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Skrivus t1_j5df0co wrote
Reply to comment by PumpkinManGuy in German indecision on Leopard 2 tanks a 'disappointment,' Ukraine's deputy foreign minister says by cobicoo
Abrams tanks have turbine engines using a very different fuel than all of the other vehicles Ukraine is using. Essentially Jet Fuel vs Diesel fuel. Leopard 2 tanks use diesel.
Skrivus t1_j5dglj7 wrote
Reply to comment by StationOost in German indecision on Leopard 2 tanks a 'disappointment,' Ukraine's deputy foreign minister says by cobicoo
The issue is not Germany providing tanks, they are preventing others from doing so. Other countries (Poland, Spain, and others) have agreed to transfer their Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Problem is because there's an export control agreement with Germany, Germany has to give permission to the other countries to transfer their tanks.
View is that a couple hundred capable tanks are being held up by Germany.
Britain has offered up some Challenger 2 tanks but there's not as many.
US has a ton of M1 Abrams but logistics are more difficult due to them using turbine engines and running on jet fuel instead of diesel.