Any photos of Greek tanks?

[sierraone]

Any of my Greek friends have good photos of Greek Armour? I have seen the Greek Special Forces pics but how about tanks and regular infantry?

[Operation Ivy]

what kinda tanks they Greeks got?

[-Max2-]

what kinda tanks they Greeks got?

Leopard 2A6, Leopard 1A5 and M60A3...

[Dalleer]

what kinda tanks they Greeks got?

The Greek forces have older US M60A3's (If I can remember correctly they had another model of the M60A3 in use) Leopard 1's and Leopard 2A5's that have the Greek designation of "Leopard 2A5GR".

The Leopard 2A5GR is their newest "acquisition", naturally.

EDIT: the Greek designation of the Leopard 1 is called "Leopard 1A4GR1"

[Operation Ivy]

Well in that case here are some M60's :D

sorry though that there American, but i dont think you'll be able to tell the difference p-)

http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/2imdf04122001062421a.jpg

http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/442GrafTankGeoffWalden.jpg

http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/4422xM60s-med.JPG

http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/442GrafC34GeoffWalden-med.jpg

http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/442Cmtc-03BryanWhalen-med.jpg

http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/442M60column2.JPG

http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/32003-7-13-4660762-med.jpg

[sierraone]

Yeah well thanks for the M60 pics bu the idea was that they had Greek army designations and camouflage..

[UoUo]

The first pic that Operation Ivy is an israeli tank and not a greek tank.

[seventy6er]

The first pic that Operation Ivy is an israeli tank and not a greek tank.

He didn't say it was a Greek tank.

[Javehn]

I didn't knew Greek transfered to Assirian Alfabet . :lol:
http://www.trackpads.com/gallery/data/1063/2imdf04122001062421a.jpg

[Javehn]

Good old magic Google ;) :) :

http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/9/34/92/43693492HLBPwd_ph.jpg
Greek Leo1A5

http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/7/14/86/43771486cDWjKD_ph.jpg
M-48A5 MOLF

http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/8/32/84/45383284RkIWea_ph.jpg
Leo1A5 on maneuvers during the 'Sarissa 2002' exercise


http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/7/8/21/43770821GbOSKe_ph.jpg
Leopard 1A5 Main Battle Tank

http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/8/29/4/45382904rfHYfR_ph.jpg
Leopard 1A5 shortly after departing a Zubr hovercraft

http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/8/82/5/43688205UlExlX_ph.jpg
Leopard 1A5 Main Battle Tank

http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/7/12/53/43771253oYooJE_ph.jpg
M-48A5 MOLF Main Battle Tank

http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/5/31/7/18553107RSosTmdjIJ_ph.jpg
M60-A3

http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/5/31/17/18553117LdDMpyUOMg_ph.jpg
M60-A3

http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/5/30/35/18553035JbdNkryWzi_ph.jpg
Leopard 1A5 Tank

http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/5/30/43/18553043wNYgDnlOxf_ph.jpg
Leopard 1A5 Tank

Good enough ? :)

[perdurabo]

Yes, very good stuff Jehwen... none of it works:D

[Backis]

WOW!

They are all camouflaged as little white boxes with red X'es on them! ;)

Right-click on where the pic is supposed to be, copy the URL, and paste it to the URL-window in a browser-window, and the pic will show up.

[flanker7]

The Greek Leopard 2 official name is Leopard 2HEL. It's based on the Leopard 2 A6EX. It wiil have the L55 gun, Ophelios FLIR, full armour package, TRC-9300 radios, TCCS, A/C, among others. Along with them Greece will receive 183 Leo2A4 and 232 Leo1A5.
Other Tanks are: M-48A5MOLF, M-60A3TTS, Leo1V, Leo1A4(GR1), Leo1A5(GR2).

[Javehn]

Strange , i can see the pictures ... Well , don't understand much about internet .

Operation Ivy , robbing J.C. Cunningham pictures ? Heard pretty bad things about him , but never mind .

Anyways , here is the library with pictures :
http://www.webshots.com/search/search.fcgi?words=greek+army&new=1&source=cohome&x=37&y=11

[Operation Ivy]

I actually hate his pictures, they all look like ****,thats just all i could find, i get my pics from Trackpads :hug:

[haze99]

I know that Greece got a number of former East German Army vehicles.

BMP-1, RM-70 and I think some 2S1's or was it 2S3's? Odd stuff to have in your order of battle!? but hey, if it works!

*Sweden also got BMP-1's and MT-LB's!
*Turkey got BTR-60 and BTR-70's along with BM-21(?)

[GREEK71AIRBORNE]

Any of my Greek friends have good photos of Greek Armour? I have seen the Greek Special Forces pics but how about tanks and regular infantry?

Hellenic Tanks
Leopard1A5, 1A4GR 1V....
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20army%20tank.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Leopard-1A4_01.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20%20Military%20army%20Leopard-1V_02%20Tank.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/leopard1A5%20tank%20guards%20greek%20Military%20hovercraft.jpg
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/Leopard_1A5_Greece_02.jpg

M60A3&A1
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/M60A3_Greece_01.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/m60-2.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/m60-3.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/m60-4.jpg
M48A5MOLF
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/m48-4.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/m48-2.jpg
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/M48A5_Greece_01.jpg
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/M48_Greece_01.jpg
And the Under delivery LEO2A6HEL
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/leo2a6.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/leop3.jpg

The Cypriot (National Guard) T80U
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20%20Military%20T80.jpg

HELLENIC ARMOURED VECHICLES
LEONIDAS APC
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Leonidas_light_armoured_vehicle_Hellenic_04.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Leonidas_light_armoured_vehicle_Hellenic_01.jpg
M113A2
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20Military%20APC%20on%20Move%20m113.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/greek%20Military%20%20M-113A3%20APC.jpeg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/m113-5.jpg
BMP1
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/greek%20BMP-1_wBrowning_front_2_G.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20Military%20BMP-1%20perssonel%20carrier.jpg
BMP3 (NATIONAL GUARD)
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20Military%20%20BMP-3.jpg
HUMMER
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20Military%20%20HUMMER2.jpg
ASRAD HELLAS AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/Humvee_Air_Defense_Greece_01.jpg
CENTAUROS2 APC
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20Military%20%20centauros2%20made%20greece.jpg
VBL PANHARD
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/VBL_Mi12-7_Greece_01.jpg
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/VBL_Milan_Greece_01.jpg
ARTILERY
M109A1&A3
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/greek%20M-109A1Self%20Propelled%20Artillery.jpeg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/pictureM109A2.jpg
M110A2
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/pictureM110.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20Military%20tracked%20atillery%20M110.jpg
PZH2000
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Pzh%202000.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Panzerhaubitze_2000_GR.jpg
http://www.********************/europe/Grece/Exhibition/National_Day_Athens_2005/Pictures/PzH_2000_Greece_01.jpg
MLRS
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20MLRS%2011.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20M270%20MLRS.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20Military%20%20MLRS.jpg
SOLDIERS
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/1Hellenic_soldier_Greece_01.jpg

[PeterRJG]

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/leopard1A5%20tank%20guards%20greek%20Military%20hovercraft.jpg

What sort of hovercraft is that in the background? Looks awesome.

[GREEK71AIRBORNE]

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/leopard1A5%20tank%20guards%20greek%20Military%20hovercraft.jpg

What sort of hovercraft is that in the background? Looks awesome.

It’s Russian and is called “Zubr”
http://www.freewebs.com/gfile3/greek%20%20Military%20Zubr%20%28Pomornik%29%20Hovercraft.jpeg

[sierraone]

Hey thanks very good photos!

[Dalleer]

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/1Hellenic_soldier_Greece_01.jpg

Who are these guys wearing DPM ? They've got red berets , so am I to assume that they're paratroopers or something in that area ?

[Luno]

Pictures from Armour Training Centre in Avlona (spelling?)
http://img19.echo.cx/img19/4594/bandvagnuppstalld5va.jpg
http://img19.echo.cx/img19/4127/bandvagnuppvisn1ag.jpg

[GREEK71AIRBORNE]

Pictures from Armour Training Centre in Avlona (spelling?)
http://img19.echo.cx/img19/4594/bandvagnuppstalld5va.jpg
http://img19.echo.cx/img19/4127/bandvagnuppvisn1ag.jpg

Nice pictures Luno! and BTW your spelling is excellent!!

http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DIT/images/keth_index.gif
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DIT/images/newtech_tanks/leo2hel.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DIT/images/exoplismos/leo1a5.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DIT/images/exoplismos/leo1v.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DIT/images/exoplismos/leo1gr.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DIT/images/drastiriotites/13.jpg

[sierraone]

I know that place well... :(

The armoured corps is the hardest working in the Greek Army with the strictest discipline (along with Special Forces). We take pride of that. We wear a black beret and we are called the Blacks.

[Apogee]

I know that place well... :(


I don't know it well. But had the privaledge of visiting a couple years ago. I thought the tank meausem was pretty cool.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/jackal419/kyle_erica_tank.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/jackal419/kyle_bmp.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/jackal419/DSC00053.jpg


And GREEK-AIRBORNE i bet you recognize this place.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/jackal419/greekairborne.jpg

[sierraone]

:lol: I recognise it too! Aspropyrgos...with your Evelpides friends...do you have Greek ancestry, officer cadet?

[Luno]

GREEK-AIRBORNE did you know that Greek did test the swedisish Strv 103 (S-tank) I think it where in Armour Training Centre in Avlona :D and they where wary impressed by the tank it did spott more targets and fired faster than the Leopard I p-)

[GREEK71AIRBORNE]

And GREEK-AIRBORNE i bet you recognize this place.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/jackal419/greekairborne.jpg

Yeah!! It's Aspropirgos the Parachutist & Airborne School ! The SH.AL :)
here is some photos by the way...
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/sal/2oSAL.30.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/sal/2oSAL.55.jpg

http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/sal/2oSAL.52.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/sal/2oSAL.53.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/symbols/Εμβ15.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/education/Εκπ32.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/education/Εκπ25.jpg
http://www.army.gr/n/g/archive/signs/images/71_AM_Ta3.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/education/Εκπ32.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/images/education/Εκπ25.jpg
http://www.army.gr/html/GR_Army/dieuthinseis/DED/poulada.gif

[GREEK71AIRBORNE]

GREEK-AIRBORNE did you know that Greek did test the swedisish Strv 103 (S-tank) I think it where in Armour Training Centre in Avlona :D and they where wary impressed by the tank it did spott more targets and fired faster than the Leopard I p-)

No i didn't know about it :roll: Thanks for the Info!! :D

[sierraone]

I didn't know that either ..when was that? I was in the Armoured Corps since 1987 and this in an old tank right?

The contenders recently were M1A2, Leopard 2AV, Challenger II and Leclerc and the Leopard won.

[Apogee]

Nah, I'm not Greek. We were there with a program we call FAEP (Foreign Academy Exchange Program). Visited the Hellenic Army Academy for a week or so. They took us all over Greece (didn't get to Delphi though :( ). Then a couple weeks later 2 Greek cadets came over to the US and we showed them a good time (hopefully anyways).



Little tower jump in a dress uniform (gotta love it).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/jackal419/DSC00012.jpg

[Luno]

I didn't know that either ..when was that? I was in the Armoured Corps since 1987 and this in an old tank right?

The contenders recently were M1A2, Leopard 2AV, Challenger II and Leclerc and the Leopard won.

Sorry I didn’t see you reply many countries did show great interest in the Strv 103 and it where down in Greek in the 60 or70 If I remember it correct p-)
but you did choice the Leopard 1 GR instead for the S-tank probably because that half of NATO did use it and it was much cheaper.

[Manic Moran]

What I would dearly love is to see pictures of the Chally 2 in Greek colours. They did paint one up for the trials, I saw a tiny thumbnail of it on the web somewhere.

NTM

[sierraone]

Damn I saw it for real but took no pictures!

[fantassin]

What did Greece do with its old AMX-30 ? we use them for target practise now, do you do the same in Greece ?

[flanker7]

What did Greece do with its old AMX-30 ? we use them for target practise now, do you do the same in Greece ?


Well, some of them are pretty near where I am............... ;)

[fantassin]

What did Greece do with its old AMX-30 ? we use them for target practise now, do you do the same in Greece ?


Well, some of them are pretty near where I am............... ;)

Yes, I remember Cyprus went on a shopping spree in France in the 80s, buying 36 AMX30B2, a number of TRF1 155 cannons, Mistral MANPADS, about 130 VAB APCs and God knows what else....

;)

[sierraone]

All AMX30 have been sold off to Cypriots and Arabs. The gearbox is abysmally complicted to service and the armour too thin for nowadays. Good effective range and speed though.

[fantassin]

All AMX30 have been sold off to Cypriots and Arabs. The gearbox is abysmally complicted to service and the armour too thin for nowadays. Good effective range and speed though.

I had heard that some had been bought by a Gulf state and then shipped off to the moslem Bosnian side in the Balkans...any truth in that ?

Thanks for the infos !

[flanker7]

French tanks have always had better guns than other westers equilavents. The AMX-30s gun is longer than the L7 gun thus giving it better range. Same goes for the Leclerc. I think it's gun is 52 calibres long compared with the 44 calibres of other 120mm guns(except the L55).

As for french weapons in Cyprus there are also some Gazelles and the King of mortars the 120mm rifled MO120RT F1!!!!
And others ofcourse. You could be a little bit cheaper though.....

[fantassin]

French tanks have always had better guns than other westers equilavents. The AMX-30s gun is longer than the L7 gun thus giving it better range. Same goes for the Leclerc. I think it's gun is 52 calibres long compared with the 44 calibres of other 120mm guns(except the L55).

As for french weapons in Cyprus there are also some Gazelles and the King of mortars the 120mm rifled MO120RT F1!!!!
And others ofcourse. You could be a little bit cheaper though.....

Glad you like the gear you've got from us !

[flanker7]

French tanks have always had better guns than other westers equilavents. The AMX-30s gun is longer than the L7 gun thus giving it better range. Same goes for the Leclerc. I think it's gun is 52 calibres long compared with the 44 calibres of other 120mm guns(except the L55).

As for french weapons in Cyprus there are also some Gazelles and the King of mortars the 120mm rifled MO120RT F1!!!!
And others ofcourse. You could be a little bit cheaper though.....

Glad you like the gear you've got from us !

I fired my share of 120mm mortar bombs and I love it

[fantassin]

French tanks have always had better guns than other westers equilavents. The AMX-30s gun is longer than the L7 gun thus giving it better range. Same goes for the Leclerc. I think it's gun is 52 calibres long compared with the 44 calibres of other 120mm guns(except the L55).

As for french weapons in Cyprus there are also some Gazelles and the King of mortars the 120mm rifled MO120RT F1!!!!
And others ofcourse. You could be a little bit cheaper though.....

Glad you like the gear you've got from us !

I fired my share of 120mm mortar bombs and I love it

Every man who got close to the "Rayé Tracté modèle F1" loves it...I saw hundreds of rounds fired by those beasts and it's always an impressive sight...

That was when French infantry unit still had their Heavy Mortar platoons...now they are part of the artillery....sigh....

:(

[flanker7]

When I fired my first(the crew I was in) round I was kneeling next to the base plate. It was 50cm above ground and when the round was fired it burried it all the way in. Fantastic!

[GREEK71AIRBORNE]

I don’t know about the Tanks but France do have a very good Military industry, so Greece and Cyprus should buy some toys from them, I am very glad about the cooperation Greece and France have about the Neuron UCAV.

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/1Pantsir_Air_Defense_System_Greece_01.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/1VBL_Mi12-7_Greece_01.jpg
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/gfile/Greek%20%20Military%20airforce%20Mirage%202000s%20paired%20up.jpg
http://koti.welho.com/msolanak/M2000Kj.jpg
http://www.dassault-aviation.com/images/Actualite/drones_200.jpg

[speckfire]

Wow thanks for sharing. The Greek army seems to be very nicely equipped. I'm very impressed :D