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

Inside the Chieftain's Hatch today we find out which tank has not only a good gun and good mobility but also something special for the winter! So come join Nicholas Moran as he goes inside the Leopard 1 and reveals all the secrets of this German tank and its modifications.

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[Tanxmann]

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

[davidolie]

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.

[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.

[klatez]

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

[adityareynaldi]

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

[kuhaku]

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.

[marinecorpsniper]

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

[flite]

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.

[ibramgaunt]

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

[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

[whiteline]

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.

[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.

[SovietKiryu]

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

[sixshot]

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

[stevestruthers]

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.

[schapuri.]

Leopard 1 A1A2 was exactly my tank for 15 months.

[markyoung]

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.

[DavidSmith-sscg]

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

[CenturionBC]

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!