Re: [OT] Sea Leopard

Not to mention the fact that the loader's job would really be a bitch
:).

Mark

Don M wrote:

> It sure didn't meet the weight to stress ratio, especially when the
turret
> looks
> to be the same size (without reinforcement) as the standard LEO A2.
>
> Don
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Llaneza" <maserati@speakeasy.net>
> To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 12:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [OT] Sea Leopard
>
> > There's a vertical editing line right through the middle of the
turret,
> > so I'd say that we have a nice hoax here. I sincerely hope nobody
built
> > a modern MBT with three main guns, thats just scary.
> >
> > K.H.Ranitzsch wrote:
> >
> > >Hello everybody
> > >
> > >Today I came across the home page of the plastic modellers' club of
> > >Lüneburg. They have a page devoted to a hitherto secret variant
of the
> > >Leopard II ( http://www.pmcl.de/sms.htm ). The Sea-Leopard was a
> cooperative
> > >development of the German and Danish navies for coastal defence
purposes.
> > >The page has a photo of the only existing prototype, at the Danish
armour
> > >school in Esbjerg. The club will present a model at their next
convention
> > >
> > >Greetings
> > >Karl Heinz
> > >
> > >PS.Please note that the page was posted on April 1st 2002 ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >