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The '''Löwe''', officially '''''Panzerkampfwagen XX (Sd.Kfz. 3078)''''', is a is a {{wp|main battle tank}} developed by [[Kempenhaus-Pollmächer]] from 1976-1980 as a successor to the [[Jaguar I]] MBT that had been in service since the [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|Second Great War]]. | The '''Löwe''', officially '''''Panzerkampfwagen XX (Sd.Kfz. 3078)''''', is a is a {{wp|main battle tank}} developed by [[Kempenhaus-Pollmächer]] from 1976-1980 as a successor to the [[Jaguar I]] MBT that had been in service since the [[Second Great War (Sunalaya)|Second Great War]]. | ||
==Operators== | |||
[[File:JaguarIIIMapUpdate1.png|thumb|upright=1.35|Jaguar III operators as of 2019]] | |||
===Current operators=== | |||
*{{flag|Englean Kaiserreich}}: 530 Löwe operated by the [[Kaiserliche Heer]] (all variants)<br> | |||
*[[file:Kleinaruscha.png|23px]] [[Kleinaruscha]]: 43 operational<br> | |||
*{{flag|Rhodevus}}: 105 operated by the Royal Rhodeve Army<br> | |||
{{Englean Fighting Vehicles post WWII}} | |||
{{Englean Topics}} | |||
[[Category:Englean Military Vehicles]] | |||
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| Löwe | |
|---|---|
 Löwe in Richtenmold, 2015 | |
| Type | Main Battle Tank |
| Place of origin |  Englean Kaiserreich |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1961-1989 |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kempenhaus-Pollmächer |
| Designed | 1952-1961 |
| Manufacturer | Kempenhaus-Pollmächer Kaiserlicher Maschinenfabrik Weilheim |
| Unit cost | WIP |
| Produced | 1956-1979 |
| No. built | 2,560 (including foreign exports) |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 42.2 t |
| Length | 9.54(gun forward) |
| Width | 3.37 m |
| Height | 2.70 m |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | 10-90 mm rolled homogenous armour |
Main armament | 1x 105mm Wiedlissinger KwK 54 L/52 cannon |
Secondary armament | 2× 7.62×51mm Kaiserlicher Waffenfabrik MG65 (4,750 rounds) |
| Engine | Maibach MiB-25 37.4 litre 10 cylinder diesel engine 930 PS at 2,200 RPM |
| Power/weight | 21 PS/t |
| Transmission | Fitkau-BMV SHLF 23 |
| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
Operational range | 600 km km (internal fuel) |
| Speed | 66 km/h |
The Löwe, officially Panzerkampfwagen XX (Sd.Kfz. 3078), is a is a main battle tank developed by Kempenhaus-Pollmächer from 1976-1980 as a successor to the Jaguar I MBT that had been in service since the Second Great War.
Operators
Current operators
- Englean Kaiserreich: 530 Löwe operated by the Kaiserliche Heer (all variants)
Kleinaruscha: 43 operational
Rhodevus: 105 operated by the Royal Rhodeve Army
 Englean Fighting Vehicles post WWII | |
|---|---|
| Main Battle Tanks | |
| Main Battle Tanks (retired) | |
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | |
| Armoured Weapon Carriers | WIP |
| Tank Destroyers | WIP |
| Reconnaissance Vehicles | WIP |
| Anti-Aircraft Vehicles | WIP |
| Armoured Vehicles | WIP |
| Artillery | 1 |
| Light Vehicles | WIP |
| Prototypes | WIP |
| Englean Empire | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| History | |
| Economy | |
| Army | |
| Navy | |
| Airforce | |
| Coastguard | |
| Future | |