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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

And finally, the SURPRISE was the German LEOPARD 2A7V awesome piece of engineering and a game changer in the real world. That being said the unit receiving it WILL NOT be fully equipped with it until APRIL 2022. see below ref. 2 for further breakdown and my thoughts on this tank. They deploy for 2 years in OCTOBER 2022 as a NATO Rapid Reaction Force 2022/24
https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organis...om-band-146788
(They moved fast.)
https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organis...truppe-5220262
(Upper right note date of article 16SEP2021.
Other 8 due by APRIL 2022.
Allowing for ongoing training/qualification and of those crews JUNE 2022 better for FOC.)

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And finally, CHANGE START to JUN 2022 for LEOPARD 2A7V.

Back to work today.

Regards,
Pat

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/germa...-tanks.718103/

Germany orders Israel’s Trophy active protection system for its Leopard 2 tanks

That was posted last year so thinking I need to make a change to the 7V at least