Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agoNetherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billionwww.defensenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkNetherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billionwww.defensenews.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareHappySkullsplitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoIt will be interesting to see if it holds up in a complete combined arms campaign that would involve the Netherlands It seems to be barely hanging on with what limited weaponry that has been fielded in Ukraine so far
minus-squareTheMightyCat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI think it will, The 2a8 has trophy APS which should give it very good defense.
minus-squareHappySkullsplitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoTrophy is great for 360° side protection, but it’s not very useful against a top down attack
It will be interesting to see if it holds up in a complete combined arms campaign that would involve the Netherlands
It seems to be barely hanging on with what limited weaponry that has been fielded in Ukraine so far
I think it will, The 2a8 has trophy APS which should give it very good defense.
Trophy is great for 360° side protection, but it’s not very useful against a top down attack