CBC Morning shown a short footage of the first Leo II being unloaded at KAF. As of this morning there is no link or pictures on the CBC website yet.

Alfred

Here you go...

The old black Maple Leaf looks great on the turret. Great to see a couple of guys I know in the photos.

There is no A/C attached to the turret rear as was suspected in the first image.

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?find&defaultjoin=and&field=Keywords&op=contains&value=+&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&template=results_e.np&sorton=IPTC%20-%20DateCreated&ascending=0

Thanks Jason,

As a former black hat nothing could please me more! By the way, I was trained by the Strats; great people!

These babies arrived 17 or 18 years late. I remember reading the old Armoured Corps mangazine (can't even remember its name now); it was announced at that time we were going to replace the Leo I by the Leo IIs. Well, as they say the rest is history. The up side is that we now get the latest and greatest.

Could it be that the rentals come without the A/C and purchased one will?

Alfred

Yup...they finally got some new toys and get to go right into combat with them...very rarely does this ever happen.

There may be an A/C system mounted internally or maybe not....but there also may be an internal system with cooling vests for the crew.

For you downloading pleasure, the Leopard 2A6M-CAN photos posted on Combat Camera would be as follows:

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The driver in the 7th image looks like a kid at Christmas!

I am very happy to note that the pictures give us a pretty good idea as to what the slat armour mount points look like. This type of detail is often very difficult to see with the full cages mounted.

Image 12 indicates the extent of the new NATO-green paint on the hull sides and rear (as noted by Jason in an earlier thread). It looks as though the additional paint was applied over new welds required for the slat armour mounts.

I have a sneaking suspicion that at least one Combat Camera photographer is interested in armour from a modeller's perspective. In May of 2006, there were a number of RG-31 photos posted on Combat Camera that could best be described as a 'mini walk-around'. These Leopard photos also seem to have been shotn with a modeller's eye for detail.

Cheers - Dan

http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3365#3365

14 very good pics.

n/t

Hi all just saw the pics and all i have say oh baby are those NICE looking foward to seeing the video clip ,now all i have to is buy a LEO 2A6 and build it , also i get a drool guard for my keyboard lol

Judging by your excitement, I'm not sure we all were looking at the same links. I see some very interesting new tank images... did yours take you to some porn site? LOL

N/T

Hi JP very funny lol that version of porn does not get you into to trouble with SWMBO looking foward to seeing latest LEO conversion from you when it is ready to go

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/08/16/leopard-tanks-afghanistan.html

Hi all just saw the CBC video of the LEO 2 arrival at KAF very very cool hopefully it will posted soon so we all watch it i saw the modifcations on it very neat

if so we need to get a lot of photos for that someday project.

Mike

It's a Dutch DAF Tropco transporter...used by the Dutch in AFG....they probably used it for their PZH 2000s and other lighter armour.

Just good NATO cooperation....not Canadian kit.

The AHSVS project is buying the Mercedes Actross armoured tractor for deployed ops. Part of the buy is to procure the Dutch Tank Transporter trailers. I haven't seen any pics yet of the trailers in question but this may very well be the ones we are buying for the AHSVS tractors.

n/t

Its my EME heart at work. I find all kinds of support equipment sexier than the actual tanks. So, talking of support equipment. Anybody seen pictures of the new Leo 2 ARVs? Now that is some sexy piece of kit don't you think

I haven't seen any images of the Leopard 2 ARV yet...I would think it will be heading to AFG very shortly to get in theatre to assist in prepping the 2A6Ms.

At least the Elite Leopard 2 Buffel ARV shold not be far off from what it will look like...putting slat armour on the ARV would likely limit access to all the equipment on the hull....but we will have to wait and see.

Stephane,

There was one of these sexy beast belongs to the Dutch sitting right next to the EME compound, literally by our fence. I talked the Dutch OC into allowing me climb all over it. Sensational feeling! ))

Alfred

I heard through the grapevine that the first Canadian Leo 2 ARV is now delivered in Afghanistan. Anybody have pictuers out there?

Now that is a sexy beast...

That would make complete sense....very accurate information.

The Taurus ARV was one of the first vehicles to be sent to AFG with the C2 MEXAS so the Leopard 2 ARV would also be one of the first to arrive also.

The Leopard 2 ARV will for sure be needed there as prep continues on the tanks.