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Topics => Military News/Veterans => Topic started by: Libertas on May 17, 2016, 11:52:12 AM

Title: Leopard 2A6 Sweeps the Podium at NATO's 2016 Strong Europe Tank Challenge
Post by: Libertas on May 17, 2016, 11:52:12 AM
1.  Germany
2.  Denmark
3.  Poland

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/05/16/in-nato-tank-competition-u-s-comes-up-short-against-germany/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/05/16/in-nato-tank-competition-u-s-comes-up-short-against-germany/)

All 3 operate the German-made Leopard 2A6 tank...the two US M1A2 platoons failed to place.  I can understand the Germans making a fine tank...but to not even place says as much about our personnel as it does the equipment.

Just more exceptionalism giving way to, whatever Progs call this...