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Poland demanded from Germany the supply of Leopard 2A4 tanks to equip one tank battalion

Poland demanded from Germany the supply of Leopard 2A4 tanks to equip one tank battalionPoland demanded from Germany the supply of Leopard 2A4 tanks to equip one tank battalion. German tanks should serve as part of the compensation for the T-72M1 tanks transferred to Ukraine. It is reported by Army Recognition with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic..

Poland supplied Ukraine with about 240 main battle tanks T-72M1 from the presence of its own army with the condition of compensation by Western armored vehicles. Initially, these were supposed to be German tanks Leopard 2A4, but Berlin was not ready to supply such a number of tanks. Warsaw decided to buy 116 American tanks M1A1 Abrams from the presence of the American army, to somehow compensate for their losses.

But the Poles are not far behind Germany either., demanding the transfer of 44 Leopard 2A4 tanks to equip one tank battalion, but the Germans are ready to hand over only 20 tanks. At the same time, the Poles declare that the Germans have 78 tanks Leopard 2A4, stored in warehouses, which could be transferred to Poland.

According to open sources, on 2021 Poland was in service for a year 808 main battle tanks, including 137 Leopard 2A4, 105 Leopard 2A5, 5 Leopard 2PL, 232 PT-91 Hard и 329 T-72A / T-72M1. It is precisely known about the transfer to Kyiv about 240 T-72M1 tanks, perhaps, that some more Soviet tanks were also transferred. In return, Warsaw signed a contract for the purchase from the United States 250 tanks of the latest modification M1A2 Abrams SEPV3 for rearmament of the 18th mechanized division. planned, that the first “Polish” M1A2 SEPv3 will be assembled at the end 2024 of the year, and deliveries to Poland will begin at the beginning 2025 of the year. Also, the Polish army will receive 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks from the presence of the US Army. Besides, it is planned to sign a contract with South Korea for the supply of approximately 180 K2 tanks in three batches in the K2NO version, developed for Norway.

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