The federal authorities has accredited the switch of “Leopard 1” battle tanks from industrial shares to Ukraine. Corresponding media stories confirmed authorities spokesman Steffen Hebestreit in Berlin. He didn’t give any particulars concerning the approval, such because the variety of tanks. This will change into “more concrete in the next few days and weeks”.
Apparently issues with ammunition procurement
According to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the armaments group Rheinmetall and the Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) wish to put together dozens of “Leopard 1” tanks and will provide them to Ukraine for the struggle towards Russia. According to the report, nevertheless, there are nonetheless issues in acquiring the required 105-millimeter ammunition.
Although Brazil nonetheless has giant shares of ammunition because of the supply of round 250 “Leopard” tanks from Germany, the federal government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has up to now refused to cross it on, because it did with the ammunition for the “Gepard” anti-aircraft tank.
The “Leopard 1” is the primary major battle tank constructed for the Bundeswehr after the Second World War. It was produced between the mid Nineteen Sixties and mid Nineteen Eighties. The Bundeswehr had already retired the “Leopard 1” in 2003. Compared to the “Leopard 2”, the earlier mannequin “could not keep up at all,” stated a spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Defense.
Last week, the federal authorities determined to ship 14 Leopard 2 A6 major battle tanks to Ukraine. They come from the inventory of the Bundeswehr. Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has promised to retrofit the tanks with extra fashionable Type 2A7s as quickly as potential.
Source: www.nationalturk.com
