I worked for GD on the tank. The Army (not the politicians) think the tank has been overcome by air technology. The logistics of maintaining the tanks is too cumbersome and expensive and they are becoming more target than asset.
The tanks we’re talking about are worn out. But with 400 of them Greece should be able to cobble together 150 working units with spares for 10 years.
Who’s air technology? Besides, any tank is aircraft fodder if you don’t have air superiority. Any army unit is toast if there is no air superiority.
Rather along the lines of what I was thinking. Greece is basically bankrupt and looking at high $ military items w/ high $ maintenance/training requirements. That seems a poor match. That and many of the repair/spare parts require special storage. I could envision some of these disappearing from Greece and finding their way to an enemies research labs though.
Rather along the lines of what I was thinking. Greece is basically bankrupt and looking at high $ military items w/ high $ maintenance/training requirements. That seems a poor match. That and many of the repair/spare parts require special storage. I could envision some of these disappearing from Greece and finding their way to an enemies research labs though.