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Swiss Leopard 2 - Panzer 87 and 87WE
Written by Patrick Winnepenninckx and Ralph Zwilling

​The Leopard 2A4 was introduced into Swiss Army service from 1987 to 1993. 380 vehicles, designated Panzer 87 Leopard, replaced the Centurion. As with other nations in Europe, the Swiss fleet has been reduced over the last two decades.

KMW developed two upgraded Panzer 87WE (Wertehaltung) prototypes in close co-operation with the Swiss company, RUAG Land Systems. These were tested thoroughly in 2004 and 2005 but delivery did not take place until 2011/12. In spite of the upgrade programme, only 134 Panzer 87WEs were delivered.

This Model Foto Focus takes a thorough look around these little-documented but fascinating machines. For the modeller, this is the ultimate walkaround for 
an accurate model.

For the armour enthusiast, it describes the Swiss versions in great detail and sees them on exercise, as well as looking at Switzerland’s version of the Büffel ARV.

Model Foto Focus Series (MFF18) A4, portrait, 80 pages, 245 photographs.

South Korean K1 and K2 Family
Written by Gordon Arthur

The South Korean K1 family of main battle tanks (MBT) forms the backbone of the Republic of Korean Army’s (ROKA) armoured vehicle fleet.

The K1 bears more than a passing resemblance to the American M1 Abrams. The reason for this is that, in 1980, South Korea selected General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), the manufacturer of the Abrams, to help design its new MBT because it had no prior experience in developing such armoured vehicles. This led to the K1 sometimes being called a ‘baby Abrams’.

The K1 has evolved through various upgrades – K1E1, K1A1 and K1A2 – into the latest sophisticated 
K2 main battle tank. 
We take a look at of these members of the family as well as the specialist ARV, AVLB and the latest AEV just bring introduced into service.

In The Field Series (ITF006) A4, portrait, 86 pages, 279 photographs.