Life of a Cdn Leo Driver

Gunslinger668 · October 05, 2015, 12:59:14 AM

A video my buddy took of me driving the Leopard 2 from a range. Also one of Cpl. Gunslinger from our recent parade wearing the "bulletproof" beret. Warning, video is loud!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xp_O5eyZo&feature=youtu.be

Lumituisku · October 05, 2015, 08:03:18 AM

It is private video.. cannot see it.

But your photo is nice. :3 I can see certain pride in that

Gunslinger668 · October 05, 2015, 10:47:56 AM

Oops, should work now my friend

Asid · October 05, 2015, 11:02:10 AM

Thanks for posting the video. Great to get a real perspective of what it's like.

Good to put a face to the voice

Regards

Lumituisku · October 05, 2015, 01:20:30 PM

What the heck... what kind of monitor that is on your left side. Its not showing trees go away but towards it? is it what gunner sees or something?

Gunslinger668 · October 05, 2015, 10:03:51 PM

That is a thermal imager for the driver. Leopard 2s have a thermal camera on the front and back of the tank for night driving. Each camera can also look left and right. Also, it's not lit up because the turret was off, but down by my right leg is a clock dial that tells me which way the gun is facing.

Renders · October 05, 2015, 10:33:19 PM

wow!

Gunslinger668 · October 06, 2015, 02:24:06 AM

Quote from: Renders on October 05, 2015, 10:33:19 PM
wow!

Its also worth mentioning that with that steering bow you have to change the camera by using buttons on the screen, but on the others, there are three switches on the steering bow to change which camera and which way it is facing.

Lumituisku · October 06, 2015, 05:51:55 PM

Hmm... very nice to know!

Gunslinger668 · October 06, 2015, 09:38:09 PM

Photo from two years ago when I went through what appeared to be a "small" berm of snow during my driver tasking. The crew had to dig my hatch out with shovels

Asid · October 06, 2015, 09:44:03 PM

Thats a nice pic Gunslinger.

Thanks for posting

Gunslinger668 · October 06, 2015, 11:23:04 PM

Quote from: Asid on October 06, 2015, 09:44:03 PM
Thats a nice pic Gunslinger.

Thanks for posting

Thanks, one of my Sgts at work sent me a whole album of photos from the past two years, there are some other good pics to follow

Lumituisku · October 07, 2015, 02:11:05 PM

That is so epic... xD just a small perm of snow...

I have had faintly similar situation in forest machine.. but not as impressive. thats almost like tank would have shoveled snow.

Renders · October 07, 2015, 05:08:14 PM

What the hell!! I'm sure a main gun shot will move that snow away!

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Gunslinger668 · October 17, 2015, 04:41:15 AM

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