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The Australian tanks were designated the Leopard AS1, and were based on the Leopard 1A3 which had been built for the German Army. The main difference between the Australian and German tanks was the inclusion of a SABCA fire control system, equipment to allow the tank to better operate in the tropics, additional storage boxes on the sides of the ...
An Australian Leopard AS1 in 2005. The Medium Tank Trials Unit (MTTU) was a temporary Australian Army unit formed to test M60 Patton and Leopard 1 tanks to determine the most suitable replacement for the Army's Centurion tanks. The MTTU was formed in early 1972 by converting B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment.
Battle tank Leopard 1 A5 at FAS.org; Australian Leopard external links. Acquiring Armour: Some Aspects of the Australian Army's Leopard Tank Purchase – Australian Army Journal, Vol.3(1), Summer 2005–6. Leopard 1 in Australia – Anzac Steel; Australian plans to retire stocks; Leopards being withdrawn from service – Official ceremony July ...
During the drills, Australian forces deployed five M1A1 Abrams battle tanks and the Indonesian military, deployed two Leopard-2 tanks for the two-week combat exercises in Banyuwangi, a coastal ...
Poland agreed to send 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from their army stocks on January 25. [114] Canada promised to send 4 "combat ready" Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine on January 26. [115] Four additional 2A4 tanks were promised along with 1 ARV on February 24. [116] Spain promised to send at least 10 of its Leopard 2A4 tanks, with more possible pending ...
An Australian variant of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare, it is the standard-issue sniper rifle in the Australian Army and is chambered for 7.62×51mm. It replaced the Parker Hale Model 82 rifle in the late 1990s. Manufactured under licence in Australia by Thales Australia. AW50F United Kingdom: Anti-materiel rifle.50 BMG
An Australian M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during a training exercise in August 2021. US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah E. Taggett. The planned transfer of Abrams tanks marks a reversal for the ...
The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum is a privately owned museum in Smithfield, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is dedicated to tanks , armoured vehicles and artillery from the Second World War and post war periods.