I heard somebody say on the wireless that the Leopard is what they really want/need. There are quite a lot around, they are on the doorstep, and they burn diesel. The Abrams M1 was said to burn petrol which I don't think is the case as it is powered by a turbine engine. The Abrams is also said to need a lot of maintenance.
For the Germans to say they will provide tanks if the US does seems perverse in implying that the US needs to do its bit, when in fact the US has already provided many times more weapons than everybody else put together.
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