Before anyone says anything the granddaughter is asleep!?! Alright here's what happened with the
LEOPARD 2A7+ in late 2010
KMW was to start the conversion of 200 LEOPARDS to the LEOPARD 2A7+ standard. That obviously didn't happen because if you remember I had posted on a 200 tank deal from Germany to Saudi Arabia which after languishing for over a year the German Government finally canceled the deal. This slowed production of the tanks for the Bundswaher. Those KMW links are dead now (And you think the internet is so good, well it s...s as a librarian.) It seems the 200 Bundswehr tanks are being upgraded and the original ATTICA FCS has been upgraded in that time as well and as already reported in this thread last year as noted at the end of ref 3 below.
Recommended action...
1. Change LEOPARD 2A7+ Start date to either
6/15 or
10/15.
2. Change LEOPARD 2A7+ TI/GSR to
50 vice current
45 based on improved ATTICA system vs. ATTICA when submitted.
3. Copy latest one/or two LEOPARD 2A6 UNIT(s) in the game as NEW UNITS to reflect addition of the complete
ATTICA FCS with TI/GSR 50. Dates to reflect
1/15-12/20 or latest
6/15-12/20 as these upgrades have been also ongoing for at least a year. Have seen no other information to suggest any other upgrades to these tanks were considered/or done.
http://www.janes.com/article/46904/g...eopard-2a7-mbt
http://www.armyrecognition.com/germa...scription.html
http://www.army-technology.com/proje...n-battle-tank/
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/leopard_2a7.htm
Normally I'd be pissed about this but we went with what we had.
So simply I'm just going to say THANKS-JANE'S!!!!
Don I'll get UNIT numbers to you in the early evening have somewhere to be in the morning.
Regards,
Pat