Hm. The Daily Mail seems to take particular glee in pointing out the decades old tank is performing poorly in today’s combat environment.
I would suspect if our Abrams tanks without all the modifications were sold to any arab country without the will or desire on their part to train in tactics, provide upkeep and maintenance, or infantry/air support, that those Abrams tanks would get toasted too.
I am not a fan of “Oh, the German tanks are the best in the world” people, but I am not sure this is valid criticism.
You get what you pay for, and if some Turkish sucker wants to overpay to buy a 1970’s tank and expect it to survive on today’s battlefield...I just think it is unrealistic.
I’m also not a German tank fanboy (and get tired of some people’s snobbery about them)...but it looks like one of those mines tore the hull in half. I doubt any tank can survive that.
Just about anything armored in today’s world is not going to make it if it’s more than a decade old...............