Originally Posted by
Kent Based
There was a suggestion last year by Rheinmetal to send older Leopard 1 to Ukraine. Issue at the time was reportedly the reluctance amongst NATO members to supply the 105mm ammo from stocks. Seems it may be easier now to get that ammo released? There is less advanced tech on the huge stocks of Leo 1 and ex USA M60 tanks. Send these until the Leo 2/Abrams politics is resolved.
Last week Rheinmetall said that it would be 2024 before it could recondition fully older Leo's ( 88 IIRC ) even with an immediate order .
Originally Posted by
Timmy Tomkins
It's reassuring to see that thGermany is competing with the UK for lies.
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Last edited by Tartiflette Fan; 21st Jan 2023 at 16:53.