Leopard - Revision history

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=germ_destroyer_class1924_leopard1932
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German Raubtier-class torpedo boat. Leopard was built as fifth out of six ships built for German navy in 1920s. She was laid down on 4th May 1927 and comissioned on 15th April 1929. Her main armament as built was made of three single 10.5 cm SK C/28 cannons and two triple 500 mm torpedo tubes. After modernisation in 1932, the ship recieved three 12.8 cm SK C/34 cannons as replacement for the older 10.5 cm ones. The anti-aircraft protection was also added in form of two 2 cm C/38 autocannons. The 500 mm torpedo tubes were removed and replaced by two triple 533 mm launchers amidship. During Spanish civil war, the ship made multiple non-intervention patrols. After the outbreak of WWII she was patrolling in area around Skagerrak inspecting neutral shipping. She took part in invading Norway, landing troops in Bergen. On 30th April, after escorting minelayers from laying a minefield at Skagerrak, Leopard was accidentally rammed by minesweeper Preussen and sunk.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German Raubtier-class torpedo boat. The Leopard was built as fifth out of six ships built for the German navy in 1920s. She was laid down on 4th May 1927 and commissioned on 15th April 1929. Her main armament as built was made up of three single 10.5 cm SK C/28 cannons and two triple 500 mm torpedo tubes. After modernisation in 1932, the ship received three 12.8 cm SK C/34 cannons as replacement for the older 10.5 cm ones. Anti-aircraft protection was also added in the form of two 2 cm C/38 autocannons. The 500 mm torpedo tubes were removed and replaced by two triple 533 mm launchers amidships. During Spanish Civil War, the ship made multiple non-intervention patrols. After the outbreak of WWII, she patrolled around the Skagerrak inspecting neutral shipping. She took part in invading Norway, landing troops in Bergen. On 30th April, after escorting minelayers from laying a minefield in the Skagerrak, Leopard was accidentally rammed by minesweeper Preussen, and sunk.
-The Leopard was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test. As a starter ship, Leopard posses a highest caliber of all starter destroyers, coupled with very high fire rate, it also come with its own drawbacks such as only 100 rounds per gun and unprotected magazines located on waterline. The turrets are protected by 8 mm thick antifragmentation armour making them immune only to low caliber machine gun fire. Leopard is also one of the faster destroyers with a max speed of 63 km/h, her torpedo armament is made of the G7a torpedoes which have 358.4 kg TNT eq explosive yield and speed of 81 km/h with 6 km range, making them overall very versatile weapon.
+The Leopard was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test. As a starter ship, the Leopard possesses the highest calibre cannons of all starter destroyers, coupled with very high fire rate. However, it also comes with its own drawbacks, such as only 100 rounds per gun and unprotected magazines located on the waterline. The turrets are protected by 8 mm thick antifragmentation armour making them immune only to low calibre machine gun fire. The Leopard is also one of the faster destroyers with a max speed of 63 km/h, her torpedo armament is made up of the G7a torpedoes which have 358.4 kg TNT eq explosive yield and speed of 81 km/h with 6 km range, making them overall a very versatile weapon.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German Raubtier-class torpedo boat. Leopard was built as fifth out of six ships built for German navy in 1920s. She was laid down on 4th May 1927 and comissioned on 15th April 1929. Her main armament as built was made of three single 10.5 cm SK C/28 cannons and two triple 500 mm torpedo tubes. After modernisation in 1932, the ship recieved three 12.8 cm SK C/34 cannons as replacement for the older 10.5 cm ones. The anti-aircraft protection was also added in form of two 2 cm C/38 autocannons. The 500 mm torpedo tubes were removed and replaced by two triple 533 mm launchers amidship. During Spanish civil war, the ship made multiple non-intervention patrols. After the outbreak of WWII she was patrolling in area around Skagerrak inspecting neutral shipping. She took part in invading Norway, landing troops in Bergen. On 30th April, after escorting minelayers from laying a minefield at Skagerrak, Leopard was accidentally rammed by minesweeper Preussen and sunk.
 == General info ==

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 * Poor survivability
 * Low crew count
-* Lacklustre secondary armaments
+* Lackluster secondary armaments
 == History ==

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 The main armament of the Type 1924 Leopard consists in three 128 mm naval cannons, one at the front of the ship and the other two at the back. These cannons can shoot three types of ammunition. First, the Sprgr. Kpf.Z HE shell with 2 kg of TNT equivalent and a muzzle velocity of 830 m/s. This is the standard ammo for this destroyer. Next is the Sprgr. Bd.z, a base-fused HE shell with more penetration in most cases but with less explosive mass, only 1.4 kg of TNT equivalent and the same muzzle velocity. Finally, the Sprgr. Zt.Z comes with the same amount of TNT and muzzle velocity as the Sprgr. Bd.Z but with a time fuse, which can be useful when engaging enemy aircraft.
-{{:12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 (128 mm)/Ammunition|12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
+{{:12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 (128 mm)/Ammunition|12.8 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.8 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.8 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
 === Secondary armament ===

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 {{About
 | about = German destroyer '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
-| other
+| usage = other uses
-| usage-1 = the British frigate
+| link = Leopard (Disambiguation)
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 {{Specs-Fleet-Primary}}
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-{{main|12.7 cm SK C/34 (127 mm)}}
+{{main|12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 (128 mm)}}
-The main armament of the Type 1924 Leopard consists in three 127 mm naval cannons, one at the front of the ship and the other two at the back. These cannons can shoot three types of ammunition. First, the Sprgr. Kpf.Z HE shell with 2 kg of TNT equivalent and a muzzle velocity of 830 m/s. This is the standard ammo for this destroyer. Next is the Sprgr. Bd.z, a base-fused HE shell with more penetration in most cases but with less explosive mass, only 1.4 kg of TNT equivalent and the same muzzle velocity. Finally, the Sprgr. Zt.Z comes with the same amount of TNT and muzzle velocity as the Sprgr. Bd.Z but with a time fuse, which can be useful when engaging enemy aircraft.
+The main armament of the Type 1924 Leopard consists in three 128 mm naval cannons, one at the front of the ship and the other two at the back. These cannons can shoot three types of ammunition. First, the Sprgr. Kpf.Z HE shell with 2 kg of TNT equivalent and a muzzle velocity of 830 m/s. This is the standard ammo for this destroyer. Next is the Sprgr. Bd.z, a base-fused HE shell with more penetration in most cases but with less explosive mass, only 1.4 kg of TNT equivalent and the same muzzle velocity. Finally, the Sprgr. Zt.Z comes with the same amount of TNT and muzzle velocity as the Sprgr. Bd.Z but with a time fuse, which can be useful when engaging enemy aircraft.
-{{:SK C/34 (127 mm)/Ammunition|12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
+{{:12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 (128 mm)/Ammunition|12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
 === Secondary armament ===

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 The main armament of the Type 1924 Leopard consists in three 127 mm naval cannons, one at the front of the ship and the other two at the back. These cannons can shoot three types of ammunition. First, the Sprgr. Kpf.Z HE shell with 2 kg of TNT equivalent and a muzzle velocity of 830 m/s. This is the standard ammo for this destroyer. Next is the Sprgr. Bd.z, a base-fused HE shell with more penetration in most cases but with less explosive mass, only 1.4 kg of TNT equivalent and the same muzzle velocity. Finally, the Sprgr. Zt.Z comes with the same amount of TNT and muzzle velocity as the Sprgr. Bd.Z but with a time fuse, which can be useful when engaging enemy aircraft.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:SK C/34 (127 mm)/Ammunition|12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
 === Secondary armament ===
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 {{main|2 cm/65 C/38 (20 mm)}}
 Leopard is equipped with two 20 mm guns as its secondary armament. These guns provide some protection against low flying aircraft and small torpedo boats, though the main battery will still do most of the damage. The guns are unlikely to instantly dispatch enemy planes, but against lightly armoured planes, and especially a slower one, they will do appreciable damage over time. Against torpedo boats they are mostly effective within 1 km, and only against very lightly armoured boats.
 Leopard has 3 belts for its 20 mm:
-*Universal, which also serves as the stock belt, consists of 4 rounds: AP-T/AP/HEF-T/HEF
+* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}
-*20 mm HET magazines is optimized for air targets, and consists of HEF/HEF-T/HEF/AP
+* '''20 mm HET magazines:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}
-*20 mm APT magazines is optimized for use against surface combatants, and has AP/AP-T/AP/HEF
+* '''20 mm APT magazines:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:2 cm/65 C/38 (20 mm)/Ammunition|HEF-T, AP, AP-T, HEF}}
 === Additional armament ===
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 <!-- ''Describe the available additional armaments of the ship: depth charges, mines, torpedoes. Talk about their positions, available ammunition and launch features such as dead zones of torpedoes. If there is no additional armament, remove this section.'' -->
 {{main|G7a (533 mm)}}
 Two triple G7a torpedo launch tubes were mounted on the ship. The G7a is very deadly against any opponents the Leopard might have face at its BR.

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 {{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.'' -->
-The Mobility of the Leopard is relatively average for its range, neither too fast, nor too slow. Due to its rather smaller size compared to other destroyers, the Leopard is easier to navigate through narrow corridors and shallow waters.
+Among the reserve bluewater ships Leopard is one of the slowest vessels, but it's also the most manoeuvrable. Due to its rather smaller size compared to other destroyers, the Leopard finds it very easy to navigate through narrow corridors, shallow waters, or between enemy torpedoes.
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 The Mobility of the Leopard is relatively average for its range, neither too fast, nor too slow. Due to its rather smaller size compared to other destroyers, the Leopard is easier to navigate through narrow corridors and shallow waters.
-{{NavalMobility}}
+{{NavalMobility
 === Modifications and economy ===