The history of the Belgian Leopard and its variants
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At a now-closed War Heritage Institute facility near Antwerp (They will be re-opening at another location), we get a tour firstly of the various leopard variants the Belgians used, and then look at one which has been partially disassembled to learn the components. Finally, we go for a spin. Belgian Linkies: https://warheritage.be/en https://belgiumbattlefield.be/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Twitter...erm.. X: https://twitter.com/Chieftain_armor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chieftain_moran/ And TikTok (Not that there's much on it yet) https://www.tiktok.com/@the_chieftains_hatch Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Merchandise ) https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch.creator-spring.com/
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