Another masterclass from someone who knows what they are talking about in fine detail. Thank you. And thank you for your military service!🇦🇺
@peterpanini96
8 ай бұрын
Masterwhatever useless in combat...
@reanukeevesau
7 ай бұрын
@@peterpanini96 how do you know he was useless in Combat? Or you just Assuming??
@delinquenter
7 ай бұрын
@@reanukeevesau Bro is just hatin'. When you're the best of the best, you will always get people trying to shut you down. That's why I couldn't care less as a german. It proves us, what we're good at ;D
@peterjanvanbijnen226
8 ай бұрын
i was an dutch leopard 1V gunner and i did not know that the barrel had a life span of 250 apds rounds, i learn every day.
@drewschumann1
8 ай бұрын
Your Master Gunner kept a round count on your barrel, based on your commander's reports
@mikkorenvall428
8 ай бұрын
@@drewschumann1 ammunition consumption also tells a lot.
@matthewcullen1298
8 ай бұрын
Probably a silly question but is that a good lifespan for a tank barrel
@hansmeyer7225
8 ай бұрын
Maybe in peace times @@matthewcullen1298
@kaspervoshart7137
8 ай бұрын
Ik ook! A59/ 85/4 en jij.?
@Rapid-5
7 ай бұрын
I was a Leopard tank commander from 2003 to 2007 when we transitioned to the M1A1 Abrams. I loved it, although it did tend to go through engines a fair bit, but when she would overheat we would jump out with the water Jerry’s, pour water in and away you would go. Pack changes were always super easy and quick. Two steering pressures as well which made it super fun to drive, you could easily drift it on the wet grounds in pukka but wasn’t wise! Loved shooting the 105mm at Bundy and still remember cleaning guns first thing in the morning with an oversized pull through, a can of oil and a whole bunch of us pulling and pushing before chucking the dehumidifiers in…such good memories. Every single thing he said gave me instant memories and they all came flooding back!
@PosthumousAddress
6 ай бұрын
What a great comment, very evocative
@brianspeck4226
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I was a Charlie tank commander for two years (1985/86) in West Germany with the RCD on a Leopard C1. Was a part of the Canadian team on the CAT 86 competition in Grafenwohr. FYI, we always referred to the ballistic computer as "Hermann the German." 😊
@OldSkoolGrandad
8 ай бұрын
Great to have a tank veteran at the museum , nothing beats personal experience 👊
@aussmith5335
8 ай бұрын
We can clearly see and hear that you have served on these tanks, excellent. I drove CVRT during my service and still remember all the torque settings and operation of my tank👍
@The1nsane1
8 ай бұрын
Fantastic video. When someone has served on the tank under discussion you get great info. Well done Jason.
@robertcousins2603
8 ай бұрын
Special tank Jason. My old man served in the infantry during the Hat Dich battle. When I visited the museum and saw it. Was mesmerised. I always wondered where it ended up.
@markmalone3532
7 ай бұрын
As a grunt from the 70s i remember these beasts, you sir are a credit to the tank unit mate, so proud of your professionalism.
@mikestanmore2614
8 ай бұрын
This was one of the best "walk-around" videos on any AFV I've seen. Very interesting, very informative. Thankyou!
@RobertLewis-el9ub
8 ай бұрын
Jason does it again - fantastic.
@JBTSO
8 ай бұрын
Are you ex B Sqn Rob Lewis?
@itt2055
8 ай бұрын
Thanks to all who have served and allowed me to enjoy my life.
@gaborgredely1848
8 ай бұрын
Yes. T 55.
@rodroper211
8 ай бұрын
i was at pucka mid 1977 when we had a field day for the great and the good to show off the new toy. laying the gun on and doing doughnuts was a crowd favorite
@gerardhogan3
8 ай бұрын
Ohhh nice drills Jason. Nothing better than a soldier who knows his shit describing it to his audience
@kiereluurs1243
8 ай бұрын
No-no-no, no shit involved! Luckily.
@doodskie999
8 ай бұрын
Such a good presentation and a very knowledgeable presenter. The Germans always had the tank game on hand.
@stevestruthers6180
8 ай бұрын
Well, the presenter is a former Leopard tank commander, so he should be very knowledgeable.
@charlesemerson6763
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Jason for the informative chat and for you service as well.
@MuseumsBloke
8 ай бұрын
Fantastic. No need for a written script here! Greetings from the UK.
@danmeehan1390
8 ай бұрын
I served on the Canadian Leo 1. Our original Leos had the same turret as presented. It was much later in it's service life that we went to the cast turret with the add on armour.
@SteamCrane
7 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation, Jason knows his stuff. So much good information in 13 1/2 minutes!
@dtrain1634
2 ай бұрын
One of the best channels hands down 😮 well impressed :)
@PosthumousAddress
6 ай бұрын
What an absolutely brilliant video! You can just tell the guy knows whereof he speaks, wonderful
@fireabend_1226
8 ай бұрын
really a nice detailed lecture about the technology of the Leopard 1. Camera work, editing and sound are excellent. 👍
@gernaneering
8 ай бұрын
Thar Aussie leopard would be my favourite post ww2 ,and cold war favourite western tank, love the philosophy of speed as a better defence than than having thick over heavy, love all the features including ease of maintenance, engine swap etc etc The Leopard is one of my personal favourites along with some other later day ones such as the weasel some have some specialist weapons incorporated into the design such as auto mortar fitted etc etc . Many thanks
@Fiasco3
8 ай бұрын
They got a deal with them, they had bridge-layers and recovery vehicles as well. The thing with Australian procurement of tanks/vehicles is ease of maintenance, environmental survivability and most importantly range.
@Mark-vq5dz
8 ай бұрын
Can't outrun a SABOT though.....I suppose Aussie army wouldn't really need a big tank force
@iamasmurf1122
8 ай бұрын
@@Fiasco3there is zero point to having the inventory of tanks that we never use
@gasgaslex_photos
8 ай бұрын
Beautifully informative, well done... and a sweet historical Aussie tank
@MGB-learning
8 ай бұрын
Jason always does an Outstanding presentation of all his walkaround reviews.
@260bossute
8 ай бұрын
This guy was absolutely on top of his game! Well done!
@desmcharris
7 ай бұрын
I met Jason at the museum last September. Great guy to talk to, like all the staff at the museum. This was a fantastic walk through. Cheers.
@NPC-fl3gq
7 ай бұрын
Great video!! Well done mate, and thanks for your service!!
@brenthartman502
7 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, so informative from a bloke that speaks to us all. Thanks a lot - look forward to your next one 👍
@Darth_Barnaby
8 ай бұрын
There really isnt anything like the Leo 1. My dad served as a driver on the danish Leo 1a5DK (upgraded a3's and a5's, so still the welded turret) in the 1990's, and also drove it in Bosnia. He always had funny stories to tell about his tours and his tank mates, and not least the tank itself! Its a shame we traded 430 leo 1's for about 50 leo 2's in the early 2000's. If nothing else, we should have kept them for the beautiful sound of the V10
@iatsd
8 ай бұрын
Nothing like it, aside from the AMX30 - which was slightly better protected. And the OF40. And the Vickers tanks, Mk 1, 2, & 3. ;) :)
@lachg1714
7 ай бұрын
Love the Leopard that’s on display in Canberra near Manuka. Seeing it lifts my spirits every time.
@thehat2951
8 ай бұрын
I spent some time in the belly of the leopard in the 90s as a TFCS tech. Great flashback Jason, brings back some memories.
@anselmdanker9519
7 ай бұрын
Thank you- very informative 😊 and thank you for your service.
@tacfoley4443
8 ай бұрын
The additional 'armour' around the turret of the early Leo's including the Canadian version you showed, is actually a very heavy rubber/mesh composite designed with a stand-off as you can clearly see. This is to reduce the effect of an incoming HEAT round from say, and RPG-7, SAGGER, BMP round or similar.
8 ай бұрын
05:30 ish. I dont know about Ammunition beeing used in Australia, but German/American Heat rounds for L7 Guns also had rotating bands on them, to lessen the spinn imparted on the round whilst going through the barrel. As far as I know the negative effect of spin on the heat round is also not down to it wanting to spin of the target, but down to the negative effect on the formation of the HEAT jet. The spin makes it less coherent, and that reduces the penetration of the HEAT round massivly. A problem the french solved by using the Obus G Round with internal ball bearings.
@imsim6064
8 ай бұрын
i'll be there. what a machine
@JRDavison
8 ай бұрын
Mate, thanks so much for your attention to detail in this post. The presenter did an awesome job and was very knowledgeable. Excellent stuff.
@r2vape
7 ай бұрын
Somehow this came up on my suggested, amazing thorough explanation of this. Truely marvelled at what a tank actually has, had no idea about this. Thank you for this video
@jimjasper9851
7 ай бұрын
I was present at the trials and run ups of these glorious tanks in 1976 as an invited guest ( I was in RASIGs at that time) what an absolute beauty of a machine, pity to see the Centurions leave though. Top video
@paoloviti6156
8 ай бұрын
I know very well the Leopard 1A2 when I was doing compulsory military service in Italy in 1971 and we Italians simply adored this tank. Very reliable and quite easy to maintain. I was very upset I couldn't drive because of my bad hearing 😢😢
@qbi4614
8 ай бұрын
what was that?
@paoloviti6156
8 ай бұрын
@@qbi4614 what do you mean what was that? I have impaired hearing!!
@qbi4614
8 ай бұрын
@@paoloviti6156 SORRY, YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEAK UP.
@paoloviti6156
8 ай бұрын
@@qbi4614 I have hearing aids!
@jtvalente
7 ай бұрын
I love this place in Cairns! Best museum visit I’ve done in years! Can’t wait to get back! Hopefully for AusArmor fest
@aussiedazvk4djh889
8 ай бұрын
That was a great presentation. Thank you.
@stumclean1946
8 ай бұрын
Great as always thank you
@Ben_got_bored
8 ай бұрын
Go see this museum. It's in Cairns and it is so awesome that we spent well over 3 hours there looking at all the well preserved military hardware.
@Tam0de
8 ай бұрын
For a few moments there, i closed my eyes & pretended i was listening to Steve Irwin talk about a tank in great detail instead of crocs & various other critters. I know it's kinda odd but hearing that accent reminded me of Steve.
@Doctadeth
8 ай бұрын
If you're over West, The Army Museum of WA down in Fremantle has an AS1, as well as a couple of other really nice tanks and vehicles.
@mongolike513
8 ай бұрын
And go see the Museum of Wrecks, brilliant. Also the ……Creek aviation museum.
@hartle100
8 ай бұрын
Fantastic detailed information from a Pro. Thank you.
@Christophercles
8 ай бұрын
I remember being at a family day at puckapunyal and seeing the Leopards emerge from the water, such an amazing site!
@vincentwesolowski459
8 ай бұрын
Jason, I have to smile at your presentation. Your presentation exhibits the knowledge of a person who has spent many years in this tank, as you have stated. Were you an Armored Instructor?
@jasonbelgrave2831
8 ай бұрын
I was qualified as a TTO (Trade testing Officer ) Guns and a Radio Instructor within the RAAC, however I was never at the School of Armour in that capacity as an Instructor, only within the 1st Armoured Regiment.
@williamritchie693
8 ай бұрын
@@jasonbelgrave2831mate was an instructor on driving and serving and guns on leopard and abrahms. Mate your knowledge would have been a great benefit. Glad to see you still love the old girl.
@mecho68
8 ай бұрын
Very well-made and informative video, thanks Aussies.
@chrishewitt4220
8 ай бұрын
Brilliant talk around the Leopard, Jason. Thanks, mate! See you up in Cairns late August!
@johnkelley9877
8 ай бұрын
The Australian Leopard AS1 has always been one of my favorite tanks. I also just subscribed to your channel. Thank you Jason for the information on the AS1 and this was a very interesting tutorial.
@SeriviusR
7 ай бұрын
Great video! Expert knowledge of every detail and specification is impressive to hear and see!!
@BallisticCoefficient
8 ай бұрын
An absolutely sublime presentation thank you.
@kenbb99
8 ай бұрын
Wow! Expert on vehicles times expert on this vehicle = amazing knowledge.
@Journeyman53
8 ай бұрын
A brilliant tour from someone who knows. Thanks.
@geeeeeee3
8 ай бұрын
That's kind of surprised at how informative and articulate he described each tank. But I doubt one of the best narratives of a tank technical information I have heard well done
@merlin51h84
8 ай бұрын
Love those Leopards. Great tank for what it is.
@svenomick5857
8 ай бұрын
Great to listen to someone that knows what they’re talking about
@glenn8986
7 ай бұрын
WOW great in depth vid from somebody who operated one.
@michaelguerin56
7 ай бұрын
Great video. I understand that the Germans went for a smoothbore 120mm gun on the Leopard 2 mainly to increase barrel life.
@CaptainCamperLP-CCLP
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the walkaround. AusArmorFest must be incredible, shame it`s so far away.
@skidlid4473
8 ай бұрын
Well done Belly, takes me waaaay back.
@towarzyszbeagle6866
8 ай бұрын
I got to climb all over one of these when we were on COVID border deployment at Wodonga and housed in the base up there. Was a blast.
@lappin6482
8 ай бұрын
Aussie legend
@sjc7853
8 ай бұрын
Belly forgot the best upgrade to the Leo, painting callsign 23B on it and naming it Bullwinkle…. Great episode and knowledge drop mate.
@williamritchie693
8 ай бұрын
I commanded the first abrahms that got that callsign and name. 23b.
@paulwatson6013
8 ай бұрын
No aircon, Heater, no issue- German tank after all. Me, well played with plenty of them through the 90s into early 2000s. Good chance I played with this one. Always interesting watching the mechanics out on the test track with one minus the turret. Would cram a few extras into the hole where the turret would normally reside. Extra pickup on the throttle when u are down ~ 9 odd tonne. You could always pick the 'noobs'. They're the ones still hanging about the exhaust ports when that distinctive sound of a Leopard started rang out!!
@michaelmcdougall8868
8 ай бұрын
It's a fascinating piece of kit, Sure, kinda dated now, but it must have been a rocket ship for it's time. "engagements beyond 9995m is where the gunner makes the big bucks" I'm /SURE/ anything hit beyond that range earned the gunner more than one or two drinks :P And finally, at 5'4" Jason, you're right in the pocket for optimum tank crew height, no wonder you managed 12 years at the helm. Thanks again for the wonderous commentary, you've still got that Crewie 'pata' down pat.
@tasman006
8 ай бұрын
Awsome vid on one of my favourite cold war tanks. Just to note they nearly saw combat service in East Timor with our forces there. They where going to be put on to a ship and sent over but it was cancelled because it was deemed overkill. Though they would have done a lot better than the Aslav to access certian areas of the Island. It was replased by the M1A1 Abrams in 2007.
@PaulieLDP
8 ай бұрын
Great overview of the Aussie Leopard, thank you.
@anhkimtran6697
7 ай бұрын
Very informative, thank you for sharing
@Ghostmaxi1337
8 ай бұрын
Oh my first thought about Hat Dich was, that it was just a joke name in German, Hat Dich -> Got you.
@awf6554
8 ай бұрын
😂 That'd do as well.
@danmeehan1390
8 ай бұрын
Great memories, many thanks
@robertfioravanti9240
7 ай бұрын
Bloody fantastic video Awesome Awesome commentary Learnt so much Thankyou
@davidbarnsley8486
8 ай бұрын
When I finished my electronics course in 89 I had two choices Puckapunyal to the tank squadron to work on the leopards or Sydney to the aviation squadron to work on helicopters I was keen on the tanks but have a young family we chose Sydney and then I ended up at Townsville on the Blackhawks So I missed the tanks but didn’t mind the flying instead I suspect you would have been there Graeme if I had gone there I still to this day think the leopard is a very good tank 👍👍👍
@allgood6760
8 ай бұрын
Awesome mate.. thanks from across the ditch 👍🇳🇿
@rsfaeges5298
8 ай бұрын
Super video. Bovington's vids have nothing over you folks. 👍👍
@dcross6360
8 ай бұрын
The Canadian tankers were so happy when the Leopards got the up armour package for the turret. More room for them to sleep!
@IanSinclair77
8 ай бұрын
Well done gents. Next time im up your way, Ill def be swinging by for a looksie
@markscheffers5841
8 ай бұрын
I love the camo scheme!
@johnnewman366
8 ай бұрын
Jason, great video on the Leo AS1, great to see it finally put under the spot light. I do have one question regarding the ex Belgian Leo1. About a month ago (the Christmas Q&A video), Kurt said you were finding it very difficult to obtain Leo1 parts (for obvious reasons). Has it been repaired yet? Will it be ready for Ausarmourfest? If you can’t obtain parts from overseas, does the Australian Army still have Leo1 parts stored away?
@jasonbelgrave2831
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the question, we are still awaiting some relays for the transmission. As there are a few LEO 1's currently in service with the Ukrainian's, parts are a little harder to come by atm, we have them on order, hopefully they will arrive and the 1A5 will be available for AAF24....We still have the Gepard as a runner as well.
@johnnewman366
8 ай бұрын
Mate, thanks for the prompt reply, and yes I’m aware the Gepard is a runner. And hopefully the parts arrive from O/S for the Leo 1 in time. But failing that, are you able to access any stored parts here in Oz? Do any spares still exist? Or is that a bridge too far because of Government ‘red tape’?
@wolvetica
7 ай бұрын
clearly, I would love to see this in WT, preferably the british tree
@scottcrawford7310
8 ай бұрын
Love the Australian Leopard
@KevinMcLaren71
8 ай бұрын
I’m not through the video yet, but he says it’s mobile and it’s fast. It also has good range. The best in its class
@entropyachieved750
8 ай бұрын
Great vid. Thanks for the video
@frenchroast1355
8 ай бұрын
I knew he wasn't just a pretty face. This guy knows his armor because he's been there. Mad respect.
@operation4wheelz
8 ай бұрын
Love the Leo 1
@kotahurt
8 ай бұрын
Awesome video thoroughly enjoyed it
@mickmasterman4218
8 ай бұрын
Worked on these at the Armoured Centre in Puckapunyal in the mid-80s, I was a TFCS Tech. I thought that one might have been a 1st Armoured Leopard as it doesn't look quite as moth-eaten as the one the trainees trained on...and being a HQ tank possibly also spared it that fate.
@mickmasterman4218
8 ай бұрын
The wind sensor had two elements very close to each other, not one. There was a very granular voltage measurement across both that was used for wind measurement calculations...
@MrNightroder01
8 ай бұрын
30 years later, my ears are still ringing. 😃😃
@joebudde3302
8 ай бұрын
5'4, perfect tanker 10:32 height.
@The1nsane1
8 ай бұрын
Chieftain may disagree, however Jason has the more realistic height. I would have thought Chieftain would have been sent to Engineers to change lights, not tanks.
@spdfatomicstructure
8 ай бұрын
Supposedly that (1.6m) was the Red Army’s height limit for tank crews, but the official figure was some 15cm taller at 1.75m
@stevenvendetta
8 ай бұрын
Man knows his tank like the back of his hand.
@roberthunter6927
8 ай бұрын
Brilliant talk.
@nickraschke4737
8 ай бұрын
Awesome.
@Alan.livingston
8 ай бұрын
It’ll be interesting to read the retrospectives in a few years once the war in the Ukraine is done and dusted. See how history will remember the Leopard 1 when it was pitted against its intended adversary at scale.
@gazza124561
8 ай бұрын
Thank you
@weblightstudio8215
8 ай бұрын
That was a good tank talk. Didn't expect that from an Aussie tank. No cupholders or cigarette lighters of course
@notsureyou
8 ай бұрын
I climbed onto on of these at the Easter show (unknown year)
@tauruszuma
8 ай бұрын
Great presentation on a great machine, but always wondered why Australia would even need a tank?
@wattlebough
8 ай бұрын
You might be interested in how the Australian Army used their Centurion tanks in the Vietnam War. Very helpful when assaulting bunker complexes in the jungle as it turned out.
@Reiner_Markenfreund
8 ай бұрын
Thank you ausarmour. A very interesting thermalgravimetric internal balistic aspect. The real royal class of material-physically perfect sniper technology. SJVD/MFM Michael Frithjof Müller Deep triple and medium-high side point, outer supersymmetric.
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