mockup at eurosatory, as a possible addition a project they are working on.
official contracts are for 2a7V development for further testing on future leo 3
It just looks better for them to place a 2a8 there instead of another extra leo2a7v with odeaon,
Thats why it was never mentioned on the broschures there as well
Yeah, I called it going to other nations. It’s sorta funny how Germany has to wait a update or 2 to get a vehicle that goes to another nation first but other nations can get its vehicles at the same time.
I just hope that logic will apply to the Swiss ground tree. I’ve seen so much backlash over it.
Doubt it. Sweden has somehow a special place in the heart of some very influential ppl. Its just not logical what they get. They don’t even wait one patch cycle until they trash the leopard 2a8 to everyone else.
I still remember the rollout ceremony, as the Leopards rolled out of the Munich plant and another one as the German secretary of defense took them over. Sweden was nowhere to be seen and had nothing, absolutely nothing to do with it. They didn’t even placed future orders on it.
And guess what: They get it anyways.
I dont usualy join the discussions but when i saw the news of the 2a8 coming, well lets just say, i was happy, but right now i have mixed feelings… But hope for the best.
When it will be added i hope to see some newer rounds with it.
So much for caring about the main operator country getting vehicles first.
in about a week the the usaf f15ex will get maws like the jewish one just because of the usamain complaining much like last time with the f15e engine fiasco. Maybe if germamains keep complaing gaijin might as well buff the swedish armor more on top XDD
thats bullshit
Actually it’s Norway.
I remember Norway wanted to save weight and has less armored side skirts.
they do they are for track storage
Exactly thats what I read. Either storage spaces for snow growlers or tracks, can’t exactly remember. About the thicker top armor I think bot get them, but not sure (not that it matteres, no fpv ingame).
Seems to line up with in service tanks at least.
are you on the dev server, or is that just from stream?
If from stream, you might be misinterpreting it
Would be terrible if Sweden gets it. They could at least wait one or two patch cycles. Its not exactly fair. They have enough uparmored Leopard 2 anyways.
They did the same with latest M1A2s. I really don’t get the exclusive stuff. Is it national pride? Especially with a cut and dry situation like this where it’s not even Sweden but NORWAY.
Why hasn’t the muss2.0 system of L2a8 been implemented
It’s just because Germany usually has to wait to get vehicles that are being added, it was like that with a lot of East German vehicles.
The basic side skirts on the Leo2a8 are actually slightly less thick to save weight, while the “composite armour boxes” on the sides of either the Ger and NOR configuration are not actually armour but storage containers for “schneegreifer”, and as Norway is a lot more snowy than germany they have to store more of those thats why they have more of those boxes along the sides
