It's a LAV-3 on the box art back ground. The situation with MBTs in Afghanistan for Canada was confusing. All of Canada's Leopard 1s had been mothballed prior to the war, a few were sent with some upgraded armour (Canadian spelling) and Leopard 2s were purchased from The Netherlands and Germany, the first ones were rushed to Afghanistan still in NATO woodland paint schemes (hence the box art), the slat armour was painted a tan colour (again, Canadian spelling). They later received "Barracuda" mats that were for thermal signature, but those were in a tan colour (and are available from Black Dog Models). The Leopard 2A6M CAN is a Canadian variant of the Leopard 2A6M. Significant modifications include distinctive black boxes mounted on the rear of the turret bustle, and stand-off slat armour. The first tanks configured in this variant were 20 loaned from the German Bundeswehr in an effort to increase firepower and protection given to Canadian troops operating in the south of Afghanistan. The loaned tanks retain their German MG3 machine guns, the ex-Dutch tanks are also expected to retain their FN MAG machine guns due to commonality with Canadian stocks of C6 GPMG, itself a variant of the FN MAG.[146] Due to the loaned status of the first 20 tanks, the air conditioning unit originally could not be installed as only minimal changes could be made (the crew wore cooling vests instead, and the turret's electric drive generates less heat than the hydraulic drive of the older Leopard C2). The loaned German tanks will be kept by the Canadian Forces and may be further upgraded, while ex-Dutch Leopard 2A6s were modified to German Leopard 2A6M specifications and used as restitution for the loaned tanks. Canadian Leopard 2s in Afghanistan were later fitted with air conditioning units (a much needed commodity in the scorching desert of Afghanistan) and Saab's Barracuda camouflage mats, which also serve to reduce solar loading by 50 percent.
@johnmooresscalemodels5176
3 жыл бұрын
Cool thank you. In Ireland we also use the English spelling for colour not that American misspelling lol
@Ricks135scalemodels
3 жыл бұрын
Great you are doing a Leopard!!! Looking forward to watching your build. Built a couple HobbyBoss Leopards.
@larrybrown1824
3 жыл бұрын
I built a Hobby Boss CCKW truck. Detail was amazing. This kit looks great as well!
@RimsModels
3 жыл бұрын
Great unboxing my friend looks a really detailed kit 👍👍
@stefanschaad2843
Жыл бұрын
Great review John👍 Nice to see a Canadian subject🇨🇦
@ThatMofoDamon
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a really nice kit, haven't done a hobby boss kit myself yet. You should invest in a small PE bender, it is a really handy tool. Thanks for sharing John, looking forward for the next update. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the good work my friend.
@lewisjackson7221
3 жыл бұрын
You are making the same kits as I have in my stash! It's a cosmic coincidence and a sign that I need to crack on! The panzer 38 you did looked great!👍
@bradfordstevens8129
3 жыл бұрын
looking forward to your build
@kierankennedy7066
3 жыл бұрын
Looking. Forward to. Build. John
@davethomas4244
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a fantastic kit John, would be great if you could tell us what price bracket the kits are in as part of the un-boxing videos as this is a consideration for me , as usual your doing a great job .
@SgtBones
3 жыл бұрын
A warning for you, the drive sprockets are about 2mm too narrow, you will have to put a shim in to widen them. Have fun with it, its a great kit despite that one minor mistake
@johnmooresscalemodels5176
3 жыл бұрын
That was the case with the original kit, this is the 2017 updated version and it fixed the issues with the original. The sprockets are perfect fit for the tracks
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