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===Former operators===
===Former operators===


*{{flag|Englean Kaiserreich}}: 530 Löwe operated by the [[Kaiserliche Heer]] (all variants)<br>
*{{flag|Englean Kaiserreich}}: 530 ''Löwe'' operated by the [[Kaiserliche Heer]] (all variants)<br>
*{{flag|Rhodevus}}: 105 operated by the Royal Rhodeve Army<br>
*{{flag|Rhodevus}}: 105 operated by the Royal Rhodeve Army<br>



Latest revision as of 01:44, 15 August 2019

Löwe
Leopard C2 MBT, RMC, CFB Kingston, 1.jpg
Löwe in Richtenmold, 2015
TypeMain Battle Tank
Place of origin Englean Kaiserreich
Service history
In service1961-1989
Used bySee Operators
Production history
DesignerKempenhaus-Pollmächer
Designed1952-1961
ManufacturerKempenhaus-Pollmächer
Kaiserlicher Maschinenfabrik Weilheim
Unit costWIP
Produced1956-1979
No. built2,560 (including foreign exports)
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Weight42.2 t
Length9.54(gun forward)
Width3.37 m
Height2.70 m
Crew4

Armour10-90 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)
EngineMaibach MiB-25 37.4 litre 10 cylinder diesel engine
930 PS at 2,200 RPM
Power/weight21 PS/t
TransmissionFitkau-BMV SHLF 23
SuspensionTorsion bar suspension
Operational
range
600 km km (internal fuel)
Speed66 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.



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Former operators