Info: Germany’s Leopard Tanks Prove Vulnerable

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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

This is why Turkey is slowly if reluctantly going to revive the LEOPARD-2T as already posted along with other armor improvements. To possibly include more M-60T conversions (IMI has about 150 packages stored from when Turkey backed off on it's commitment to upgrade 300 tanks to the M-60T.) Partly due to the fact the ALTAY as of this week will be delayed further.

.....and this may all be " palace intrigue "... one faction wants to to do this the right way and upgrade to modern standards ( as they have shown they are capable of doing with the M60T ) and another faction that is dominate ATM just thinks what they have will do the trick.......it won't and if they continue handling this the way they have been then there will be more similar reports.......it doesn't damn the 2A4 as much as the "leadership" that is sending 1980's era tanks into a modern chaotic battle environment without modern armour upgrades.

The bottom line is those 2A4's should never have been sent in without the upgrades similar to the 2a4MCAN......and I'm betting there are Turk commanders now saying " I TOLD you so !"