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The Leopard 2 is a legend. Today, due to dramatic developments on NATO's eastern flank, the tank is back in the forefront of military weapon systems for land forces. Although it has been in service for more than 43 years, the German Leopard 2 main battle tank and its associated family of vehicles re..

GECoN-ISAF Wustentarnung Desert Camouflage of the Vehicles of the German ISAF Contingent In 2003 the Bundeswehr introduced "Umtarnfarben" non-permanent camouflage colours into service in order to allow effective camouflage for vehicles and equipment when operating in desert and steppe-dominated arid..

Lionheart 84 The largest British Exercise of the Cold War Exercise Lionheart ran for little over a month, from 03 September till 05 October 1984. It comprised three phases: a deployment phase (Full Flow), the employment phase (FTX Spearpoint) and a redeployment phase (Full Flow). Lionheart was the l..

With the arrival of the 2nd (US) Armored Division "Hell on Wheels" as a regular occupation force, the history of the U.S. Army began in Berlin in July 1945. In addition to the Soviet Union, United Kingdom and France, the American troops took over the administration of a sector of the city. In the fo..

Brothers of HEMTT Palletized Load System PLS / Logistics Vehicle System VLS The backbone of the vehicle fleet of the U.S. Army are the HEMTT heavy all-terrain trucks. The U.S.M.C. introduced its own fleet of similar heavy trucks called the Logistic Vehicle System - LVS, the U.S. Army later fielded..

REFORGER 75 - Certain Trek The US Army training on NATO's Eastern Frontline Exercise REFORGER 75 was the seventh in the series since the USA started in 1969 the practice of reinforcing NATO with US Army forces stationed at home in peacetime, but which had their equipment kept in storage in Europe. E..

Tracked Armour of the Modern Israeli Army (IDF) The modern Israeli Army is considered to be one of the most-effective and best-equipped land armies of the 21st century, fielding an amazing range of unique armoured vehicles and variants. This publication provides rare photographs of the main tracked ..

Gesamtwerk LEOPARD 2 The Full Story The Full Story of the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank and the Leopard 2-based Combat Support Vehicles - Development, Service, All Variants - German Bundeswehr and International.The Leopard 2 is a legend. Today, due to dramatic developments on NATO's eastern flank, ta..

EAGLE V The German Protected Utility Vehicle for Command Staff In the case of the new Eagle V Protected Utility Vehicle for Command Staff the focus of development was mainly on increasing the payload, improved protection of all areas, better mobility, logistical similarity to the already fielded Eag..

Leopard 2A5 The German Leopard 2A5 Main Battle Tank Development, Technology and Active Service - Part 2 The quantum leap in the modernisation of the German Leopard 2A4 main battle tank was the upgrade to the A5 version. With this project the Leopard also received a radical new armour suite that sign..

Development of vehicles of the CVR(T) family and their introduction into service with the British Army 50 years ago can be considered a revolution in the field of conducting armoured reconnaissance. Never before had the attributes of mobility, speed, protection and firepower been combined so perfect..

WARRIOR Variants - Operations - Upgrades As early as 1967 the first proposals for a concept of requirements for a new armoured infantry fighting vehicle were collected in the United Kingdom. The late 1970s saw the concept taking shape under the designation MCV-80 (Mechanised Combat Vehicle for the 8..

WARRIOR FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle As early as 1967 the first proposals for a concept of requirements for a new armoured infantry fighting vehicle were collected in the United Kingdom. The late 1970s saw the concept taking shape under the designation MCV-80 (Mechanised Combat Vehicle for the 80s..

Motorisation of the Imperial German Army began in 1899 when the first truck and the first passenger car with internal combustion engine were tested for their military usability. The development picked up speed from 1908 when the first comparative trial runs were held to find suitable subsidy truck m..

Motorisation of the Imperial German Army began in 1899 when the first truck and the first passenger car with internal combustion engine were tested for their military usability. The development picked up speed from 1908 when the first comparative trial runs were held to find suitable subsidy truck m..

Tankograd Yearbook Armoured Vehicles of the Modern German Army 2022 The Tankograd-YEARBOOK provides an overview over the in-service armoured vehicles of the Modern German Army and updates Tankograd's vehicle monographs published over the past years by describing and listing all main types, their var..

The role of the Kraftrad (motorcycle) in the German military at the time of World War One was primarily as a dispatch vehicle as it could go on small roads, bypass traffic jams and they were also faster than most other means of transport at that time. Motorcycles could also be used for scouting road..

Panzer Sicherungs-Kompanien and Panzer-Abteilung 208 - I. / Panzer-Regiment Feldherrnhalle Italy 1943-44, Hungary-Slovakia-Moravia 1944-45 Three Panzer-Sicherungs-Kompanien (armoured security companies) were created from existing units during the summer of 1943 to be employed in case of Italy's exit..

The size of the German tank force in World War One remained extremely small. Only twenty A7V tanks were ever built and saw action in the Great War. Nevertheless they were the landmark of German 'Panzer' development in the 20th Century. The story and technical details of the A7V's development and com..

Heeresubungen - Battlefield Germany Making a Stand against the Warsaw Pact: Multi-National Full-Force Exercises of the 1970s "Battlefield Germany": The three corps of the German Army had a key role in NATO's defence plan for West Germany during the time of the Cold War. Missions of the different cor..

REFORGER 76 Gordian Shield / Lares Team The Screaming Eagles deploy to West Germany's Defence In the autumn of 1976, the US Army conducted REFORGER 76. Exceptional during this exercise was the participation of the 101st (US) Airborne Division in two corps-level field training exercises in Germany, w..

M75 - M59 'Boxes on Tracks' Blueprint for US Armoured Personnel Carriers in the Cold War Limited Edition: 999 copiesIn the final phase of World War Two and in the immediate post-war years the US Army wanted to replace their half-track vehicle fleet with a more modern and better armoured design. So..

REFORGER 88 Certain Challenge End of an Era - The largest REFORGER Exercise ever The REFORGER 88 Certain Challenge field training exercise took place under the 'AirLand Battle' doctrine, at the army group level and was led by two corps: V (US) Corps and VII (US) Corps. It became the largest ever exe..

PUMA VJTF The Upgraded Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle for the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Land The Puma VJTF - as the most modern version of an armoured infantry fighting vehicle within the German Bundeswehr - is specially adapted to the threats and challenges of the modern battlefield ..