mschuster91 t1_j9ybchm wrote
Reply to comment by crazytrooper in Canada pledges more tanks to Ukraine, imposes new Russia sanctions by Tei-ren
What does Canada need tanks for anyway? I mean, outside of NATO assistance it's extremely unlikely that Canada is ever attacked in a land war - to the south there is only the USA and on the Eastern front there's Alaska (again USA) to protect against possibly dumb AF Russians.
Wouldn't it be better to use the money and staff for something like naval or aerial assets?
crazytrooper t1_j9yc8bl wrote
Canada needs tanks for land deployments (like when we where in Afghanistan) but its something that has less value for us for sure then air or naval assets. So my 2cents is that even if all our leopards aren't working, send them all. Get broken ones repaired in Germany or use them for parts... we can get new tanks later(new leopards, panthers or w/e). Ukraine needs them now!
Logical-Amphibian-89 t1_j9ydhqx wrote
This has been the predominant view of canada This has been a topic of discussion since the end of the Great War. Fact is, we don’t know what might be asked of the Canadian Army in the future, but it’s been proven time and time again that tanks are a critical component of any combined arms force when the enemy knows their business and is even moderately well equipped. That’s why we are sending them and that’s why we need more to replace the ones we send… like now.
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