Canada's tanks

[Colin Parkinson]

When you buy a fleet of tanks such as the Leopard or M1 or whatever brand you really need to order the recovery tanks, the AVLBs, the AEV and what ever else tanks need to get around the battlefield or off it. I know I am a kunuckledragger but.....

Whatever you think you will need, double it.

 

[IKnowNothing]

Hey look it's an "upgrade" program

Rheinmetall Reveals Its Plan to Boost the Leopard 2A4 MBT’s Capabilities with the KF51 Turret, What Is Happening with the Panther Tank | Defense Express

A new turret for the Leopard 2A4 and a lighter Lynx variant headlined Rheinmetall’s developments at the international defense exhibition in Poland

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Ahem

Canada's tanks

 

[PrairieFella]

Ahem

Canada's tanks

The hulls themselves on the remaining A4s are tired as hell. They need wholesale replacement, not further upgrades. I'm sure the Leo 2 hulls could still find great use as AEVs, ARVs, bridge layers, etc but we need new MBTs something fierce (and at that point you may as well get all the aforementioned tank supporters in the same configuration for logistical simplicity).

If I'm waving my wand we pick up 250-300 top notch M1s with a full complement of new supporters and select reserve units get what's left of the Leopard 2s until the attrite themselves to nothing. Half for training, half for parts. Reservists ran tanks in the past, they can do it now with the right support.

 

[GK .Dundas]

The hulls themselves on the remaining A4s are tired as hell. They need wholesale replacement, not further upgrades. I'm sure the Leo 2 hulls could still find great use as AEVs, ARVs, bridge layers, etc but we need new MBTs something fierce (and at that point you may as well get all the aforementioned tank supporters in the same configuration for logistical simplicity).

If I'm waving my wand we pick up 250-300 top notch M1s with a full complement of new supporters and select reserve units get what's left of the Leopard 2s until the attrite themselves to nothing. Half for training, half for parts. Reservists ran tanks in the past, they can do it now with the right support.

Careful son that's damn close to Heresy on both subjects. New tanks and letting the Reserves operate real tanks.

 

[PrairieFella]

Careful son that's damn close to Heresy on both subjects. New tanks and letting the Reserves operate real tanks.

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