Leopard PT A

## Basic Information

The **Leopard Prototyp A** is a German tier 9 medium tank.

Prototype developed from 1960 through 1961 as a medium tank for the Bundeswehr, with a total of 26 prototypes manufactured. The prototypes were tested up to 1963. The vehicle was the predecessor of the Leopard medium tank.

The Leopard Prototype is the pre-entry of the gameplay of the Leopard 1, featuring a much more mobile tank than its predecessor, the Indien-Panzer, with excellent accuracy, lower aiming time, a devastating gun, very good mobility, & acceleration.

The downside is the low rate of fire & extremely poor armor on all its angles; TDs will be the bane of this tank as HE shells can penetrate the frontal armor with devastating effects, so remaining mobile or hidden taking out enemies from a distance are viable options. At tier, only the French Bat. -Châtillon 25 t AP has lower armor.

The Leopard Prototyp A leads to the Leopard 1.

## Pros & Cons

##### Pros:

* Excellent alpha damage, penetration, shell velocity & accuracy
* Good gun depression
* Excellent top speed & acceleration, good agility
* Good view range
* Decent camouflage rating

##### Cons:

* Extremely lacking in terms of armor
* Low rate of fire
* Bad gun handling as of 1.10.1
* Awful stock grind

## Performance

The Leopard Prototyp A can fill two main roles to great effectiveness. One's first thought when looking at the Leopard is the role of a sniper, & it is an excellent sniper indeed. Boasting a very accurate gun with 0.30 dispersion & a faster muzzle velocity than its predecessor. It combines high accuracy, good alpha damage, & fairly good DPM (~2800 with Rammer & Brothers in Arms) on a highly mobile, fairly well camouflaged tank. The Leopard can quickly position itself in advantageous sniping positions, positions which also often make great use of its high view range. All of this rolled into a single package makes it a threat from any distance, able to reliably hit weak points with its high penetration 105mm cannon, remain hidden while doing so, & re-position quickly to either get a new shot or retreat to a safe distance.

Leopard Prototyp A is stealthy vehicle, but this tank has no reliable armor at all. You have to use your speed to stay alive: A Leopard that draws half the enemy team's attention is a dead Leopard. It is great at sniping at long range & is the perfect tank for vision control on open maps. If you have to fight close to other vehicles, never go without support & an escape route. The gun's slow reload will force you to avoid any long-term combat & stick to the sniping role early on. Later in the game with support you can potentially go hunting for lone enemies but do so with caution. It is not uncommon for the Leopard to be one-shot by tier 10 HESH rounds.

1-on-1 brawling with other mediums is to be avoided whenever possible. The low rate of fire & lack of armor means cover must be used as much as possible. Even then the duel will boil down to a contest of skill that will most likely still cost a significant amount of health even in case of victory.

Mistakes will be punished hard in this tank, but the speed & the L7A1 top gun are its strengths. Do not take tanks head on unless you have the HP to do it - guarding your HP is vital in this tank.

The stock grind is absolutely horrendous, as out of the box the Leopard Prototyp A lacks its defining features - firepower & mobility. Thankfully the upgrades are well worth the pain, though even then it is still recommended to conserve health & be cautious unless assured your riskier moves will pay off.

## Historical Information

Leopard Prototyp A tanks were produced in the period from 1960 through 1961 as a part of the competition for the new Bundeswehr tank, with a total of 26 prototypes manufactured by Porsche. Competing team, Rheinmetall with a cast turret version presented additional 6 units for testing but failed to win the contract. The prototypes were tested up to 1963. The vehicle was the predecessor of the Leopard medium tank.