Don you're
absolutely right they both do have the
120mm L44 MG's which is VERY obvious in the below video ref. I think also we can agree information can change over time. The earlier articles I looked into concerning the
LEOPARD 2A4+ upgrade pkg. lead me to believe the configuration would be the same as the
LEOPARD 2A6 in this case per
GERMAN UNIT 033.
So I dug deeper as I know you expected me to and I'm not only on the
wrong tank but
country as well concerning the
LEOPARD 2A4+. In both my Mozilla/MSN and Google search, I saw some hits for the
2A4+ being the same as the
REVOLUTION but those mostly from bloggers and not very many, however, from more traditional sites and some blogs, the
LEOPARD 2A4(M)CAN came up
repeatedly, of course this being from Canada.
I think this to be correct based on the below video of Indonesian Army units being involved in an exercise with
both tanks and the
MARDER's they ordered and more.
What struck me is that the
LEOPARD 2A4+ turret seemed larger with some subtle differences as well compared to a
standard LEOPARD 2A4. The look is definitely more in line with the
Canadian 2A4(M)CAN UNIT O35 as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1S5bgcrw2s
Also I'm not so sure about that start date now for the
LEOPARD RI as submitted, unless we consider the fact it's part of an operational acceptance trial (From the video above.) which, is very plausible and not unusual for a country to do when they receive new equipment to verify it meets all the contracts specs etc. etc. as agreed to.
Some already know this, but for the newer folks simply there is "
NO HARM NO FOUL" here, it's just what we do. Thanks for the "push" it felt good to get back to my "old" standards.
Now for some much needed sleep so that @#$%^&* cold doesn't bounce back on me.
Regards,
Pat
