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#1 2008-05-04 10:21 am
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Further Afghan adventures
Destroying old ordnance
It's everywhere...
...nothing a block of C4 can't handle
RPGs about meet their fate
A Sudbury Ontario cop, far from home
Charles Company on the march
A couple of Brits in Helmand
Leopards of the Lord Strathcona's Horse keep the road clear
Charles coy taking a position
Charles coy taking a rest
Artillery hit
Panjwaii, site of new and ancient battles
Kids are kids, anywhere
All pics except "Brits in Helmand" property of DND
Last edited by Ribtorus (2008-06-08 1:01 pm)
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#2 2008-05-04 7:36 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Awesome shots there Ribby.
I'd love to find a way to get a gig photographing in Afghanistan. DnD need any civvie photographers? 
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#4 2008-05-04 11:51 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
great photos, as always.
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#5 2008-05-05 12:43 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
What's going on here? Chinook? With something hanging off the front?
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#6 2008-05-05 2:39 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
pottymouth wrote:
*snip pic*
What's going on here? Chinook? With something hanging off the front?
Looks like an artillery piece being lifted.
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#7 2008-05-05 3:57 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
The Lord Strathcona Horse tanks look like and should be Challengers, no? The Leopard II's a German tank, and quite blocky in the turret. The stern view below, firing, does rather look like one, tho, from that aspect.
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#8 2008-05-05 4:02 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Warin wrote:
Awesome shots there Ribby.
I'd love to find a way to get a gig photographing in Afghanistan. DnD need any civvie photographers?
Join up and become a Combat Photographer. It's its own trade in the CF.
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#9 2008-05-05 4:04 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
pottymouth wrote:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/ … NGHH9J.jpg
What's going on here? Chinook? With something hanging off the front?
It's an artillery piece being airlifted to a new location.
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#10 2008-05-05 4:06 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Bat wrote:
The Lord Strathcona Horse tanks look like and should be Challengers, no? The Leopard II's a German tank, and quite blocky in the turret. The stern view below, firing, does rather look like one, tho, from that aspect.
They are Leopard 1 chassis with modified turrets and other armouring. They have parts dating back to the 70s. Heavily modified over the decades.
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#11 2008-05-05 6:33 am
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That chinook is being attacked by a Decepticon!!! 
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#13 2008-05-05 2:02 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Ribtorus wrote:
Bat wrote:
The Lord Strathcona Horse tanks look like and should be Challengers, no? The Leopard II's a German tank, and quite blocky in the turret. The stern view below, firing, does rather look like one, tho, from that aspect.
They are Leopard 1 chassis with modified turrets and other armouring. They have parts dating back to the 70s. Heavily modified over the decades.
IIRC the Leopard 1 was intro'ed in the early '60s, so late production chassis... not unlikely. I'll have to look into this unusual hybrid. I see what looks like improv wire mesh armor, perhaps to detonate shaped charges early.
Meanwhile, part of you lot are more local atm...
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#14 2008-05-05 2:40 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Here's the story of the Leopard's deployment;
http://www.sfu.ca/casr/bg-leopard-afghan.htm
Note that the CF designation of the Tank is "Leopard C2", which is not a Leopard 2 but the older Leopard 1 chassis.
Slightly used Leo 2s are on the way as replacements;
http://www.sfu.ca/casr/doc-loi-leopard-tank.htm
It was thought by all sides at the outset that tanks were not required for the Afghan theatre. Wheeled armour was to be the way of the future; best laid plans...
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#15 2008-05-05 3:14 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Leopard CS2?
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#16 2008-05-05 4:50 pm
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Any pics of the big boom for the ordinance disposal?
That's a LOT of bombs to be just lying around out in the open.
Scary actually.
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#17 2008-05-05 5:22 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Temetka wrote:
Any pics of the big boom for the ordinance disposal?
That's a LOT of bombs to be just lying around out in the open.
Scary actually.
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#18 2008-05-05 5:23 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
pottymouth wrote:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/ … NGHH9J.jpg
What's going on here? Chinook? With something hanging off the front?
Here's a better shot
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#19 2008-05-05 5:25 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
user wrote:
Leopard CS2?
Oh.
No.
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#20 2008-05-06 9:53 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Lots of ordinance laying around because a lot got dropped both during the Soviet incursion and during our incursion. It takes awhile to pick it all up. There are still a few spots in Europe that have unexploded ordinance. I believe French farmers are still getting blown up plowing through their fields.
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#21 2008-05-06 10:00 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
At least they aren't used Pzkw IV F2 or H or G models. or even Pzkw V.
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#22 2008-05-07 1:07 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
Cool pics
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#23 2008-05-07 2:15 am
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
sturner wrote:
At least they aren't used.. Pzkw V.
They'd all have broken down shortly after offloading, if they even made it thru R&D.
Seriously, the Panthers and Tigers all exceeded their design weights by 10 tons or so, badly overburdening engine and suspension components. Parts were refined, replaced and the crews became adept in their (very frequently) scheduled maintenance, and they could be kept in service that way, but when the French put some Panthers into service after the war as part of their revived armored force, they broke down at frequent intervals, even without the need to surrender. 
They could never have taken further extra weight as the upgraded Leopards have.
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#24 2008-05-07 4:23 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
sturner wrote:
At least they aren't used Pzkw IV F2 or H or G models. or even Pzkw V.
The CF does tend to use what others might consider museum pieces, but that's a tad extreme.
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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#25 2008-05-07 5:34 pm
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Re: Further Afghan adventures
It's not all smiling kids and clockwork operations
when surrounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
and the women come out to cut up what remains,
just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
and go to your god like a soldier...
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