Author Topic: Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 Tanks  (Read 267870 times)

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Re: Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 Tanks
« Reply #350 on: July 08, 2025, 01:15:19 AM »
Ukrainian Leopard 1 in action:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IywYJ4r_uFc

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Re: Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 Tanks
« Reply #351 on: July 08, 2025, 01:29:25 AM »
https://aardvark.group/history-timeline/ shows a Leopard 1 converted into a demining vehicle equipped with a mine flail similar to the one in Reply #220 in this thread.

The caption says it was developed for the British Army and the timeline shows the year 1994.

I could have sworn that I've seen it somewhere before or at least read about it, but I can't remember where. Maybe an issue of IDR or something.

The 1994 date is most intriguing!

Your photo looks very much like the one-off AMCV (Armoured Mine Clearing Vehicle) conversion done in 1999. Despite what Wiki says, AMCV was a converted Leopard 1 hull. The conversion was performed by Norway's Hägglunds Moelv AS, adapting that same flail system from British Aardvark JSFU. Norway placed an order for 7 x Minerydderpanservogn (MRPV or minesweeper armoured vehicle) but Hæren changed its focus to more generalised AEVs.

I've attached a side view of the AMCV and the similarities are obvious. But the 'doghouse' appears to be smaller on the vehicle in your photo. On the timing, interesting too that the Royal Marines were taking on the Leopard 1-based Hippo BRV in the mid-'90s.
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