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André

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  1. Hi

    As a former Leopard 1A5 tanker, I can assure you that it did not see combat during WW2. It was first produced in 1963 for the German Army and has been exported to a number of countries.

    It has a 105mm L7 rifled main gun and weighs 40 tons. It was designed to be fast and manouverable on the battlefield, not to slug it out in head-to-head battles.

    It is still in use in many countries, Norway is among them. The Norwegian 1A5 version has a fully stabilized gun and can hit targets while on the move.

    I would not feel very comfortable going into action with this tank because of the light armour(70mm max). The SABOT round the Norwegian Army purchased for the 105mm L7 is of very bad quality and useless against modern tanks. They bought the French round because it was cheaper than other alternatives. :rolleyes:

    Take a look at this page for more info on Scandinavian armour: http://www.royhaaland.net

    Regards,

    Heinz

  2. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Pascal DI FOLCO:

    Good work, but is it much useful by now, with the powerful optics, IR and thermal imaging used by modern tanks ? :confused:

    Seems like a good way to give work to crewmen, but apart of this :rolleyes:<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Well, it will not hide you from thermal sights, but it can trick the human eye. Often the tank commander or loader spot enemy targets before the gunner. So a good camo will be helpful against tanks as well.

    It will not hurt you, so why not do it?

    ;)

    Heinz

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