German Vk.1602 Leopard Light Tank

The VK 16.02 Leopard was a German wartime reconnaissance-tank project intended to provide scouting formations with a better protected tracked vehicle. Design work envisaged sloped armor and a turret-mounted gun, placing it beyond the capabilities of many earlier light reconnaissance tanks. The program was canceled before series production. Its proposed role differed from the gun tanks already serving German armored divisions, and the project never acquired an operational reconnaissance unit or a combat record. The Leopard name was reused independently after 1945. The postwar Leopard tank families emerged from new requirements and engineering programs, rather than continuing the canceled wartime reconnaissance vehicle’s mechanical design. German reconnaissance increasingly relied on wheeled armored cars instead.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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