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Germany and the United States are finally sending level tanks to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf scholes will not only allow other countries operating the
leopard too to donate their tanks to Ukraine but he will also send over 14 from Germany's
own Supply in an official statement from the Chancellor's office Shoals announced
this decision follows our well-known line of supporting Ukraine to the best of our ability
we are acting in a closely coordinated manner internationally he went on to state that Germany
would send a company of 14 liport 2 or 6 tanks and quickly begin training Ukrainian tank Crews
while in Washington DC President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the U.S would
donate 31 M1A to Abrams Tanks to Ukraine marking a reversal of past policies Ukrainian forces
Biden said during the afternoon press conference are preparing for additional counter-offensives
to liberate their land they need to be able to counter Russia's evolving tactics and strategy
on the battlefield in addition to the tanks The Washington Post reported that the U.S would send
eight m-88 Hercules armored recovery Vehicles designed to town disabled tanks to safety
for months Germany has resisted a growing call from Ukraine and its fellow NATO members to send
over modern tanks while 12 NATO members operate the live part 2. 14 if you count
Sweden and Finland which are preparing to join the alliance Germany is the original
exporter and has veto power on whether the tanks can be transferred to third parties
Germany has shied away from both donating tanks and allowing transfers to take place arguing that
supplying Western tanks would unnecessarily escalate the conflict most recently scholes
stated that the United States would need to send tanks before Germany would do so
your Spiegel reports the tanks could be delivered in three months scholes further explained that the
goal was to assemble two battalions of libertus from Germany and a variety of Partners a tank
company in Germany consists of 14 tanks while a tank company in Ukraine which is still heavily
influenced by the Soviet Army organizational model consists of 10 tanks a Ukrainian tank
Battalion consists of 31 tanks so ultimately Shoals may be talking about at least 62 tanks
as Germany dithered an informal International Coalition of countries operating the Lee part
2 began to argue they should be allowed to send tanks to Ukraine Poland which operates 247 Liber
twos recently worn it would send 10 tanks whether or not the transfer received Germany's blessing
in addition to the Polish and German tanks Spain's almundo newspaper reported that 53
of the country's 108 leap part 2 tanks are available to send but no firm number
has been announced a report from Portugal claims it's preparing to send four Lee part
twos prime minister of the Netherlands Mark rutt has stated his country Mike
Bai 18 Laport twos it currently leases from Germany and ultimately donate them to Ukraine
thank you all of the Scandinavian countries operate Lee part 2 tanks and at least half of
them have lined up to donate finland's defense minister says the country will be involved in
the transfer of Lee part 2s to Ukraine a report from Norway claims it is preparing
to send eight out of the country's Fleet of 36 operational Lee part to a five tanks
Sweden is reportedly considering donating some of the country's 122 tanks adding up the Polish
Portuguese German Dutch and Norwegian tanks gives a total of 54 tanks that's equivalent to a German
Battalion or almost two Ukrainian battalions while a fairly disappointing number considering Europe's
vast economic power more tanks will likely be committed over the next several months
the United States is planning to send 31 M1 a two Abrams tanks
the United States had previously refused to send Abram's tanks instead supplying him or his guided
Rockets Javelin and Tau anti-tank missiles M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and billions
of dollars in other equipment the American position has long been that supplying tanks would
be an unwanted escalation of the conflict but the recent decision by the UK to send 14 Challenger 2
tanks meant that sending American tanks was no longer an escalation but merely the status quo
it is no exaggeration to suggest that these new Western tanks Abraham's lipid 2 and Challenger 2
will bring game-changing capabilities including Superior Firepower increased armored protection
and the ability to fight at night still all of that capability comes at a price
increased maintenance demands and the need to keep the tanks fueled and armed in the field
all of that will be tough to juggle in the middle of a shooting War but
this influx of Tanks is Ukraine's best shot at reuniting the country
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