Sunday, March 15, 2020 - 04:47 PM UTC
Two new Trackpad Publishing titles up for release this April.
Portuguese Army Leopard 2A6 in Field Manoeuvres by Pedro Manuel Monteiro.

Trackpad welcomes another new author to our catalogue – Pedro Manuel Monteiro from Portugal. This In-the-Field book looks at the Leopard 2A6 in Portuguese Army service. It illustrates the Leopard on exercise alongside other arms and vehicles of the Portuguese Army.

We see it in the field, on the live firing range as well as on parade and during maintenance. Support vehicles are also covered as well as crew uniforms and insignia/badges, plus a short walkaround of the Portuguese 2A6.


The book will be in A4 landscape format, contain 74 pages, and approximately 220 photographs.

Belgian JPK90 by Patrick Winnepenninckx.

Based on World War 2 experience with different tank destroyers, the newly founded German Bundeswehr (1956) considered these vehicles as indispensable in anti-tank warfare against the Warsaw Pact. However, it took ten years before their Kanonenjagdpanzer entered service.

In the early seventies, the Belgian Army needed to improve their anti-tank capabilities. The Army still had a huge amount of 90 mm ammunition due to the replacement of the M47 Patton by the Leopard 1, so the KaJaPa was considered. A new Renk transmission plus suspension, final drive and tracks (all used on the Marder IFV) greatly improved the cross-country manoeuvrability of the JPK90. It also used a version of the Leopard’s Cobelda fire control system, turning it into a highly effective tank hunter.

This Model Foto Focus takes a thorough look around this little-documented but interesting machine. For the modeller, this is the ultimate walkaround for an accurate model. For the armour enthusiast, it describes the JPK90 in great detail.


The book will be in A4 landscape format, contain 68 pages, and approximately 200 photographs.
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Two fascinating topics explored in book form; what else could you want to fill the evenings during these troubling times? Besides models of these same vehicles, that is.
MAR 16, 2020 - 11:34 AM
2A6 is easy. JPK is here: LINK
MAR 16, 2020 - 07:40 PM
And on RetrokiT's Facebook page: "As early as.. now (!), we are offering free shipping to any orders totaling over 40 euros."
MAR 17, 2020 - 12:55 AM
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