Speaking of Modern and WW2 era weapons, here is a thought to ponder:
Who here would be willing to take on a Sherman Tank, be it any flavour from the second world war, against a Leopard 1?
I imagine it would be safe to say, no one.
But the funny thing is, thousands upon thousands have. At least as far as protection goes if not firepower.
When the Leopard 1 was built, a lot of folks made comment that they could have returned the Panther to production and they would be just as well off.
How little did they know.
Till the end of the production of the Leopard, the hull plates angle and thickness (as well as type of metal used) was a perfect match for the Panther AusfG. On the original Turrets, the same - albeit hull and turret top armour was slightly beefed up. Makes one think when you know that the Leo is nothing more than upgunned Panther with a facelift.
Oh.
One more thing...
The Leo 1? Not to shabby for a Porsche eh?
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