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Canada in Afghanistan – Allied Armour in Southern
Afghanistan  Canada in Afghanistan – Allied Armour in Southern Afghanistan – January 2008 An Overview of Denmark's Afghan Deployment of Leopard Tanks. Canadian Forces Helped. Why no Government/DND News Release? Kn Hundevad's overview is not significant to Canadian readers for the details of the Danish deployment per se, interesting though they may be. Rather it is the relative openness with which the Danish military is willing and able to discuss its overseas operations and engage- ments with Denmark's citizenry. Contrast this with the Canadian government's approach ... Denmark's 2 ESK (Second Tank Squadron) has now deployed to Helmand and seen action. 
In March 2007, the squadron and the Hærens Kampskole (HKS, the Combat School )
completed a joint Fact-Finding mission in Helmand to clarify details for a possible deploy- ment. This FF mission
also gave the team a chance to talk with Canadian tank crews. The Canadians deployed their Leopard
C2s in November of 2006 and were [at the time of writing ] busy upgrading to the new Leopard 2A6M CAN.Read Kaptajn Hundevad's account of the Danish deployment to Helmand Canada in Afghanistan – Allied Armour in Southern Afghanistan – January 2008 An Overview of Denmark's Afghan Deployment of Leopard Tanks. Canadian Forces Helped. Why no Government/DND News Release? Checking the Big Cat's Pedigree — Danish Leopard 2A5 DK tanks are a Breed Apart 
The Danish military has released an account of an engagement with the Taliban in Helmand Province which
involved British and Danish infantry as well as Danish Leopard 2A5 DK tanks. This was a minor engagement but it was well-run and successful
from ISAF's point of view. The Taliban were not able to successfully close with either of two
infantry units and finally exposed themselves to direct tank fire.This report was released (with illustrations) within one week of the clash. The author is a Danish military press officer but he manages to avoid Canadian-style positive spin along with the excessive operational security concerns which obsess CF public affairs officers. When explaining Canadian involvement in Afghanistan, rarely is anything said plainly. Read full report of this account of Danish action in Helmand province Leopard-kampvogne til Afghanistan: A Little Help from our Friends The Danish Army Prepares to Deploy Leopard 2 Tanks to Helmand Checking the Big Cat's Pedigree — Danish Leopard 2A5 DK tanks are a Breed Apart 
In choosing the Leopard 2A5 upgrade (rather than the latest Leopard 2A6 standards, the Danes had
decided to forgo long L/55 120mm guns). This provides Canada with an opportunity to compare the Dane's short
L/44 guns with the longer guns of leased Leopard 2A6Ms. Were combat experiences in
Afghanistan to reveal any downside to that long gun, CF Leopard 2A4s (bought from the Netherlands)
could retain their L/44 main gun.Read the full article on Danish plans to deploy Leopard tanks to Helmand |
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