The Leopard 1 was a widely exported tank, and trying to make sense of all the countless small variations that seem to emerge on the different versions used by different nations (Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Australia, Italy, Brazil, and more) gives one a headache. So for me any "Team Yankee" type games with Canadians would start with getting models to represent the Leopard C1s.Īrmies Army models - showing the lovely casting of the low-light TV system over the mantlet, and the FN MAG on the cupola The Leopard C1s of the Royal Canadian Dragoons would have been key to these expectations. NATO commanders would expect them them to stop and hold these Warsaw Pact elements for 24, 48 hours or longer, while other NATO formations rallied and counter-attacked. In NATO reserve, the Canadians could expect to be waiting for a Soviet breakthrough, and be sent to block it. Leopard C1 troop - 1/100 models from "Armies Army" As I have mentioned in my other Cold-War-Gone-Hot postings, thank goodness (at so many levels) that this is all fictional, as several friends, including a few Fawcett Avenue Conscripts, served in and around these formations. The Canadian contingent was not a large force overall compared to the other NATO elements in 1980s Western Europe, but it was well-trained and would have given a solid performance if called on, I have no doubt.
Infantry of the Royal Canadian Regiment and the " Vandoos" troopingĪround in M113 APCs, the cutting edge were the Leopard C1s of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. While the 4th CMBG was mostly a mechanized formation, with stout They were based in the Central Front zone and were intended to act as a reserve for the US VII Corps or German II Corps.
I love tanks! After a couple of weeks of working up my West German Bundeswehr forces, we turn today to another NATO member - my home team, the Canadians!ĭuring most of the Cold War, and particularly the mid-80s period envisioned by the game "Team Yankee", Canada's contribution to the forward-deployed land defences of West Germany was the 4 th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. My pent-up interest in Cold War armour has been well and truly unleashed in this edition of the AHPC! I haven't painted this many 15mm tanks in several years, and it has been a lot of fun so far. Canadian Leopard C1s in 1/100 scale for "Team Yankee"
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