"Germany Still Loves Its Tanks" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Jan 2015 10:49 p.m. PST |
"Since first sending small numbers of unwieldy A7Vs into combat on the Western Front in March 1918, German armor designers have produced some of the finest tanks in history. There were the early Panzers that spearheaded Blitzkrieg warfare in the early years of World War II, and the Panther medium tank that heavily influenced post-war fighting vehicle design. And don't forget the colossal Tiger I. During the Cold War, Germany continued its line of world-beating war machines with the Leopard 1, packing the classic British 105-millimeter L7 gun. The Federal Republic built 5,000 first-generation Leopards starting in 1965, and today hundreds of the next-gen Leopard 2s remain in front-line service…"
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| Deadone | 22 Jan 2015 3:49 p.m. PST |
If they loved their tanks so much, they wouldn't have gutted the fleet from over 2,000 tanks to a mere 225. |
| Mako11 | 22 Jan 2015 5:08 p.m. PST |
I do as well. Does seem rather silly to get rid of that much armor, especially given the current environment in Europe, and points just a bit to the east. |
| Lion in the Stars | 22 Jan 2015 8:55 p.m. PST |
But it costs soooo much to have and to keep! We could be putting that money into other things like unemployment and welfare benefits… |
| Fatman | 23 Jan 2015 12:52 a.m. PST |
They don't really love them. They just say that to get them into bed. Fatman |
| Weasel | 23 Jan 2015 9:07 a.m. PST |
Who are the Germans going to fight? |
| Heinz Good Aryan | 29 Jan 2015 1:19 p.m. PST |
'We could be putting that money into other things like unemployment and welfare benefits…' way not to inject politics into it of course if i respond with an equally political argument i'll get dawghoused for 'politics', lol |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 29 Jan 2015 2:09 p.m. PST |
And I love German Panzers! To give you an idea of what I have in my late war 28mm WWII German 'panzerarmee': 8 x Tigers
8 x Panthers (5 x Ausf G's, 3 x Ausf A's)
5 x PzKpfw IV Ausf H mit schurtzen
3 x King Tigers (2 x Henschel, 1 x Porsche) Plus, I also have 'non-tank' vehicles including: 5 x Sturmgeschutz III Ausf G's
1 x Sturmgeschutz IV
2 x Jagdpanzer IV L/70
1 x Jagdpanther
1 x Jagdtiger
2 x Hetzers
2 x Marder III Ausf H's
2 x Marder III Ausf M's |
| Tango01 | 29 Jan 2015 10:40 p.m. PST |
That's an impressive collection my friend! (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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