Editing Leopard 1 (section)

=== Leopard 1A2 ===
[[File:Kampfpanzer Leopard 1 A2 A1.JPG|thumb|right|Cast turret Leopard 1A2A1 with upgraded LLLTV/IR night sights mounted inside of a protective cage to the right of the IR searchlight on the gun mantlet.]] 
The first 232 tanks of the fifth production batch were delivered as the '''Leopard 1A2''' between 1972 and 1974. The A2 included a heavier and better armoured cast turret which was visually difficult to distinguish from the previous type. The most notable difference were the oval, as opposed to round, armoured housings for the optics of the TEM rangefinding sight. The Leopard 1A2 tanks were not subject to further armour upgrades as was the 1A1, but did receive improvements to their NBC protection system.<ref name=":0" />

Throughout their service, these tanks would receive several other upgrades: the '''Leopard 1A2A1''' received AEG-Telefunken LLLTV/IR sights, the '''Leopard 1A2A2''' received digital radios, and the '''Leopard 1A2A3''' got both.