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Effing game of pretense, they wanted to send them all along, just avoid pics of German tanks rolling on the same soil as in Nazi days.
Russian media is going to have a field day with the imagery.
Now the US is going to play for time and wait for countries to send out their Leos  so they can purchase Abrams from the US. Good sales strategy.
Germany has entirely lost all the lessons from WW2. Time when Germany was a force for good is entirely over. Also never start a land war in Asia.
The Netherlands btw leases tanks from Germany and after this announcement are considering buying them and giving them to Ukraine. >

That most likely won't happen because I believe these are Leopard 2 A7s. Also, that would shrink Germany's tank arsenal even further, and this company (14 Tanks) that is now being sent is all that can be spared >

The Dutch can give their 18 A6 tanks no problem, but the announcement today was only that the government is considering it. >

But they don't own them. Dutch soldiers are stationed in a German-Dutch corps. If the Netherlands would buy these, Germany would miss them in this corps >

Yes, I said they are leased tanks. I'll just assume Germany doesn't care since they are not using those tanks anyway. >

No, they use these tanks because they are based in the I. German-Dutch Corps, which is subordinate to the 1. Panzer Division. The corps is an integral part of the German army >

Ok you know more about it, I only read the article where pm Rutte said because we lease them, we can buy them also and then give it to Ukraine. Which seems normal for a lease agreement. >

Tanks Germany.
Tanks alot. >

Bwahaha.  Get in losers, we’re going Vatnik Stomping. >

Wonder what they’ll be getting next? >

US is gonna send abrams >

They looked at it but found they were too heavy and too difficult to repair, logistically. >

This aged like milk. >

Finally, it took them a while, but it’s the result that counts. It sounds like the US may provide some Abrams as well; it’s hard to imagine Russia standing up to modern main battle tanks. >

Yup, just approved, the story is just a bit later in the feed than this one. >

Safe to assume those "just approved"s are backwards, per Germany's earlier (only if the US does) stipulations. >

What will be next? High range himars/ cruise missiles more bradleys? F16’s? Hopefully for ukraine. >

Ukraine Air Force spokesperson say combat aircraft is chosen and pilots/service crew will start training soon along with preparing airfields to handle Western aircraft soon.   
But I take it with massive grain of salt. >

Ukraine getting f22s and B2s confirmed, got it. >

I mean, B2 Spirit bomber had first flight in 1989 it's barely younger than HIMARS rockets design used by Ukraine. B2 aging fleet gonna be replaced with B-21 Raider in nearby future so why keep pieces of somehow still flying metal scraps in USA while Ukraine gonna put them to good use last time in their history? /s >

That's a floodgate opening. >

So let's get this straight, Lithuania or Latvia sent tanks and urged Germany and Poland to send tanks. Germany and Poland were in a standoff on who would send tanks first. The US announces they'll most likely be sending in Abrams tanks and now Germany and Poland will be sending in their leopard tanks? Did I get that right? >

I think Poland was more concerned about getting a pledge from Germany that the tanks Poland sends to Ukraine can be replaced some day, and that Germany wasn't going to ban Poland from future purchases. >

it was probably issues with end user certificates, Poland is buying a ton of Abrams and black panthers from S. Korea >

. Aren’t those tanks fast ?