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Originally Posted by juret
So how will these money be spent? prices on Leopard 2 tanks will go up alot and the few production lines will be for german vehicles forcing all other countries in europe buy from other countries.Currently price on 1 leopard is 16 times higher then a modernised t72 but are pretty equal in combat support roles in ukraine. the t72 have better indirect support and HE round and leo 2 little better speed but are useless in mud in march and october.
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It also looks like Germany is going to need to spend more on recruitment, salaries, and benefits.
German army struggles to get Gen Z recruits ‘ready for war’
https://www.ft.com/content/30594f17-...a-57cdf0176841
The fact that jumped out to me was
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A quarter of the 18,810 men and women who signed up in 2023 left the armed forces within six months.
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