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Originally Posted by Hellcat
Hell were'nt those tanks up for Canada to buy as well? At this moment I don't think we have any MTB's in service  |
Yeah, We mothballed our Leopard 1 fleet recently (not long after they had recieved a major upgrade I might add) and they'll be replaced by the deathtrap called the Stryker MGS, a vehicle which cannot fire over it's side without tipping over, cannot fire within 450m of exposed infantry due to the 200db sound blast created by it's muzzle brake, and is already so overweight that it's chassis will not be able to support the necessary appliqe armor to survive a hit from an RPG-7. It's excessive weight will alos severly limit it's offroad mobility.
Additionally, it will not be transportable by our C-130s as originally intended (better transportability was one of the reasons the DND wanted them in the first place), which means we'll have to use the same platforms to transport the MGS overseas (ships and rented An-124s) that we would have to use to transport the Leopards