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Leopard 2 tanks a boon for Canadian troops


Military | 207633 hits | Dec 25 9:22 am | Posted by: Hyack
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BAZAR-E PANJWAII, Afghanistan - After more than a year of rumbling across the bomb-scarred roads and dusty plains of southern Afghanistan, positive reviews are coming in on the 62-tonne Leopard 2 tanks used by the Canadian Forces.

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  1. by ridenrain
    Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:47 am
    The retrofit for these tanks had to be done in Europe instead of in Canada. If we're looking to revitalize our defence industry and are inferstructurem that might be another place to start.
    tanks... mmm good!

  2. by roger-roger
    Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:50 am
    Depends on where the retrofit would happen, cant be done by the CF because we dont have the people. If it was done civi side in Canada the military would end up paying out the ass for it to be done.

  3. by ridenrain
    Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:55 am
    I don't recall the specifics byt none of those retrofits are done by CF people, but by contractors and the sort. It wasn't just a matter of pulling and replacing radios though.

    Considering the UK is losing the capbility of making tanks, I wonder why we should expect better.

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... bF6lmrrzDk

  4. by roger-roger
    Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:01 am
    Hmmm think BAE's south africa plants will end up taking over?



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