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Top-of-the-line found not to be so top-of-the-line!!
From the War is Boring and the English Daily Mail tabloid some images with commentary, that Turkish military offensive in Syria the expected results [a quick victory] not even close to being achieved, deficiency [?] of the Leopard 2 main battle tank being made apparent?
1. "Germany’s Leopard 2 Tank Was Considered One of the Best — Until It Went to Syria"
"Cold War tanks encounter 21st century tactics"
"Germany’s Leopard 2 main battle tank has a reputation as one of the finest in the world, competing for that distinction with proven designs such as the American M-1 Abrams and the British Challenger 2. However, that reputation for nigh-invincibility has faced setbacks on Syrian battlefields, and placed Berlin in a uniquely awkward national-level dispute with Turkey, its fellow NATO member."
2. "The £4million German tank dubbed 'one of the best in the world' is shown up in Syria: Leopard 2 bought by Turkey to fight British-backed Kurds has numerous faults exposed in lethal fashion"
"A German-made tank, which Berlin once dubbed one of the best in the world, has had its shortcomings embarrassingly exposed on the battlefield in Syria."
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE GO TO THE DAILY MAIL WEB SITE AND SEE THE IMAGES OF DESTROYED TURKISH LEOPARD 2 TANKS!!
As to: "Cold War tanks encounter 21st century tactics" MORE to follow!
coolbert.
Top-of-the-line found not to be so top-of-the-line!!
From the War is Boring and the English Daily Mail tabloid some images with commentary, that Turkish military offensive in Syria the expected results [a quick victory] not even close to being achieved, deficiency [?] of the Leopard 2 main battle tank being made apparent?
1. "Germany’s Leopard 2 Tank Was Considered One of the Best — Until It Went to Syria"
"Cold War tanks encounter 21st century tactics"
"Germany’s Leopard 2 main battle tank has a reputation as one of the finest in the world, competing for that distinction with proven designs such as the American M-1 Abrams and the British Challenger 2. However, that reputation for nigh-invincibility has faced setbacks on Syrian battlefields, and placed Berlin in a uniquely awkward national-level dispute with Turkey, its fellow NATO member."
2. "The £4million German tank dubbed 'one of the best in the world' is shown up in Syria: Leopard 2 bought by Turkey to fight British-backed Kurds has numerous faults exposed in lethal fashion"
"A German-made tank, which Berlin once dubbed one of the best in the world, has had its shortcomings embarrassingly exposed on the battlefield in Syria."
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE GO TO THE DAILY MAIL WEB SITE AND SEE THE IMAGES OF DESTROYED TURKISH LEOPARD 2 TANKS!!
As to: "Cold War tanks encounter 21st century tactics" MORE to follow!
coolbert.