The Leopard 1 is maneuverable but only has 70mm armor while later models of the T-72′s armor are 700mm at its thickest. Its armor may not be as resistant, however, and the survivability of most tanks ...

The Leopard 1A5 is light—and that lightness mostly comes from armor that’s just 70 millimeters thick at its thickest. That’s a tenth the protection that the best Leopard 2 enjoys.

As Germany considers sending Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, a critical question emerges: can this Cold War-era tank still hold its own against Russia’s modern T-72, T-80, and T-90 tanks? First ...

The Ukrainian army finally is adding reactive armor to its German-made Leopard 1A5 tanks. And just in time. The army is forming five new mechanized brigades.

In the past, the Leopard 1 has often been more comparable to the Russian T-55 and T-62. Advertisement The Leopard 1 is maneuverable but only has 70mm armor while later models of the T-72′s armor ...