In the summer of 1963, the defense committee of Bundestag approved the production of a batch of 50 "zero series" Leopards—the first post-war West German tank. However, by that time, work on a new generation machine was already going on, and it was to be put into mass production in the early 1970s. The main requirements were as follows: an ability to fire while on the move off-road, good mobility, best possible protection against radiation, and a strict limit of 32 tons of combat weight. No special attention was paid to the level of projectile protection, as at the time, high mobility and a low silhouette were seen as the basic survival features for a tank. The design, which was developed by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in cooperation with Wegmann & Co., was submitted for consideration in December 1963, but it was not accepted due to its weight approaching 60 tons.
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Expected
frags:
0.87
Expected
spot
1.33
Expected
defense points
0.57
Expected
winrate
49.80%
+3% to vehicle hit points
+2% to aiming speed
+7% to maintaining speed when crossing all terrain types
-5% to hull traverse speed
-10% to suspension durability
-3% to the aiming circle size
-5% to aiming speed
+3% to view range
+15% to additional stun duration
+10% to stun duration
+2 km/h to top reverse speed
-10% to turret traverse speed or gun traverse speed for vehicles with stationary cabins
-4% to dispersion during hull traverse
-4% to dispersion during movement
-20% to crew protection from injuries
+8% to stun duration
+15% to HE-shell and ramming damage