Lowe (MBT)
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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.