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Referenz-Foto CD "Leopard 1 Fahrschule"
Item Number:
MBK-FCD243
MBK-FCD243
Manufacturer
Modellbau-König
Modellbau-König
Photo CD with reference photos for the military / vehicle enthusiasts and modellers.
Overall views and details from all areas
46 photos in JPG format (playable in any standard PC with CD drive and many current DVD players)
The Leopard 1 driver training tank was developed specifically for the practical instruction of tank drivers and is based entirely on the chassis and drivetrain of the Leopard 1 main battle tank. Between 1978 and 1979, the Bundeswehr procured a total of 60 vehicles of this type. In place of the standard combat turret, the driver training version carries a fully glazed instructor’s cabin developed by MaK and mounted on the hull’s turret ring. In order to reproduce the weight distribution and driving characteristics of the combat tank as realistically as possible, the cabin incorporates ballast and weighs approximately 8.3 tonnes; it is also fitted with a forward-projecting dummy 105 mm gun barrel. The training cabin can in principle be exchanged for a standard Leopard 1 turret, meaning that the vehicle remains technically very close to a fully functional Leopard 1 chassis.
The trainee driver occupies the normal driving position in the hull, while the instructor sits in an elevated central position inside the cabin, benefiting from significantly improved all-round visibility through the large glazed panels. The instructor is provided with additional monitoring and intervention controls, allowing immediate corrective action in the event of driver error. Two further trainees can be accommodated behind or beside the instructor and observe the driving lesson while the vehicle is in motion. Engine, transmission and running gear correspond essentially to those of the Leopard 1: the MTU MB 838 CaM 500 ten-cylinder multifuel engine produces 610 kW (830 hp) and is coupled to the ZF 4 HP 250 planetary transmission, ensuring that acceleration, steering behaviour and cross-country performance remain broadly comparable to those of the combat tank. Maximum speed is approximately 65 km/h.
The driver training tank was therefore not intended for combat training, but exclusively to familiarise prospective drivers with the handling of a roughly 40-tonne tracked vehicle under realistic road and cross-country conditions. Even after the Leopard 1 was withdrawn from Bundeswehr service as a main battle tank in 2003, driver training vehicles remained available for instructional purposes; in 2023, the Bundeswehr once again employed such vehicles during the training of Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 crews.
Overall views and details from all areas
46 photos in JPG format (playable in any standard PC with CD drive and many current DVD players)
The Leopard 1 driver training tank was developed specifically for the practical instruction of tank drivers and is based entirely on the chassis and drivetrain of the Leopard 1 main battle tank. Between 1978 and 1979, the Bundeswehr procured a total of 60 vehicles of this type. In place of the standard combat turret, the driver training version carries a fully glazed instructor’s cabin developed by MaK and mounted on the hull’s turret ring. In order to reproduce the weight distribution and driving characteristics of the combat tank as realistically as possible, the cabin incorporates ballast and weighs approximately 8.3 tonnes; it is also fitted with a forward-projecting dummy 105 mm gun barrel. The training cabin can in principle be exchanged for a standard Leopard 1 turret, meaning that the vehicle remains technically very close to a fully functional Leopard 1 chassis.
The trainee driver occupies the normal driving position in the hull, while the instructor sits in an elevated central position inside the cabin, benefiting from significantly improved all-round visibility through the large glazed panels. The instructor is provided with additional monitoring and intervention controls, allowing immediate corrective action in the event of driver error. Two further trainees can be accommodated behind or beside the instructor and observe the driving lesson while the vehicle is in motion. Engine, transmission and running gear correspond essentially to those of the Leopard 1: the MTU MB 838 CaM 500 ten-cylinder multifuel engine produces 610 kW (830 hp) and is coupled to the ZF 4 HP 250 planetary transmission, ensuring that acceleration, steering behaviour and cross-country performance remain broadly comparable to those of the combat tank. Maximum speed is approximately 65 km/h.
The driver training tank was therefore not intended for combat training, but exclusively to familiarise prospective drivers with the handling of a roughly 40-tonne tracked vehicle under realistic road and cross-country conditions. Even after the Leopard 1 was withdrawn from Bundeswehr service as a main battle tank in 2003, driver training vehicles remained available for instructional purposes; in 2023, the Bundeswehr once again employed such vehicles during the training of Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 crews.
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