The A5 DK is equipped with a fire control computer, a laser range finder and a gunners primary sight (EMES-18 - stabilised thermal sight). The commanders forward periscope and panoramic sight were extended for a clear view over the primary sight housing.
The gun received a thermal sleeve and a muzzle reference collimator at the end of the barrel. The mantled mounted XSW-30-V infra-red/white searchlight became redundant, and was removed.
Not to be confused with the German 1 A5, the Danish version retains the welded turret.
Denmark procured 120 Leopard 1A3 MBT´s in June 1974 with first delivery February 24th 1976 and the last to be delivered in August 1978. Value of this order was 518 mill. DKr. The Danish Leopards were very similar to the German A3 with the exception of a periscope wipe system, and the deletion of the round close-defence weapon blanking plate on the top turret. Also the turret was prepared during manufacture for a integrated fire-control system.
All were fitted dozer attachment channels on the lower front hull. Normally one tank in each platoon is permanently fitted with a dozer blade. When in use the headlights have to be re-located on the dozers actuation box.
Additionally 110 used Leopards (100 A3 and 10 A4) were ordered from Germany in 1989 and delivered from 1992 to 1994. I think we where told that Denmark bought all of the available 1A3s that germany had but need more so that's why we bought the 1A4s but i also seem to remember that those where only for spare parts
Standard equipment includes B171 II night vision devices, EMES12A1 laser range finder, NBC-system and a crew heater. source https://www.armyvehicles.dk/leopard1a3.htm
One thing that has always bothered me is that the Leopard 1A5 DK in Danish service had a better fire control system then Leopard 2 and all the tankers i have known always said that the Leopard 1A5 where shooting better more precise than the Leopard 2A4
The final mass-produced (or, rather, mass-converted) variant was the Leopard 1A5. It was based on the Leopard 1A1A1 (and its modifications), but, compared to its predecessors, it featured a new, advanced EMES 18 fire control system, derived from the one used on the Leopard 2. This sort of support this