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Tiger Models to do 130mm Leo...
knewton
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 06:05 AM UTC
As seen at

https://toylandhobbymodelingmagazinepublishing.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/new-from-tiger-model/

I may just pick up a kit of this....
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 07:14 PM UTC
Is it the tan tank in the 4th pic?

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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 08:30 PM UTC
Ah. Ok. I was thinking of the 140mm project from years ago. Will definitely get the 130mm Leo kit.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 08:44 PM UTC
Pics and video of the real one.

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/mbt-technologietraeger-neuer-panzer-4203368.html
pod3105
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 09:17 PM UTC
Call me a cynic but not seeing these on their webpage or FB....
jwest21
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 10:32 PM UTC
they are always slow updating their FB page
Vodnik
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 10:41 PM UTC
Not 130mm! This is still 120mm, but 1 meter longer than the one in Leopard 2A6.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 11:42 PM UTC

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Not 130mm! This is still 120mm, but 1 meter longer than the one in Leopard 2A6.


Well that sucks. The bore evacuator did look familiar, though. (I'm a former M1A1 tanker)
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 02:42 AM UTC

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Not 130mm! This is still 120mm, but 1 meter longer than the one in Leopard 2A6.


One meter longer than the Rheinmetall L44 mounted on the A4 and A5. The A6 already got the L55 with the longer barrel years ago. So actually no news at all...
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 12:59 PM UTC

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Not 130mm! This is still 120mm, but 1 meter longer than the one in Leopard 2A6.


One meter longer than the Rheinmetall L44 mounted on the A4 and A5. The A6 already got the L55 with the longer barrel years ago. So actually no news at all...

OK, my mistake. I thought that they extended the L55 by another meter (to L63?...), but that would be quite ridiculously impractical...
jwest21
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 08:47 PM UTC
So what is the actual difference between this kit and their first Leopard Revolution if it isn't a 130mm gun?
Vodnik
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 09:11 PM UTC

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So what is the actual difference between this kit and their first Leopard Revolution if it isn't a 130mm gun?

It has L55 120mm gun... Revolution had L44.
jwest21
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 09:17 PM UTC

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So what is the actual difference between this kit and their first Leopard Revolution if it isn't a 130mm gun?

It has L55 120mm gun... Revolution had L44.
Oh, OK, thanks
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Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 06:59 AM UTC
Tamiya makes the A6 with the longer gun also.
knewton
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Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 08:07 AM UTC
Ok, on reflection it may have been a little premature / wishful thinking that this was the 130mm Leo. But a good looking kit nonetheless.
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Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 09:22 AM UTC

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Tamiya makes the A6 with the longer gun also.

So?... It's a different tank.
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Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 12:29 PM UTC

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So what is the actual difference between this kit and their first Leopard Revolution if it isn't a 130mm gun?


I *think* this version has ADS - Active Defence System - installed on the turret sides too.
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