Good Eye, Mineman, These are our guys training for our new tank, not sure the delivery date, but soon. These may even be the same tanks, I'll do some checking around and get back to you. Panzer Bob
Here's the drill......
The 100 Leopard 2 tanks will be purchased from the Netherlands for the long-term requirements of the Canadian Forces, and should be delivered to Canada soon after completion of the government-to-government agreement, anticipated by end of summer 2007. They will be upgraded in Canada to final Canadian Forces standards.
The 20 combat-ready Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks will be loaned by Germany for short-term requirements and will be deployed to Afghanistan this summer with the next rotation of Canadian troops. In addition to being newer, more heavily protected and more technologically advanced, the Leopard 2A6s will generate significantly less heat than the hydraulic systems of Canadas 30-year-old Leopard 1 fleet.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan The first of 20 newer Leopard 2 tanks for the Canadian Forces landed in Kandahar on Thursday but crews must still resort to water-filled cooling vests to cut the stifling heat inside the hulking steel beasts.
The tank, the first of 20 leased from Germany, was delivered by an Antonov transport aircraft in the early-morning hours. The Leopard 2 tanks promise more firepower, better landmine protection, longer range and better mobility than the 30-year-old Leopard 1 Canadians now use in Afghanistan.
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