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Cockerill Offers Upgrade of Ukrainian Leopard 1 Tanks to C3105 Standard (militarnyi.com)
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also see https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-tests-radical-leopard-1-upgrade-with-unmanned-turret-and-indirect-fire-capability-16907

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[–] OhmeHose@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Concept of the Leo 1 was: When you can't have enough armor to not get penetrated. Don't get hit. So they made it mobile. Mobility is the leopards ace card.

Modern leo2s are that as well, very high mobility and the latest models get great composite armor.