Denmark donated 40+ 1A5 early in 2023, and another 30 a year ago September 2023. More 1A5 pledged this year. 7 more 2A4 pledged this year.
Germany donated 20 1A5 in August 2023. They pledged a total of 115 1A5.
The Netherlands donated 33 1A5. They also pledged 7 more 2A4.
Our CPT Obvious moment: (we all know this, just sharing to help with AFVID)
The Leo 1 turret (except the 1A3 and 1A4) have a readily recognizable small flat roof for the two hatches.
The 1A3 (look ma, no blisters!) had a rather large flat for the turret roof:
I slept on the turret roof the night the Wall came down, with 10th Panzeraufklarungs Battalione in Ingolstadt. Early in the morning, we had some VERY old schnapps!
And the hatches themselves are distinct: see the molded cover on the A3. I don’t know if the hatches are backwards/forwards compatible. So now I’ll go look carefully at the turret roofs and make more SWAGS!
Based on the donors, ALL the Leopards would be 1A5. ALL the Oryx records indicate that three Leopard 1A5 have been DDA (destroyed/damaged/abandoned).
And here is a key AFVID feature: the 1A5 has the EMES 18 FCS, and the ORF (optical RF) blisters are removed and plugged.
Drum roll for the finish:
