The proliferation of German top tier stuff to other countries needs to stop. Its one thing to constantly get engaged by Bf-109, Bf-110 or Ju-88 from foreign countries, or Stugs or Panzer IVs. What I’m talking about is the top tier flagship tech of Germany, constantly given away to countries which have no affiliation to these units.
First it started with Sweden getting Germany’s currently best top tier MBT Leopard 2A6, just because someone decided all Finnish stuff should belong to Sweden, desprite Finnland was a German ally in WW1 and WW2 as well. Despite the vehicle is German and Sweden never operated it. Same for the finnish A4. We supplied Finland with this stuff and not Sweden.
Now someone just decided that all Hungarian stuff gets added to Italy, which never operated it. Also the Lynx, Rheinmetallls newest export IFV with Spikes and Strikeshild. How is this fair? Hungary always has been very close to Germany and they were even long term allies during WW2. Germany is supplying Hungary with this stuff and not Italy. So why Italy gets the Lynx added, despite Italy has no shortage on light, fast moving vehicles with ACs or main calibre guns. They already have very good IFV’s as well. They even got the Freccia with Spikes last patch and now the Lynx?? While Germany just has the Puma, which has still no ATGM and no useful APS and a too high BR for this gun only IFV?
When other countries sell export vehicles (F-5E is an export version, the latest Challenger 2E is an export one. The Aussie Abrams is an export vehicle. All these have been added to the nation of origin and not f.e. the Abrams to GB. Why should it be different with German Leopards and other vehicles. When the nation is not represented ingame on its own, the tech should go to the developer and producer.
Where will this end? Leopard 2A7 or A8 for everyone? A PZH2000, here plesse take it etc… Denmark, Norway, Hungary, they all buy alot stuff from German corps, this shouldn’t result in the German top tier TT totally getting watered down.
Yeah BTW, thx for the Leopard 2PSO, an relic from 2004 or something, which offers no additional protection vs. current top tier shells. Just less firepower und more weight (useless addon panels and useless dozer). Thx for this, but its coming 2 years to late. Should have been added years ago as side grade of the A5.
Yeh, I’m also tired from facing constantly superior German tech from Sweden and soon Italy as well. Unfortnately they often appear on the enemy side.