Leopard 2A6 - Portuguese Army
Another commission, this time a Leopard 2A6. A group of officers of the Portuguese Army asked me to build this vehicle some weeks ago and they will offer it to a friend of them who will retire in the near future.
Portugal has operated tanks since the 30s. Being one of the founders of NATO, Portugal was the first European nation to receive the brand new American M-47 Medium Tanks and after that, lot´s of M48A5 and M60A3 MBTs.
After the Cold War, the Amy kept less than 100 elderly M60s. Then, in 2007 the Dutch government decided to reduce the number of Tanks in their inventory and Portugal bought a total of 37 almost brand new and state-of-art vehicles.
The Portuguese Army keeps this very small but highly trained force to protect the Nation. We never know when the "evil" Spanish might try to invade us... again...
(...lately they only try to invade our beaches...) :D
Don´t forget to visit my Flickr page for more pictures!
Eínon
Leopard 2A6 - Portuguese Army
Another commission, this time a Leopard 2A6. A group of officers of the Portuguese Army asked me to build this vehicle some weeks ago and they will offer it to a friend of them who will retire in the near future.
Portugal has operated tanks since the 30s. Being one of the founders of NATO, Portugal was the first European nation to receive the brand new American M-47 Medium Tanks and after that, lot´s of M48A5 and M60A3 MBTs.
After the Cold War, the Amy kept less than 100 elderly M60s. Then, in 2007 the Dutch government decided to reduce the number of Tanks in their inventory and Portugal bought a total of 37 almost brand new and state-of-art vehicles.
The Portuguese Army keeps this very small but highly trained force to protect the Nation. We never know when the "evil" Spanish might try to invade us... again...
(...lately they only try to invade our beaches...) :D
Don´t forget to visit my Flickr page for more pictures!
Eínon