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2024-01-07 Europe

Tanks for Nothing: Majority of German Leopard 2 Tanks Not Working in Ukraine

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Posted by Woodrow 2024-01-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [20 views ] Top

#1 No sympathy for those corrupt Ukrainian bastages.

Of course, Ursula von der Lyin' was Germany's former defense minister. Just sayin'....

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-01-07 03:21|| 2024-01-07 03:21|| Front Page Top

#2 NATO tanks were designed from the ground up to be used in western and Central Europe, not in the meter deep, glutinous mud of Ukraine.

Posted by badanov 2024-01-07 03:38|| 2024-01-07 03:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Military prowess = equipment + personnel

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-07 06:40|| 2024-01-07 06:40|| Front Page Top

#4 The unglamorous side of spare parts and maintenance personnel. Something the pols never understand or fund. Oh, and the fancier the equipment, the less likely you can fix it yourself.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-01-07 07:28|| 2024-01-07 07:28|| Front Page Top

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