Takom 1/35 Leopard C2 MEXAS Canadian MBT 02003Leopard C2 was introduced in 1999 to replace C1 which had limited night fighting capabilities. 123 Leopard 1A5 turrets were purchased from Germany, refurbished, and all but nine of them were mounted on the best hulls from the C1 fleet. After the experience of up armouring their C1s for use in Kosovo in 1999 2000, the same principles were applied to C2 to become Leopard C2 MEXAS. The hull armour was identical to C1, but new modules had to be developed