Leopard 1

Leopard 1 stats at a glance

The Leopard 1 has 1480 hit points , 70mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 70 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 420 damage per shot with 278mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2709.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Leopard 1 significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.0:1. The Leopard 1 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Leopard 1 can theoretically output up to 2709 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Leopard 1 compares to its peers

There are 52 tier 10 medium tanks in WoT, including the Leopard 1. Its 1480 HP places it in the top 92% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1558). Frontal hull armor of 70mm ranks in the top 78% for the class (peer average: 101mm). Top forward speed of 70 km/h is faster than 98% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 420 damage per shot, higher than 82% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 278mm puts it in the top 2% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Leopard 1 vs M48/T54E2 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• Leopard 1 vs M48 Patton — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• Leopard 1 vs M48A5 7x7 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 10 medium tank tier list — all 52 vehicles ranked

Related tier 10 medium tanks

• 121 — China
• 121B — China, premium
• Alpha E 50 M — Germany
• AMX 30 B — France
• Ares 90 — USA
• Bat.-Châtillon 25 t 7x7 — France, premium
• Bat.-Châtillon 25 t — France
• Carro da Combattimento 45 t — Italy, premium
• All Germany tanks · Tier 10 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

Main battle tank of the Federal Republic of Germany. Development was started in 1956. The first prototypes were built in 1965 at the Krauss-Maffei factory. The Leopard 1 saw service in the armies of more than 10 countries.

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