Editing Leopard 1 (section)

=== Modified and derivative vehicles {{anchor|Beaver}} ===
[[File:Dachs - 4.jpg|thumb|An armoured engineering vehicle "Dachs" (Badger) German Army]]
[[File:Dutch Bergepanzer 2 ARV Crane Deployed.jpg|thumb|right|Bergepanzer 2 of the Royal Netherlands Army with erected crane]]
[[File:Panzerschnellbruecke Biber auf Brueckenleger.jpg|thumb|A bridgelayer "Biber" (Beaver) with armoured vehicle-launched bridge]]
Simultaneous to the production of the battle tanks, a number of engineering, bridging and recovery vehicles were developed, as well as a number of versions used in the [[anti-aircraft]] role.

The most well known Leopard variants are the Bridgelayer "Biber" ('''Beaver'''), "[[Bergepanzer 2]]" armoured recovery vehicle, "Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs" (''Badger'') armoured engineer vehicle and the "[[Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard|Gepard]]" self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The Warsaw Pact equivalent of the Gepard is the [[ZSU-23-4]]. [[Marconi Electronic Systems]] once offered conversions to the [[Marksman anti-aircraft system|Marksman]] [[Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|SPAAG]] for existing users of the Leopard 1. The Leopard 1 chassis would be used to carry the Marksman turret.

The [[Canadian Army]] operates the Beaver [[Armoured vehicle-launched bridge]], Taurus [[Armoured recovery vehicle|ARV]], and Badger [[Armoured engineering vehicle|AEV]], all based on the Leopard 1.

The United Kingdom's [[Royal Marines]] operate a vehicle known as the [[Beach armoured recovery vehicle#Hippo BRV|Hippo]] [[beach armoured recovery vehicle]]. The Hippo is a conversion of a Leopard 1A5 chassis by [[Alvis Vickers|Alvis Moelv]]. The main alteration has been the replacement of the turret with a raised superstructure that resembles the wheelhouse of a boat. The original 830&nbsp;hp (634&nbsp;kW) diesel engine has been retained, but the gearing of the transmission had been lowered, reducing the vehicle's road speed to 32&nbsp;km/h (20&nbsp;mph), but increasing [[tractive effort]] to 250&nbsp;kN (56,000&nbsp;lbf). Other modifications include the addition of working platforms, a nosing block, raised air intakes and an [[Auxiliary power unit]]. This raised the weight of the vehicle from 42.5 tonnes to 50 tonnes. The Hippo has a fording depth of 2.95&nbsp;m (10&nbsp;ft) and can pull vehicles up to 50 tonnes weight or push off from the beach a 240 tonne [[displacement (fluid)|displacement]] [[landing craft]].

German company [[Flensburger Fahrzeugbau]] is the producer of a vehicle known as Wisent 1, a modernization of the Bergepanzer 2, it comes in Armoured Recovery Vehicle, Armoured Engineer Vehicle and Mine Clearing vehicle versions. The Wisent 1 is known to be operated by Denmark and Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ffg-flensburg.de/en/products/ffg-developments/wisent-1/|title=WiSENT 1 - FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau GmbH|website=www.ffg-flensburg.de|accessdate=26 March 2024}}</ref>