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=== Australia === [[File:Australian Leopard AS1 tank forest.jpg|thumb|Australian Army Leopard AS1 on exercise, 2005]] In 1974, the Australian government confirmed the purchase of the Leopard, with a total of 101 vehicles being acquired, consisting of 90 MBTs, five Bridgelayers and six ARVs. Two more ARVs were purchased later. The first Leopards arrived in Australia from West Germany in 1976, ending a selection and trial process against the US [[M60 Patton|M60]]<ref>Hunnicutt, p. 6 & 408</ref> series that started in 1971, when the army decided it needed a replacement for its British [[Centurion tank|Centurions]], which had served since 1952 and had been deployed during the [[Vietnam War]]. In March 2004, the decision was made to replace the Leopard 1 with reconditioned US [[M1 Abrams|M1A1 Abrams AIM]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/lsd/land907/land907.cfm |title=Australian Defence Force maintains a supportable, survivable and interoperable tank capability until at least 2020 |publisher=Defence.gov.au |access-date=2015-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032149/http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/lsd/land907/land907.cfm |archive-date=2015-11-17 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first 18 of 59 M1A1 Abrams arrived in September 2006. The [[M88 Recovery Vehicle|M88A2 Hercules]] is concurrently replacing the Leopard family of support variants in Australian service. The Leopard 1 was operated by the [[1st Armoured Regiment (Australia)|1st Armoured Regiment]] and was officially withdrawn from service in July 2007. Their guns were never fired in combat operations. Some of the retired tanks were offered to military museums or [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] clubs.<ref>McPhederan, Ian [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/tanks-to-scare-neighbours/story-e6frf7kx-1111114422073 Leopard tanks up for grabs] ''[[Herald Sun]]'' Retrieved May 12, 2016</ref>
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