2024-01-02 07:43:00
Business letters to Rheinmetall and KMW
Only a “very small number” of German Leopard tanks are still in use in Ukraine
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A Leopard 2A6 main battle tank
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Of the 18 Leopard tanks delivered by Germany to Ukraine in March, only a “very small number” are still in use. This is the conclusion reached by Green Party defense expert Sebastian Schäfer. He is now writing to Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann.
Very few of the modern Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks delivered from Germany are still in use in Ukraine – Green Party Housekeeper Sebastian Schäfer is therefore calling for faster steps to make them operational again.
At the turn of the year, the defense budget expert wrote to the armaments companies Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) involved: “Unfortunately, it has to be noted that only a very small number of the battle tanks delivered can still be used by Ukraine.” The repairs take a very long time , because, according to the industry repair workshop (“Hub”) in Lithuania, there is a lack of suitable spare parts.
Schäfer visited the workshop in Lithuania together with Defense Minister Boris Pistorius before Christmas.
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There is an “urgent need for action” to quickly improve the spare parts situation, says Schäfer’s letter, which is available to the German Press Agency. In addition, repair attempts by the Ukrainian army led to further damage to the tanks. It should be examined to what extent this could be prevented by better training of mechanics or by providing instructions or whether repairs could be carried out in Ukraine.
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After much hesitation, the federal government handed over a total of 18 Leopard 2 tanks from the Bundeswehr’s inventory to Ukraine in March. The delivery is part of the aid against the Russian attack. There is now battle damage to the vehicles, but also significant technical wear and tear due to driving and shooting.
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