A good suggestion but I'm not sure. I think that Australia might have accepted help with upgrades. A night fighting capability at least would have been useful! I don't even think they had that back then. The Germans were still using their Leopard 1's at that time I think, as recon vehicles out in front of of the Leopard 2's - kind of like ablative armour - err I mean recon in force. So they probably wouldn't have come to the party, but if the US offered some M1's, Australia might have gone for it. All very political though of course you understand. It would have had to have been more than just a few and more like an entire SQN properly supported. And yeah, as for whether the US would have had any to spare would depend I supose on how early on in the T2K timeline they were offered. But you know, 101 Leopard tanks that never fired a shot in anger; that's sure got to lead to some pent up anger and frustration. They did load them up to send them to the INTERFET mission in East Timor but then proceeded to unloaded them again because they didn't want to give the Indonesians the wrong Idea? What a tease! They are currently for sale if anyone wants one? Personally I think they should get sent to Korea in at least one game - you know to dispose of them thoughtfully!
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