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In 1976, Denmark acquired 120 Leopard 1A3 tanks, which were designated Leopard 1 DK. Delivery was completed in 1978. In 1989, an order for an additional 110 (used) German tanks (100 A3 and 10 A4) was placed, and the vehicles were delivered from 1992-1994, [37] partly through Conventional Forces Europe treaty AFV reduction requirements.
Features from several designs were incorporated, including the controllable suspension of the US-German MBT-70 project, the hull of the Leopard 1, and a similar 105mm gun. The design included a rotating cupola for the commander, and a new autoloader for the main gun. Prior to the 1965 decision to design an entirely new tank, some technologies ...
An Nd-YAG laser rangefinder incorporated in the sight enables the commander to engage targets and to fire on the move. Indicators in the commander’s sight right eyepiece show the position of the sight axis, and the gun axis. Fire-control information from the computer and laser is displayed on the left eyepiece.
Tank is equipped with a turret armed with the ASCALON (Autoloaded and SCALable Outperforming guN) gun, capable of firing 120 or 140 mm shells, an ARX30 turret, a PASEO sight coupled with a 7.62 mm machine gun, a "Trophy" active protection system and the ability to use remotely operated ammunition. [35] EMBT: 2018–2024 2035 France Germany: 3
The Panzer 38 had a crew of four and carried a Czech 37 mm (1.46 in) gun (with 90 rounds) and two machine guns, one coaxial and one in the front (with 2550 rounds). 1400 tanks were produced for the German army in 1939-1942 and many variants used its chassis, including the Hetzer, a tank destroyer with a 75 mm (2.95 in) gun.
PERI sight for the commander. Gunner's sight in the center. On the right, the MUSS front sensor. The Puma offers improvements in situational awareness. The fully stabilized 360° periscope (PERI RTWL by Hensoldt) with six different zoom stages offers a direct glass optic link to either the commander or the gunner. Since this is an optical line ...
Light machine gun: 5.56×45mm NATO: In 2011, the Minimi was also selected as the new light machine gun of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and an order was placed with FN for 1,900 weapons. [11] [12] Sight: Elcan SpecterDR 1-4×; Minimi MK3 Belgium: General purpose medium machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO: 1,000 received in 2022 (with 3,000 more on ...
The commander's sight consists of a 3× / 10× (day-only sight). The sight can track vertically from −29 to +29 degrees, as well as track horizontally through 180 degrees. The gunners sight has a 10 x magnification. [citation needed] The gun is armed and loaded by a mechanical bustle autoloader (conveyor-belt type) developed by Mitsubishi of ...