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Old 28-10-2008, 10:55 PM   #1
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Found this picture of a Leopard in full flight:



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Old 29-10-2008, 03:54 AM   #2
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Old 29-10-2008, 08:56 AM   #3
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Thought you were talking about thje animal til i saw the pic. lol
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Old 29-10-2008, 10:51 AM   #4
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...and everyone inside magically became 1 inch shorter.....
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Old 29-10-2008, 03:57 PM   #6
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is that firing at the same time?... that'd be awesome
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Old 29-10-2008, 04:23 PM   #7
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is that firing at the same time?... that'd be awesome
Yes it is, here's the Vid:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnwkl6Wer2g
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Old 29-10-2008, 04:31 PM   #8
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the German Leo2a6 tank.

Best tank in the world
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Old 29-10-2008, 05:29 PM   #9
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the German Leo2a6 tank.

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Correct - That's why we are replacing our Leopard 1's with clapped out 2nd hand Abrams. :
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that.. is awesome...
its like hey steve.. we need to see over that crest to get a tank on the other side.. quick build a jump....
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Yes, we're replacing our aging Leopard 1 with 2nd hand M1A1 (not M1A2), that is still relatively old and behind in todays tank standards.

There's a 20-30 year tecnology difference difference between Leopard 1 & 2, especially Leopard 2a6's. Besides Leopard 2a6 costs more than a new M1A2-SEP
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.. and guess who lend a helping hand in engineering USA's Abram M1 series?

It was the German firm Krauss-Maffei lol.. Abram's M1 smooth bore canon is in fact a German product.
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Old 29-10-2008, 06:20 PM   #13
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Yes, we're replacing our aging Leopard 1 with 2nd hand M1A1 (not M1A2), that is still relatively old and behind in todays tank standards.

There's a 20-30 year tecnology difference difference between Leopard 1 & 2, especially Leopard 2a6's. Besides Leopard 2a6 costs more than a new M1A2-SEP
But we can afford the fuel for the Leopard (runs on different types) and they come with an unconditional guaranty, and its German so its got to be good (looking at my Avatar LOL)

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But we can afford the fuel for the Leopard (runs on different types) and they come with an unconditional guaranty, and its German so its got to be good (looking at my Avatar LOL)

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Those crazy Germans can sure make a good tank

The 2A6 runs on Diesel so does the 'Aussie' Abrams.

The reason for the M1A1 AIM SA Abrams purchase, was the deal from the US Government & Service interchangability / common weapons systems with 'Australias' greatest Ally since WW2.

The Leopard 2A6 IS the best MBT (and shares the main gun with the Abrams, but the gun is longer and therefore more deadly). The Leo however doesn't have the 'runs' on the board like the Abrams, it's an expensive tank too !!

ie: Up until now peacekeeping is all the Leopard 2 has done.

If you ask me it looks the part though - definately.
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You watch the discovery channel and there are always documentaries about weapons. Some good info there and some of the tasks they put these weapons through to see if they are battle ready are insane. The weapons need to be tested to the nth degree.
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