Canada's purchase of the Leopard 2 MBT

[Colin Parkinson]

Not to mention the IDF mounts one above and connected to their main tank armament to deal with minor threats.

 

[3rd Herd]

Another Pic: (http://www.sfu.ca/casr/bg-leopard2-netherlands.htm#2a6m)

 

[IN HOC SIGNO]

So when do they remove the scaffolding?  ;D

 

[Fishbone Jones]

The .50 is in wide use in the CF again, as HoM stated.  Now, I believe the Centurion used a .50 as a coax (to assist with ranging), but doesn't the M1 series have it as a pintle mount?  Just curious.  If so, that would make 3 calibres (or, more accurately, 4, if they have smoke dischargers).

The Centurion had a .50 ranging gun that fired a three round burst on the same trajectory as the main gun. The coax was the 7.62 GPMG frankenstien abomination. We also pintle mounted a .50 BMG AA in the CC hatch. The driver and CC had BHPs and the gunner and loader SMGs. MBSGDs that had to be hand primed and loaded with white phosphorus. Four FNC1s were supposed to be carried in the coffin bin, should something happen to the tank and we had to dismount and join a passing section (like that was ever going to happen : ). So lot's of different stuff, on top of the 105 of various types we carried.

 

[Franko]

Last thing you hear in a vehicle is the three knocks....          ;D

Regards

 

[ironduke57]

Large Version of the first pic and two new one´s:
- http://www.armyrecognition.com/Amerique_du_nord/Canada/vehicules_lourds/Leopard_2A6M_can/Leopard_2A6M_CAN_Canadian_Army_Kraus_Maffei_Wegmann_004_site.jpg
- http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3961/leopard2a6mcancanadianane0.jpg
- http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/771/leopard2a6mcancanadianaot8.jpg

Regards,
ironduke57

 

[TN2IC]

Here IronDuke.. I"ll give you a hand..

 

[Franko]

I can hardly wait.....    ;D

*  sound of drooling  *

Regards

 

[Mike Baker]

Hmm, methinks armoured is looking more favourable for me now  :blotto: What a nice beast though!

 

[geo]

HEH... wonder if DND will be selling advertising space on the shopping cart's grillwork?

 

[aesop081]

HEH... wonder if DND will be selling advertising space on the shopping cart's grillwork?

"need an ass-kicking ?"

 

[geo]

"need an ***-kicking ?"

If you look at posts 233 and 238, you will see an example of same said advert.
Maybe the Psyop boys can think of something to hang on the grillwork to discourage / scare the Taliban
(a taliban suspended by the thumbs would be appropos.... don't you think?) 

 

[Docherty]

So are we going to paint the rest of the panzer tan?

 

[Franko]

So are we going to paint the rest of the panzer tan?

Would you paint a rental car Tan?      ;D

Poo dust works pretty good. Give it about a day when they hit the ground...they'll blend right in.

Regards

 

[Docherty]

Too bad they are just rentals.

 

[George Wallace]

Too bad they are just rentals.

Why?  We've had rentals before, in very similar situations.

 

[Docherty]

Really?

 

[Franko]

Meh....we're getting a new fleet as well. Not bad IMHO.

We had rentals when the Centurions were being phased out in the late 70's. Come to think of it the CAT trophy was won by the RCD in the rentals.

Regards

 

[vonGarvin]

Would you paint a rental car Tan?      ;D

Well, no.  But then again, I'd rather not rent a shopping cart.  I do prefer "Einkaufswagen", sounds very Panzerkampfwagen-esque.  ;D

 

[Docherty]

So with these new Leos they have CFRs, and once we get our upgraded Leos from the Dutch, will these German Leos be returned to the Germans or will we keep the German Leos, and give the Germans our upgraded ones in return?