I want to clarify that the modernization of Chile’s Leopard 2A4 by Aselsan does include armor, in unofficial leaks from Chilean tank crews or people from the military area in Chile they assured that the modernization is divided into 4 phases that I am going to explain next:
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Phase 1: Internal tank communications (Radios, etc.). This is the current phase that is about to end since they would be 90% done .
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Phase 2: FCS and optronics, new independent periscopes for gunner and commander, latest generation thermal vision, turret and gun electrical system, 360° vision system for the driver, fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system, threat detection system nuclear and chemical.
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Phase 3: Additional armor kit with high protection and low weight ballistic armor and protection system and reactive and composite lattice armor, particle shield (anti-detachment coating), chassis with high protection against mines, new anti-impact seats for the driver and crew of the tower.
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Phase 4: still unknown, I will inform you when I know more about it but it could be the APS system
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Also recently, the commander of the fifth tank division of Chile that operates the Leopard 1V in the south of Chile reported that very soon they will receive an upgrade in all their armored material, there are 2 hypotheses about what he meant, the first is that Taking advantage of the contract with Aselsan for the upgrading of Leopard 2, they could also modernize the Leopard 1V, which would also increase their BR within my Chilean tree. The second option is to buy new armored vehicles, possibly more Leopard 2, although it is not known which version. Personally, I think that the option of modernizing the Leopard 1V is more possible and logical, since currently the market to buy Leopard 2 is complicated by the wars that have been happening in the world, mainly in Ukraine.
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I mean 2a8s are open to order.
Just only might need some time
Latin American tree, that’s the option
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as interesting as that sounds, we know Gaijin isn’t going to add a whole continent as a tech tree.
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Benelux was declined, so there is no way in my opinion for latam to be a thing, same thing with swiss standalone
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Are you referring to the Benelux terrestrial tree? When was it rejected?
Yes and i know smins statement to it as well.
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It would make more sense for the US to get Chile, From there aviation to there helicopters and even ground vehicles where given to Chile. Chile is the biggest buyer of arms from the US in south America.
i think you arent aware how sub trees work
the point you are naming makes it the most unlikely to make it a US sub tree
Because it doesnt bring anything to the US subtree, everything Chile would add. The US already has itself
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marders, leopards, stabilized bulldog, LAV3
I don’t think the main nations need a complete sub tree, I am referring to the United States, Russia and Germany, since they have a fairly complete tree by themselves. On the other hand, Israel needs a lot of help in that sense since it lacks light, anti-tank and anti-aircraft vehicles. We also have to try to get Israel to its I-III ranks and Chile can help in that and the argument that Chile buys a lot from the United States too. It is applicable to Israel since all Chilean branches have Israeli equipment or have been modified by Israel, for more information please read my suggestion
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but give everyone f16s f15s, OH and make them better than the America one. PS don’t forget ppl want the Abrams in England bc of Australia.
dont cry to me about that
i am a german main and everyone and his mother is getting leopards or even better leopards
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besides that the differences in the F16 /f15 capability are minimal compared to ground stuff
generaly air copy past is not as bad as ground one since air gets fought with 1 plane either way
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