"Greek indigenous solution for Leonidas IFV upgrade" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Dec 2020 10:24 p.m. PST |
"To replace its ageing Leonidas IFVs, Greece was proposed to buy refurbished M2A2 Bradleys but even this « amicable » proposal appears very expensive. The Hellenic Armyalso abandoned plans to acquire up to 415 furbished and possibly upgraded ex-German Army Marder 1A3 IFV…"
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 Legion 4  | 31 Dec 2020 6:01 a.m. PST |
Looks like a workable solution. The M2A2 or Marder 1A3 are both pretty good bases for upgrades. But as always it comes down to $  … As we know the Turks are the biggest threat to the Greeks … at least for now … |
| Tango01 | 31 Dec 2020 12:30 p.m. PST |
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| Augustus | 31 Dec 2020 7:13 p.m. PST |
Amazing they can consider affording anything. |
| Legion 4 | 01 Jan 2021 12:31 a.m. PST |
IIRC they are one of the NATO members who spends about 4% on defense. While others spend the 2% or less. I do like the name of the IFV, they should call the new on, which ever is chosen, the Leonidas II. I know a number of Greeks. Many have a long standing hatred and distrust for Turks in general. And currently the US should feel the same. The less secular and more "religious" Turkey become. The less Western they also become. |
| 42flanker | 02 Jan 2021 6:46 a.m. PST |
Was the Leonidas a copy of the Austrian 'Saurer' or is that simply a generic shape? |
| Legion 4 | 02 Jan 2021 8:42 a.m. PST |
Not sure ? But if one notices today, many MBTs, IFVs, etc., do look a lot similar in many cases. |
| arealdeadone | 04 Jan 2021 5:34 a.m. PST |
Yes the Leonidas was a version of Austrian Saurer though the Greeks did much more with it than the Austrians |
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