The Leopard was the first production version of the Leopard 2. The most striking differences to the later versions were:
The PzB200 thermal imaging camera on the gun mantlet, because the EMES-15 fire control unit's thermal imaging equipment was not yet ready for series production.-Simple tow cables, which were not crossed at the rearLow Persikop PERI-R17 A1 without spacer ring