The PT-16/T14 mod. was a German prototype based on the Leopard 2. It was equipped with a new turret and an autoloader. After analyzing the lessons of the 1973 Yom Kippur War in the mid-1970s, German engineers began developing a turret with a complex armor scheme. This resulted in the T14, the first example of which featured a welded turret construction. This design was an important step toward the later Leopard 2AV.

In the early 1980s, when the standard Leopard 2 had just entered service, Krauss-Maffei engineers revisited the T14 turret design to incorporate an autoloading system. They installed a mechanized ammunition rack holding nine rounds in the turret bustle, which allowed them to remove the loader from the crew, reducing the crew size to three. The resulting vehicle, which combined the new turret with an experimental chassis, was designated the PT-16/T14 mod.

The standard 120 mm Rh120 L/44 smoothbore gun was retained, and the autoloader enabled a rate of fire of up to 15 rounds per minute. However, trials conducted between approximately 1980 and 1985 revealed several shortcomings. The mechanism was insufficiently reliable, the larger turret shifted the vehicle's center of gravity, and military officials were dissatisfied with the reduction in crew size. These issues complicated field maintenance and reduced the tank's overall survivability. Consequently, the autoloader was not adopted for production vehicles, and the project was canceled. The sole prototype remained at Krauss-Maffei facilities for many years before being transferred to a military vehicle museum in Koblenz, where it remains today.

The PT-16/T14 mod. was introduced as one of the rewards for the 2021 Export Order event. Its defining feature is a nine-round autoloader that provides an exceptionally high rate of fire, but it takes a long time to reload once the ready rack is depleted. This makes the vehicle particularly dangerous in short engagements. Although its armor protection is relatively weak and cannot reliably stop most contemporary ammunition, its excellent mobility and maneuverability compensate for this.