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#Canadian tank battles upgrade#
The Canadian Leopard 2A4M CAN TankĬanada commissioned KMW to upgrade 20 LEOPARD main battle tanks in July 2009 for deployment in Hindu Kush. This system was added to the deployed Leopards in 2009.These Leopards served right up to July 2011. The first tanks configured in this variant were the twenty tanks loaned from the German Bundeswehr, in an effort to increase firepower and to increase protection given to Canadian troops operating in the south of Afghanistan.Īnother feature of these tanks been fitted with a cooling unit with cooling suits for the crew, and the Saab Barracuda camouflage mats which also serve to reduce solar loading by 50 percent.
#Canadian tank battles drivers#
The front upper hull received an armoured plate by the drivers hatch. Significant modifications include the mine protection belly armour added thus giving the tank the “M” designation, distinctive tan coloured boxes mounted on the rear of the turret, contains Canadian Forces designated communications and anti IED( improvised explosive device) jamming gear which includes the “T” antenna stands, and stand-off slat armour. The Leopard 2A6M CAN is a Canadian variant of the Leopard 2A6. The first tank handed over to the Canadian Military after upgrading by KMW was on August 2, 2007, and the first one arriving in Afghanistan on August 16, 2007, with the last arriving in late September 2007. Two Leopard 2 Büffel Armoured Recovery Vehicles were acquired at the same time. To meet immediate needs in Afghanistan, twenty of the Bundeswehr’s stock of Leopard 2A6’s were upgraded to 2A6M standard and loaned to Canada at no cost by the German government. C Sqn RCD Leopard 2 Gunner and Commander Course. Gordon O’Connor clarified the situation on Thursday, April 12, 2007.
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Canada selects The Leopard 2 TankĪfter some public speculation, Canadian Defence minister Hon. The Army later downplayed this factor, citing increased armour protection and the main gun armament as reasons for upgrading to the Leopard 2 Tank. It was determined that the lack of adequate air conditioning (essential in the searing heat of Afghanistan,) was degrading the tank crew’s war fighting ability. Requirements for The Canadian Leopard 2 TanksĪfter an initial assessment of the performance of the Leopard C2 Tank in Afghanistan, Canada decided to invest in Leopard 2 tanks. View Our new and expanded Canadian Leopard 2 Tank pages 0n