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04-30-2007, 12:08 PM
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After we heard that our boys had to park their leapord C2's because of heat exhuastion
We were in the market for new tanks, cheap tanks, but when Stephen Harper realised that his price range of 600.000 a tank was sorely unrealistic.
he ordered 100 Leapard A2's and is leasing 25-50 for immeadiate deployment to Afghanistan
Leapord A2's man, gives me a hard on
Now we have, or going to have a modern tank forces
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04-30-2007, 12:11 PM
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#2 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Thats a really good tank. I got to ride in one over here in Germany one time. It was blast.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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04-30-2007, 12:16 PM
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04-30-2007, 12:35 PM
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Country:  | Err, leasing? Are there mileage restrictions?
And is it the Leopard I A2 or the newer Leopard 2 A5 or A6? | |
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04-30-2007, 12:44 PM
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#5 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | The Leopard C2 that the Canadians use now are Leopard Is that first originated in 1965. The Canadians got the C1 in 1978/1979 and upgraded them to C2s.
The Leopard IIs come in these varients:
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A6M
2 Hel
2E
2 (S)
Pz87
2 140mm
The thing that I think is funny is the Canadians are getting the older A2 varients when there are newer better varients out there.
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04-30-2007, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet  The thing that I think is funny is the Canadians are getting the older A2 varients when there are newer better varients out there. | That's why I asked - I thought there may have been a typo in the original post. In light of BBC NEWS | UK | Iraq bombing damages British tank - buying 30 year old tanks? | |
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04-30-2007, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet The thing that I think is funny is the Canadians are getting the older A2 varients when there are newer better varients out there. | It's b/c we don't even try to pretend we have a tough military, so why buy top of the lines tanks for top dollar. When we can ride the coat tails of the most powerful nation on the planet.  And buy second rate tanks and save big bucks.
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04-30-2007, 01:00 PM
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#8 | | Der Crewchief
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I would not call the A2 a second rate tank. The A2 is very good tank and ranks up there with the best but there are just better varients out there now.
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04-30-2007, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet
I would not call the A2 a second rate tank. The A2 is very good tank and ranks up there with the best but there are just better varients out there now. | Ok I should of said B+ rated tank instead of a A+ tank.
We have to pay for our health care some how.
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04-30-2007, 01:26 PM
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04-30-2007, 02:46 PM
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Country: | Our Government is in a 30 billion dollar surplus, im sure we could afford the better varients, that Adler has stated
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04-30-2007, 04:47 PM
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| I would be worried if you are getting versions of the Leopard 1 as it was never designed to be a well protected tank hence the later versions.
The Leopard 2 is a whole different ball game. | |
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04-30-2007, 04:48 PM
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Country: | They were able to pick them up really cheap, it was better for the German Army to sell them cheap then have to store and maintain them I'm sure some upgrading wiil be done. Lets hope its a better deal then those Brit subs we bought 
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04-30-2007, 05:12 PM
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| Oh dear, now I am really worried. Ever thought that you may have got them cheap because no one else wanted them?
If you wanted second hand tanks, I am afraid you missed the bargin of the decade when Jordon were first in the queue and bought all the Challanger I tanks we had spare. | |
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04-30-2007, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Glider Oh dear, now I am really worried. Ever thought that you may have got them cheap because no one else wanted them?
If you wanted second hand tanks, I am afraid you missed the bargin of the decade when Jordon were first in the queue and bought all the Challanger I tanks we had spare. | Your not trying to trick me now are you 
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