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flourishingpinecone t1_j4yi2fn wrote

Reply to comment by AKMarine in Berlin Won’t Allow Exports of German Tanks to Ukraine Unless U.S. Sends Its Own by Torifyme12

between the leopard, abrams, and challenger 2 you have 3 different engines, one of which is a gas turbine, 2 different types of guns with different ammunition, and all weighing more than anything ukraine has in inventory, which means they will need all new recovery systems as well, not to mention the whole new training of crew and maintenance people. This whole thing with tanks between the UK, Germany and the US seems like a weird pissing match and I really don't understand it. It would probably be cheaper to spool up a factory to produce modernized T-72s than it would be to introduce three new tanks and logistics systems to a country during wartime.

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AKMarine t1_j4yjc63 wrote

Agreed. Also, this is a drone war. As soon as a high priority tank is painted, it’s toast.

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windmill-tilting t1_j56lktp wrote

No one in Europe wants to be the first major power to throw in against Putin and risk catching a nuke. If the US commits to the effort then Sholz would feel comfortable stepping up. IANAWL.

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