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  • NATO’s war problem: weak armor

    01/06/2024 2:33:10 PM PST · by delta7 · 65 replies
    Asia Times ^ | 6 Jan 23 | Stephen Bryan
    Conventional ground warfare dead end is compounded by limited numbers of tanks as well as spare parts issues A Leopard 2A4 tank with the addition of Russian ERA armor that still failed to protect it on the battlefield. Ukraine has been taking first generation ERA panels from Russian tanks and welding them onto Leopard tanks. The results are not good. Photo: Defense Mirror NATO has a huge problem that will take decades to overcome. Put most simply, the armor vehicles NATO has won’t survive in a firefight with the Russians, notwithstanding the fact that Russian armor is far from the...