Definitely one of my favourite things about this hobby is the chance to go out and research the topic, the history, vehicles, people, etc...I totally love the research...and with the need for research, another excuse to go the Canadian War Museum...
This was a very quick trip to the CWM...long enough to check out Gallery 4 (cold war era)...the Lebreton Gallery (vehicles)...and a chance to get a bite to eat courtesy of the War Museum...I've also included a few other pics from previous visits.
Enjoy.
Close-up-ish of Leopard C2...this is an uparmoured version of the Leopard C1. If I recall correctly, the Canadian C1 equates to the Leopard A3 or A4. You can see the lighter green external armour pieces on the turret that were added around 2005 (?...I think)
Not so close-up of the C2...
A couple more angles of the front end...the Leopard's were operated by the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD's) until the mid/late 1980's and then the 8th Hussars took them over...I believe until the return of the brigade to Canada.
2 shots with one...shot...M109 155mm Self Propelled Gun and next to it a Lynx Command and Recce APC...although it looks to have been named the 'M113 1/2' from the manufacturer...to me it was just the Lynx. Very similar design and 'look' to the standard M113 but a lower silhouette...the forward hatch mounted a .50 caliber mg and the rear hatch mounted a .30 caliber mg...
Great view of the BIG GUN...during the Cold War, Canadian artillery units fielded the 109 in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery regiments...If I recall correctly, 1RCHA was in Germany, 2RCHA was in Petawawa as part of 2CMBG with E Battery designated a jump battery (using pack howitzers), 3RCHA was in Shilo, and 5RALC (RCHA en francais) at Valcartier. For the most part, RCHA regiments were mechanized, and RCA (Royal Canadian Artillery) were Reserve/Militia units using the 105mm howitzer.
105mm Howitzer, used by many Militia units across Canada...this gun occupies a special place in my heart...I earned my capbadge as a young gunner in Shilo some years ago...
Front profile view of the 109...NATO tricolour paint scheme
Various views and angles, in and out of light conditions to show the overall colour and a few details for those who OCD over their mini's trying to get all the colours right.
Lynx with a 113 on either side...
M113 in UN colours...
side profile of the Lynx...without flash...
...and with flash...on a sunny day there is definitely an abundance of lighting in the Gallery...
front profile view of the Lynx...
close up of the vision blocks at the rear hatch...
close up view of the vision ports at the commanders hatch...
light colours and configuration...
side profile, close up of the paint scheme and the wear pattern...
rear shot of M109 (in background) and a M113 TUA tow under armour (in the foreground)...as you can see with the external tanks, this 113 is an A3 variant
M577 command track...fairly bare bones...hasn't been fully restored yet
rear pic, same track...
missile turret on the TUA...
shot of the TUA from the third gallery (ww2)...
close up of the drivers hatch and view ports...
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