Leontas 1
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| Leontas 1 | |
|---|---|
 A Leontas 1M2 of the 10th Armoured Brigade. | |
| Type | Main Battle Tank |
| Place of origin |  Aetolia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1974-Present |
| Used by | see users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | AITBO |
| Designed | 1968-1974 |
| Manufacturer | ELVO |
| Produced | 1971 (Leontas 1 prototype) |
| Specifications (Main Battle Tank) | |
| Weight | 50 tonnes |
| Length | 9,77 m (32 ft) |
| Width | 3.6 m (11.8 ft) |
| Height | 2.59 m (8.0 ft) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armor | Steel and composite armour, later with ERA. |
Main armament | 127 mm LPA-74 smoothbore gun |
Secondary armament | 1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB heavy machine gun with 900 rounds 1 x 7.62 mm MG3A1 (4,750 rounds) |
| Engine | Achelos MBO1 diesel engine, 870 hp |
| Payload capacity | x42 main gun rounds, x5,650 machine gun rounds |
| Suspension | Torsion-bars, hydraulic dampers |
Operational range | 600 km |
| Speed | 60 km/h |
The Leontas 1 (Leontas meaning Lion in Aetolian) is a Aetoliian main battle tank that entered service in 1974. The Leontas 2 was designed by the then recently nationalised AITBO (Aitoliki Biomichania Oplon; Aetolian Weapons Industry), and for the most part produced at its factories. Featuring a - for the time large - 127 mm gun, it was also the first domestic Aetolian main battle tank to feature composite armour. It was mass produced to replace older Aetolian MBTs in service at the time, and its heavily upgraded variants are still used in large numbers by the Aetolian Armed Forces.
Development and design
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Tanks of comparable role, performance and era