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Leopard 2A5 Turret items
thathaway3
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 03:18 AM UTC
I'm doing a build of a Leopard 2A5 for a friend who supplied plenty of great photos to assist in the build. These pictures show some devices on all 4 corners of the turret which appear to be some sort of lights with perhaps some lenses for viewing, and there's a larger unit bolted on to the front deck of the hull on the left hand side. They look like they may be some sort of optical device

First question is can anyone tell me what these things are, and the second is, short of scratch building them myself (which I'm sure I can), does anyone make these items in an aftermarket accessory kit?

I can post some pictures if that's needed.

Tom
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Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 06:50 AM UTC
Most likely the German AGDUS (Ausbildungs Gerät Duell Simulator) duel simulator training system.

Like Gary said...German system similar to MILES. There is no aftermarket parts for this system.

AGDUS is made by Saab.
thathaway3
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Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 02:13 AM UTC
Makes sense. I was looking for something like a flashing orange light on the turret similar to what they used to have at NTC indicating a vehicle had been hit, but didnt' see anything like that in any of the photos. Looks like scratch buildin' time!

Tom
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