see what he's talking about at the moment???

[@charging_station2]

also why tf this "cutscene" at 6:15 is in Russian

[@xXxTripleHxXx]

German tanks are the best

[@thorhundebal4701]

I love the Leopard and u make a good job bro