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850:Armoured fighting vehicles of Greece
423:(APC) of its own. It is named after
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855:Tracked armoured personnel carriers
585:16 built in Austria, 40 in Greece.
411:represented an effort made by the
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345:320 hp (745 kW) at 2,300 rpm
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421:armoured personnel carrier
401:63 km/h (39 mph)
162:Armoured personnel carrier
129:Armoured personnel carrier
465:infantry fighting vehicle
391:520 km (320 mi)
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168:Place of origin
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419:to produce an advanced
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374:Ground clearance
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320:1,500 rounds
302:welded steel
195:Used by
190:1981–present
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385:Operational
369:torsion bar
231: built
136:Leonidas-2
865:Leonidas I
844:Categories
805:2012-02-02
429:city-state
409:Leonidas-2
366:Suspension
353:21.62 hp/t
284:Passengers
107:March 2019
77:newspapers
690:Operators
534:Quantity
510:in 1998.
508:Kentaurus
326:Secondary
752:See also
493:Austrian
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439:was the
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425:Leonidas
328:armament
314:armament
218:Produced
641:Greece
625:Cyprus
609:Cyprus
593:Greece
577:Cyprus
561:Greece
545:Greece
504:Pizarro
481:Austria
176:Austria
152:(ELDYK)
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537:Notes
473:Cyprus
433:Sparta
340:Engine
298:Armour
268:Height
252:Length
247:14.8 t
234:c. 800
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497:ASCOD
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387:range
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