BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do so while the United States may supply Abrams tanks, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
A government spokesperson, the foreign ministry and the defence ministry declined to comment.
The decision concerns at least one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks that will be provided out of Bundeswehr stocks, said Spiegel magazine, which first reported the news. One company usually comprises 14 tanks.
“Today the Chancellor made a decision that no one took lightly. The fact that Germany will support Ukraine with the Leopard tank is a strong sign of solidarity,” Christian Duerr, parliamentary leader of the co-governing Free Democrats (FDP) was quoted as saying by t-online news portal. MORE
Excellent. Everything is going according to plan.
So who will be the first one to be on the receiving end of a hypersonic missile?
Russians faced German tanks there before.
How’d that work out?
And of course, so does Joe:
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German tanks rolling into foreign capitols has never ended well…
And to what end? Even the U.S. Abrams is subject to IEDs from asymmetric forces.
Do they really think that they are just going toe-to-toe with Soviet tanks?
Reportedly, Biden is about to approve sending Abrams.
Are they sending trained tank crews, trained mechanics, and spare parts too?
Because you need trained tank crews, trained mechanics, and spare parts or this is just an expensive scarecrown
From the same moronic asshole Germans who gave us Adolph Hitler to deal with
Panthers, Tigers, Royal Tigers, Elefants, and now Leopards?
Hmmmm … be careful what you wish … it may come true …
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
Moe tanks, moe missiles = moe dead commie pinkos. Praise the lord.
When this is over, the person who gets the contract to salvage all the steel from “Destroyed” military hardware sent by the US, European Countries, Russia and civilian vehicles will become a $Billionaire.
The steel will be exported to Russia to build bigger and stronger tanks and ammunition to obliterate countries for annexation.
It was just announced we are sending 38 Abrams. We have a President that has everything to gain from a Thermal Nuclear War. He’s a Traitor and they are closing in on him.
Brad,
Yep, too busy to impeach or arrest a sitting pResident during a critical stage of the NOT-A-War.
Brad,
Have you noticed that the basement dummy sends everything but troops? Only the Commander In Chief of the military can do that.
On a purely technical note I am curious to see how well Leopard 2 and Abrams stand up to hits from some of the more modern Russian/Iranian/ChyNa weapons.
Though I Sincerely wish no one was actually dying but Europe & the NWO seem determined to burn everything to the ground in order to save the planet from burning Natty Gas & Oil.
Anonymous, 12:24,
I doubt there are free elections in Zelenskyy’s future plans.
The $650 Million Dollar Man will get smoked once he is no longer useful.
(some say 1.4 billion to as low a 30 million)
If they nuked DC, I’d give them a pass.
TSUNAMI
I’ve got something I need to track down and send you. May take me a day or two. But this move by Biden may force some peoples hand.
“It was just announced we are sending 38 Abrams.”
They won’t be there until next year. Probably just after the 40year-old Leopard tanks get there. These “Game-Changers” will get there when the game is over.
And dozens of tanks won’t make any difference in a war against hundreds of tanks, not to mention the fact that this is a war of artillery, which the Ukrainians have already lost.
“Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat”—Sun Tzu
The fools pushing this war, against all reason, should all betaken out back and shot.
So the Patriot battery is in week two of training?
Still Phase 1
Town Passes in a little more time.
February. A Good Cold Snap does wonders for OK Strippers.
Stocking up on Fishnets and Singles
Heavy armament didn’t do much in Afghanistan. It won’t do Jack shit in Ukraine either.
Heard the Abrams runs on Jet Fuel? IE HI-Octane.
Sounds like a Logistical Issue Nightmare for Air Marshall Vindman or his brother.
HI-TEST
It’s not just the tanks. I read a couple days ago that our stock piles of weapons in Japan and South Korea were totally depleted. I’m betting Joe’s getting his 10% off the black market sales. None the less, that war has been lost some time back and Joe continues to poor gas on fire. For a couple reasons. Personal profit, and WWIII.
FUTURE ME ME O LOGISTICK
Ukrainian Baby Milk Factory Signs
Anti-Air Defences
“Heard the Abrams runs on Jet Fuel? IE HI-Octane.”
It’ll run on whatever is available. But it will consume more of the cheap stuff, run worse and require more frequent maintenance.
These behemoths are hangar-queens in the best of times, and they’re way too heavy to navigate the infrastructure in Ukraine. I’m hoping the Pentagram knows this and will stall delivery until the point is moot, but the politicians may prevail in this clusterf—k.
The politicians who are profiting of of this shit don’t give a hoot in hell about is that in order to deploy them they will have to cross rivers on bridges that simply cannot support the weight. They don’t give a shit so long as they keep getting their 10%.
Who started the last three wars for $100.00 Alex!
World War I? Who is Germany?
World War II? Who is Germany?
World War III? Who is Germany?
this is what happens when a corrupt foreign government has dirt on a US president.
Silly boy Biden is sending American tanks too. Dirt is poor little people who support WWE reject
Sgt York you lost the round, Alex. For WWW III has not yet happened.
We’ve nearly filled up the chartered plane, but there are still seats available for any of y’all ready to fight for a free Ukraine!
Wait, is their flag, blue side up, or yellow?
Sgt York
Democrats have been responsible for getting us involved in 95% of the conflicts we’ve been in. Amazing ain’t it
Please tell that fallacy to the “Bush” family fibber McGee.
^^^^^^ That’s the 5% moron.
Oh excuse me cause your so smart STUPID.
^^^ You failed history didn’t you? Democrats, the KKK party.
Wow, you’re the first idiot I’ve ever seen that can actually stutter while typing. You better go wipe your ass.
Brads just a fuckn jerk & hell we gotta protect our little nigger boys.
So I guess that means I win, again, huh?
Make them fight among themselves, they’ll leave us in peace.
@Mary,
WTF!
Your boy Clunton fired a bunch of missiles to divert attention away from a Stained Dress.
Trump surgically vaporized Soleimani and didn’t start another WAR as he was getting the “Yuge” Keystone pipeline approved, which ironically would have helped fuel Europe in the not far off future.
and I mean CLUNTON, like his wife.