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To: shanover

Let’s see, Italy had about 36 actual tanks ready about a year ago; Germany and France about 400 combined.

Russia? Was it 15,000?

Didn’t Putin say he could be in any capital in Europe in 2 weeks?

But don’t expect any NATO country to spend more on defense...


12 posted on 05/13/2017 6:23:15 PM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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To: CondorFlight
Italy had about 36 actual tanks ready about a year ago; Germany and France about 400 combined.

As of March 2015, Germany was operating about 250 Leopard tanks, mostly Leo 2A6s. The number is expected to increase to around 350 vehicles by 2020, depending on the success of the Rheinmetall 140 mm smoothbore cannon meant for the next-generation Leopard 2-140, which may or may not be fitted with an automatic loader, and which may or may not be built either as new vehicles or as a rebuild program for existing Leo 2 A6, A6M and A7 tanks- or some of both, or, unlikely, all of the above.

42 posted on 05/23/2017 11:58:14 AM PDT by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, then eat you.)
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