Leopard turret on Cheetah hull.
A very strange configuration of a Leopard I Main Battle Tank.
I had difficulties in identifying this particular vehicle.
I noticed the difference with the Leopard I MBT, this one has a lengthend hull, a battery storage compartment in the rear and a generator in the front with, external, an exhaust pipe to the engine compartment.
It was Bas Pos from Maastricht who brought to my attention that this vehicle has a Cheetah PRTL (CA1 Pantser Rups Tegen Luchtdoelen) hull with a Leopard I turret.
Apparently the turret with the twin 35 mm Oerlikon Anti Aircraft guns was replaced with the Leopard I turret before it was shipped off as a target to the CSK Vlieland.
An image of a Cheetah PRTL can be found here; tanxheaven.com/ljs/cheetahljs/02-PRTL-35mm_Cheetah,Oirsch... (picture; Liejon Schoot)
Leopard turret on Cheetah hull.
A very strange configuration of a Leopard I Main Battle Tank.
I had difficulties in identifying this particular vehicle.
I noticed the difference with the Leopard I MBT, this one has a lengthend hull, a battery storage compartment in the rear and a generator in the front with, external, an exhaust pipe to the engine compartment.
It was Bas Pos from Maastricht who brought to my attention that this vehicle has a Cheetah PRTL (CA1 Pantser Rups Tegen Luchtdoelen) hull with a Leopard I turret.
Apparently the turret with the twin 35 mm Oerlikon Anti Aircraft guns was replaced with the Leopard I turret before it was shipped off as a target to the CSK Vlieland.
An image of a Cheetah PRTL can be found here; tanxheaven.com/ljs/cheetahljs/02-PRTL-35mm_Cheetah,Oirsch... (picture; Liejon Schoot)