Editing Leopard 1 (section)

==West German==
[[File:Leopard-1 Stats.jpg|300px|left|thumb|Die Statistik, ja!]]
The ancestor of the Leopard 2, the Leopard 1 serves as the spearhead of armoured recon forces (PanzerAufklarung) and the backbone of Leopard 1 Panzer Kompanies (found in PanzerTruppen) in the West German arsenal. While inferior to the Leopard 2 in movement, AT and technology (Advanced Stabilisers, Thermal Vision), the Leopard 1 has a key role in providing affordable anti-armour firepower. While incapable of engaging any modern armour, the Leopard 1 can comfortably engage other Second Generation tanks like the T-55AM2 and the Patton. At close range, the L7 gun has an AT value of 19, which means that enough shots may eventually penetrate the front of a T-64. However, AT19 means that the Leopard 1 may have a use to players capable of getting a Panzer Zug into your enemy's flank where their moving ROF of 2 can threaten tanks from the side or artillery pieces with their 2+ FP. 

However, the affordability of the Leopard 1 comes at a severe cost: the absence of any notable armour. With a pitiful front of NINE, [https://www.team-yankee.com/portals/0/Documents/TeamYankee/FM101-FAQ.pdf bazooka skirts grant front AND side armor of 10 against HEAT]. While immune to autocannons, the Leopard 1 collapses in the face of most anti-tank weapons. RPG-18s and BMP 1s can reliably defeat Leopard 1s, with the winner in such engagements being the one who gets the first shot off. As with most other tanks, the Leopard 1 can put out 4 MG shots against infantry within 16", or probably as defensive fire against helicopters and assaulting infantry.

Overall, the Leopard 1 is a competitive option, if somewhat inferior to some other nations' offerings. The second cheapest NATO tank in-game at 3 points each, the Leopard 1 can be purchased in platoons of 2, 3, or [https://www.team-yankee.com/Default.aspx?tabid=878&art_id=6015 4]. Part of the Armoured Recce Company, they may also be taken as a Leopard 1 Kompanie under the rulings for Panzertruppe.

Addendum (Free Nations): the Leopard 1 has been dethroned! See ANZAC and Canadian Leopard 1 entries for the strongest tank in the game!