Source: facebook.com/14ombr/posts/1084009795085743
The “most powerful army in Europe” has come last in the NATO tank biathlon known as the Strong Europe Tank Challenge. The third annual competition has brought together eight nations: Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and Ukraine.
- Austria’s 6th Tank Company, 14th Panzer Battalion – the Leopard 2A4;
- France’s 1er Régiment de Chasseurs, 1st Hunter Regiment – the Leclerc;
- Germany’s 3rd Panzer Battalion – the Leopard 2A6;
- Poland’s 34th Armoured Cavalry Brigade – the Leopard 2A5;
- Sweden’s Wartofta Tank Company, Skaraborg Regiment – the Stridsvagn 122;
- The UK’s Queen’s Royal Hussars – the Challenger II;
- The U.S.’s 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division – the M1A2 SEP;
- Ukraine’s 1st Tank Company, 14th Mechanized Brigade – the T-84.
The Ukrainian team obtained a total of 520 points for offensive and defenseive ops during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge. This is the worst result among all the participants.
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Via @MJMarszalkowski pic.twitter.com/QqQszMcAii— Tom Antonov (@Tom_Antonov) 7 June 2018
