Contents:
Deliveries of the first batch began in The new Leopard 2 PSO Peace Support Operations variant is designed specially for urban warfare , which had been encountered in peacekeeping operations with increasing frequency.
Therefore, the Leopard 2 PSO is equipped with more effective all-around protection, a secondary weapons station, improved reconnaissance ability, a bulldozer blade, a shorter gun barrel for manoeuvring on urban streets at the expense of fire range , non-lethal armament, close-range surveillance ability through camera systems , a searchlight and further changes to improve its perseverance and mobility in a built-up non-wide open area. A total of 20 vehicles are provided for converting. The weapon system is adapted for firing HE ammunition.
It is also fitted for, but not with, additional passive side protection armour. The last tank remains as a reference vehicle at KMW. The mobility, sustainability and situational awareness have also been improved. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. January Learn how and when to remove this template message.
When confronting the German Colonel Kettman, he admitted that PT19 the mobility test-bed was not fitted with any special armour. Orr Kelly claims that the Leopard 2AV would have weighed 64 short tons instead of the However the weight value claimed by Orr Kelly does not match the actual weight of a Leopard 2 fitted with special armour nor does it match the weight mentioned in US documents from the evaluation. Archived from the original on 31 December Retrieved 12 October Leopard 2 sein Werden und seine Leistung.
Retrieved 22 February Kampfpanzer Entwicklungen der Nachkriegszeit in German. Das Waffensystem Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 in German.
Retrieved 16 December Kampfpanzer heute und morgen: Konzepte - Systeme - Technologien in German. Retrieved 22 December Retrieved 29 March Below The Turret Ring blog. Retrieved 11 January Retrieved 18 January Retrieved 10 January Germany Selling Heavy Armor to the Saudis? Archived from the original PDF on 5 June Entwicklung und Einsatz in der Bundeswehr [ Leopard main battle tank 2.
Development and German Army Service ] in German.
Tankograd Publishing — Verlag Jochen Vollert. Leopards, too, for Canada". Archived from the original on 21 June Retrieved 8 January Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 9 January Archived from the original PDF on 25 February Grand Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 July Retrieved 27 October The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 31 July Archived from the original on 16 December Retrieved 9 January Retrieved 15 December Archived from the original on 11 January Retrieved 7 January Archived from the original on 30 September Alle danske soldater er nu tilbage i deres respektive lejre i Helmand provinsen" in Danish.
Archived from the original on 17 October Archived from the original on 12 August Retrieved 26 December Retrieved January 21, We captured Turkish tanks in Syria battle". Verifying Euphrates Shield Vehicle Losses - bellingcat". Jane's Armour and Artillery Leopard 2 sein Werden und seine Leistung in German. Books on Demand GmbH. Feuerkraft und Panzerung im Vergleich in German.
Leopard 2" in German. Retrieved 3 January Retrieved 12 May Leopard 2 A5 - Euro-Leopard 2. Gary's Combat Vehicle Reference Guide. Retrieved 15 May Kampfpanzer Heute und Morgen in German. Archived from the original on 27 June Retrieved 11 May Retrieved 14 May Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank — Archived from the original on 20 February Retrieved 7 November Jane's Tank Recognition Guide, 4th Edition.
Archived from the original on 3 November Retrieved 11 October Retrieved 13 May Main Battle Tank, The Oxford companion to military history. Retrieved 4 April New York, United States of America: Archived from the original on 23 April Retrieved 1 April Archived from the original on 20 April Retrieved 20 April Retrieved 15 November Archived from the original on 1 April Retrieved 19 March Retrieved 5 June Retrieved 28 December Archived from the original on 11 November Retrieved 25 March Archived from the original PDF on 5 October Retrieved 2 December The Leopard 2 chassis also provides a much increased mobility over the older TAM chassis, both on roads and in the field.
Archived from the original PDF on 8 October B 31 May Retrieved 12 November Archived from the original on 9 June Retrieved 16 January Retrieved 6 July Archived from the original on 18 April Archived from the original on 16 April Retrieved 20 November Retrieved 25 July Archived from the original on 26 February Archived from the original on 15 September Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics. Retrieved 17 January Retrieved 31 December Archived 27 December at the Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 14 April Retrieved 27 August Retrieved 20 February Archived from the original on 6 July Department of National Defence, Canada.
Retrieved 16 July Pioneerien uudet ajoneuvot panevat vauhtia maavoimiin Berlin genehmigt Verkauf von Panzern nach Indonesien". Retrieved 10 May Archived from the original on 5 July Retrieved 4 July Retrieved 29 August Singapore to buy refurbished Leopard tanks from Germany". Archived from the original on 8 December A quick turn of the tail, a change of direction, and the male leopard gains some precious yards from under the huffing breath of the lioness…and finds a hole in a shrub to duck into and disappear as leopards do….
Breathing a sigh of relief, we realise that the tense situation has been resolved without further bloodshed — and the lioness has even scattered the leopards and possibly ended their blood feud for the day. She walks down the hill, plonks down on a termite mound, and proceeds to roar out her victory to the valley below. Perhaps she was nursing cubs in the thicket where she emerged from? She was still a fair distance away from where Scar and the rest of the pride were camped out.
Upon closer inspection of the photos it does look like she might have had some swollen teats certainly not at the stage where she would be intensely nursing for most of the day, so perhaps the cubs were a bit bigger? Perhaps the noise of the brawling leopards just alerted her to possible danger and intrusion of competing predators in her space and she wanted to get rid of them? Whatever her reason was, we knew we had witnessed something special — a rare sighting indeed. I made sure that all the guests who were with us 2 of the Wild Eye vehicles were together for this brief sighting understood how rare and special this was.
In my 30 odd years of regular safari all over Southern African and for the last 4 years also East Africa , this was a first for me. The setting against the hillside was perhaps not ideal for award-winning photography, but what it did provide was a front-row seat to the action, a vantage point and angle of view from which we could see the whole episode play out in all its glory. In cases like this, it really is about having a rare quality sighting and being able to see the whole tale unfold.
So often we have to guess and assume what happens when sightings like this happen in dense bush or too far away from us. From here we could still go on and enjoy all that the Mara Triangle had on offer — it was the Great Migration season after all!
The last batch for the German army totalling 75 tanks was produced from January to March So often we have to guess and assume what happens when sightings like this happen in dense bush or too far away from us. Retrieved 15 December The programme was developed within the frame of collaboration decided in between the Defence Ministries of both countries, in which also was included the cession of use by a period of five years of Leopard 2A4 from the German Army to the Spanish Army. The modernised first batch can be recognised by the circular plate covering the hole where the cross-wind sensor for the fire-control system was removed. It worked as it should.
I hope you enjoyed this tale! Remember, you have to be out there as much as possible to improve your chances of seeing things like this play out. Wish I had joined you in the mara as well! And wonderful story telling too! Thanks Vikram — yes it would have been awesome having you there.
Thanks for sharing this Morkel. I love interaction between animals during a game drive, so much more interesting than portrait type shots. Create a free website or blog at WordPress. Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson.
Better Life Coaching Blog This personal development blog is written by an experienced Life Coach to equip, encourage and inspire people to take meaningful action and make a positive difference in the world. Better Life Coaching Blog. Say hi to the team for me. Great analogy to make us think and change! Bring on change, nice one to share!
Thanks Garrett, feel free to share it with as many people as you want. Thanks for this one Darren! Thanks bendedspoon, that sounds like a great church. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: