±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 438
Total: 438
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Home
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: News
06: Home
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Member Screenshots
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Home
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Home
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Home
23: Home
24: Community Forums
25: Home
26: Home
27: Home
28: Home
29: Home
30: Home
31: Home
32: Home
33: Home
34: Home
35: Home
36: Home
37: Community Forums
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Photo Gallery
41: Downloads
42: Community Forums
43: Home
44: Photo Gallery
45: Community Forums
46: Downloads
47: Community Forums
48: Home
49: Home
50: Home
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Photo Gallery
54: Photo Gallery
55: Community Forums
56: Member Screenshots
57: Community Forums
58: Home
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Home
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Home
66: Community Forums
67: Home
68: Community Forums
69: Home
70: Home
71: Community Forums
72: Home
73: Home
74: Home
75: Community Forums
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: News
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Photo Gallery
90: Home
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Home
95: Community Forums
96: Photo Gallery
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: Home
100: Community Forums
101: Photo Gallery
102: Community Forums
103: Home
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Photo Gallery
109: Home
110: Community Forums
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Home
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Downloads
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Home
123: Home
124: Home
125: Home
126: Home
127: Home
128: Home
129: Home
130: Home
131: Home
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: Member Screenshots
137: Photo Gallery
138: Home
139: Home
140: Home
141: Home
142: Home
143: Home
144: Home
145: Home
146: Home
147: Home
148: Home
149: Home
150: Home
151: Home
152: Home
153: Home
154: Home
155: Home
156: Home
157: Home
158: Community Forums
159: Statistics
160: Home
161: Home
162: Home
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Photo Gallery
170: Photo Gallery
171: Home
172: Photo Gallery
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Photo Gallery
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Home
181: Photo Gallery
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: News Archive
186: Home
187: Photo Gallery
188: Home
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Home
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Photo Gallery
195: Photo Gallery
196: Photo Gallery
197: Home
198: Home
199: Member Screenshots
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Statistics
205: Home
206: Community Forums
207: Photo Gallery
208: Member Screenshots
209: Home
210: Home
211: Home
212: Community Forums
213: Photo Gallery
214: Home
215: Home
216: Home
217: Home
218: Home
219: Home
220: Home
221: Home
222: Home
223: Home
224: Home
225: Home
226: Home
227: Home
228: Home
229: Photo Gallery
230: Home
231: Home
232: Photo Gallery
233: Home
234: Photo Gallery
235: Home
236: Community Forums
237: Photo Gallery
238: Home
239: Home
240: Home
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Member Screenshots
244: Home
245: Home
246: Home
247: Photo Gallery
248: Home
249: Home
250: Home
251: Home
252: Home
253: Community Forums
254: Home
255: Photo Gallery
256: Home
257: Community Forums
258: Home
259: Home
260: Home
261: Home
262: News
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Photo Gallery
266: Photo Gallery
267: Statistics
268: Home
269: Community Forums
270: Community Forums
271: Home
272: Home
273: Downloads
274: Photo Gallery
275: Photo Gallery
276: Home
277: Photo Gallery
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Home
281: Photo Gallery
282: Community Forums
283: Downloads
284: Home
285: Home
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Home
289: Home
290: News
291: Home
292: Community Forums
293: Photo Gallery
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Member Screenshots
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Photo Gallery
303: Community Forums
304: Member Screenshots
305: Community Forums
306: Photo Gallery
307: Your Account
308: Home
309: Photo Gallery
310: Community Forums
311: Your Account
312: Photo Gallery
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Statistics
317: Community Forums
318: Home
319: Downloads
320: Home
321: Home
322: Home
323: Home
324: Home
325: Home
326: Community Forums
327: Home
328: Home
329: Home
330: Home
331: Home
332: Home
333: Home
334: Home
335: Home
336: Home
337: Home
338: Member Screenshots
339: Home
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Photo Gallery
343: Downloads
344: Photo Gallery
345: Home
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Home
349: Community Forums
350: Home
351: Home
352: Home
353: Photo Gallery
354: Home
355: Photo Gallery
356: Community Forums
357: Home
358: Home
359: Home
360: Member Screenshots
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Home
365: Search
366: Community Forums
367: Home
368: Home
369: Home
370: Downloads
371: News Archive
372: Home
373: Home
374: Community Forums
375: Home
376: Community Forums
377: Member Screenshots
378: Home
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Home
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: Home
386: Home
387: Home
388: Home
389: Home
390: Home
391: Home
392: Home
393: Photo Gallery
394: Community Forums
395: Home
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Home
399: Home
400: Home
401: Home
402: Home
403: Home
404: Home
405: Home
406: Home
407: Home
408: Home
409: Home
410: Home
411: Photo Gallery
412: Home
413: Community Forums
414: Home
415: Photo Gallery
416: Home
417: Home
418: Home
419: Photo Gallery
420: Member Screenshots
421: Community Forums
422: Community Forums
423: Home
424: Community Forums
425: Home
426: Community Forums
427: Downloads
428: Community Forums
429: Photo Gallery
430: Community Forums
431: Community Forums
432: Community Forums
433: News
434: Home
435: Community Forums
436: Home
437: Photo Gallery
438: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Canada
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page 1, 2  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
J.McGillivray
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 149

PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:08 pm
Post subject: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

On the link below you will find three photos of Canada’s new (well almost new) Leopard 2A6Ms. Click on the thumbnails to see the high res photos.

www.armyrecognition.co...007_UK.htm
Back to top
View user's profile
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

Class 70 - that is a heavy tank.

Nice to see the Combat Shopping Cart theme is well established in Germany. I don't see any Canadian markings, just some little stick-figures, 'climb here' on the front corners.
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

In other news...on the same page, I found my next gotta' haveit SUV! Mr. Green

Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Jason_Bobrowich
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Aug 09, 2006
Posts: 71

PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:47 am
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

Look closely at the front shot below the spare track links...the Bundeswehr registration number has been removed and replaced by a low visibility black Maple Leaf and a CFR number.

There will likely be next to no markings applied to the tanks....just like the C2...no call signs or Tac signs....that way the Taliban can't keep track as easily of where the tank Troops are deployed.....they will likely have the barrel rings applied to denote the Troop the same as the C2s. That marking system works perfectly in Afghanistan from talking to the tank crews that were on the first tour.

Hopefully we will see the same low vis black Maple Leaf as on the C1 and C2 on the 2A6M CAN....and maybe some turret "battle artwork" like on the C2s in Afghanistan.

There is also add-on armour attached to the upper glacis plate in between the grousers and the driver's hatch running almost the entire width of the hull...it is painted in only NATO green.
Back to top
View user's profile
worthhaggerton
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 25, 2006
Posts: 20

PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:29 am
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

[Hello from Texas,

There seems to be three antennas. So is this a PLT commanders or a Company Commanders tank?

Also will this tank ride into battle with both Nato and desert Camofloge?


Worth
Back to top
View user's profile
L.Delsing
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 10, 2006
Posts: 960

PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

Just a guess, but maybe its a antenna for the battlefield management system or something like that.

In the NLD army the companycommanders tank has two antennas. One radio is primary loaded with the company command radionet. The second radio is primary loaded with the battalions command radionet. On the secondary channels can another nets loaded such as artillery, logistics etc etc.

The battalionscommander has as primary nets the battalions command net and the brigade command net.

A israeli company and the MoD tested a BMS at our Leopard 2s and there was an extra radio just for sending and receiving the data for the BMS. Since this was a continue process it blocked the normal radiotraffic on the other radios. That why that specific Israeli system needed a extra radio.

Of course, I don't know if this is also the case by the Canadian A6M, but it is a possible explanation.

Regards,
Lesley
Back to top
View user's profile
Jason_Bobrowich
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Aug 09, 2006
Posts: 71

PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

The tanks are not slated to be repainted. They already have the Canadian registration numbers applied....doesn't make sense painting over them and them re-applying the registration numbers.

There is no need to re-paint the tanks. All the other Canadian armour in Afghanistan is NATO green and they very quickly get covered in the dust.

Canada uses the terminology of Squadron instead of Company and Troop instead of Platoon....just as a point of interest.

All of the Leopard C2s in Afghanistan are mounting two antennas....there is a tactical reason beyond the communications aspect.

The third antenna mounted on the 2A6M CAN may be for an additional commmand radio net or it may serve another use I won't get into here.
Back to top
View user's profile
J.McGillivray
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 149

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

The first Leopard 2A6M Can. Has landed in Kandahar.
Here are some photos from Combat camera.

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera
Back to top
View user's profile
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

Hi Folks!

Thanks for the update! That close up of the driver looks like he is very happy with his new AFV.

Anyone notice the aircraft that was carring that Leo? Shocked
Man, how times have changed.

Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
A2_Prius
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 27, 2006
Posts: 112

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:52 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

Looks to me to be a pretty capable "recycled" tank! Won't these beasties will be painted in desert colors now that they've arrived in Afghanistan?

Ironic that the Canadian Forces' latest MBT is being deployed to fight a guerrilla war. Do any other NATO contingents in Afghanistan have tanks?
Back to top
View user's profile
Jason_Bobrowich
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Aug 09, 2006
Posts: 71

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:06 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

The tanks won't be re-painted. No need to re-paint them...all the other Canadian armour in Afghanistan is NATO green except for some of the RG-31 Nyalas. There will very likely be a tan Barracuda camouflage covering attached to the hull and turret over the next couple of weeks as the other tanks arrive in AFG.

There are no other NATO main battle tanks in Afghanistan. The Norwegians have their Ingeniørpanservogn ACEV in Afghanistan...it is based on the Leopard 1 hull. The Danish have a Platoon of Leopard 2A5DK ready to deploy but they aren't being committed to being sent over.

Guerrilla war?....same thing the Abrams and Challenger 2 are doing in Iraq.
Back to top
View user's profile
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:41 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

- J.McGillivray
The first Leopard 2A6M Can. Has landed in Kandahar.
Here are some photos from Combat camera.

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera


This transporter is Dutch, borrowed by the Movements Control staff to get the Leo off the apron to its designated destination. At first I thought the truck was one of a new family of transport tractors and trailers announced by DND. They were European, possibly Mercedes.
Back to top
View user's profile
L.Delsing
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 10, 2006
Posts: 960

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

The transporter is made by DAF which is a Dutch company. It is based on the DAF XF and has a load capacity of 65 ton
Back to top
View user's profile
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

- Maple_Leaf_Eh
- J.McGillivray
The first Leopard 2A6M Can. Has landed in Kandahar.
Here are some photos from Combat camera.

www.combatcamera.force...mbatcamera


This transporter is Dutch, borrowed by the Movements Control staff to get the Leo off the apron to its designated destination. At first I thought the truck was one of a new family of transport tractors and trailers announced by DND. They were European, possibly Mercedes.


Yes, Mercedes, based on the "Actros"-series, seems like I forgot the funky Canadian acronym...

Back to top
View user's profile
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Canada’s Leopard 2A6M

- L.Delsing
The transporter is made by DAF which is a Dutch company. It is based on the DAF XF and has a load capacity of 65 ton


Was, Mijnheer Delsing, was a Dutch company- the car division was sold to Volvo in 1975 and Paccar bought the truck division in 1996, so technically they're now an US company with a Dutch truck division... Another icon gone.

Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum