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Old September 27th, 2020, 05:28 PM
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Fallout Re: MBT's

I've been tracking the progress for the LEOPARD 2A7V since just before I submitted the LEOPARD 2A7. It was hoped by various sources to be in service by earliest 2019 or more so 2020, well as most know that didn't happen.

However now we have a year at least and probably literally (Fall, I feel.) based on ref. 2 from the Bundeswehr website and that is currently 2021.

I believe the base for our projected built will have to be the A7. Also the versions that are getting upgraded as not to embarrass my self by submitting an MBT that's not better then it's processors which the A7V will be a marked improvement of. Those would be the our best in game A6 (To be determined.), the A6M A2 which I believe we don't have but appears what we thought was a "test bed" actually isn't (I'll be looking more closing into this.) and a number of the latest A4'S will be upgraded.

What I know high points:
1) New MG L55A1 (This more for the A4 upgrade.) for continuity of the A7V Program.

2) Increased turret front and rear armor values (Note the glacis on front and extended rear of the turret.)

3) New FCS all around (All in game factors i.e. LRF etc.) w/TI/GSR 60.

4) MRAP 7.

5) Fully compatible with NATO/German Ammo to include the newer DM 11 MP round.

6) FYI: 20 are in operational testing at this time since 2017.

However I'm not inclined to put too much into this at this point, it's already slipped by a year or two. However Russia is building up it's forces in the Crimea and that may be incentive enough to move this upgrade along.

On the tank...
https://militaryleak.com/2019/03/26/...r-german-army/
https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/aktuell...-2-a7v-2628236


Just because and note reference source under the title...
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/germa...a7-mbt.348679/

I find this to be interesting and it provides links the rest of the articles covering the 40yr. history of the LEOPARD. But for is the listing of current LEOPARDs in active service at the end of 2019. And he's showing like the A7 I submitted, there appears to be the same number (20) of the A6MA2 MBTs.

I'm getting that ABRAMS feeling about the LEOPARDS as I'm typing this.
https://www.joint-forces.com/feature...t-at-40-part-6

I THINK IT'S TIME FOR MY WALK!!:

Regards,
Pat


UPDATE: After dessert , I figured I just had to finish this up some more, so where numbers and active types are given, the immediate ref. above MATCHS to the following below. I'll being going into the German OOB later just not tonight, might be some date changes and a couple of additions ahead.
http://tank-masters.de/?page_id=148

Now it's time for that walk in the rain, at least I'm not the "Wicked Warlock of the East", so I won't melt!?!
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