The reason the US pressures Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine is that:
• Germany is the only European nation with 100s of tanks in storage and
• the Leopard 2 is the only European tank still in production
Yes, the M1A2 Abrams is also still in production and the
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• Germany is the only European nation with 100s of tanks in storage and
• the Leopard 2 is the only European tank still in production
Yes, the M1A2 Abrams is also still in production and the
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US has 100s in storage, but there is one problem with the Abrams - no, it's not the Abrams' AGT1500 gas turbine engine as that can run on jet fuel, gasoline, diesel.
The problem is that all US Abrams tanks' armor is full of depleted uranium. And the US doesn't export that.
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The problem is that all US Abrams tanks' armor is full of depleted uranium. And the US doesn't export that.
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