>

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 84%. (I'm a bot)


Ukraine is confident Britain will announce it plans to send about 10 Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv shortly, a move it hopes will help Germany finally allow its Leopard 2s to be re-exported to the embattled country.
A handful of Challenger 2s, taken from the UK's existing fleet of 227, would not in itself make much difference on the battlefield, but it would be the first time any western country has agreed to send its own heavy armour to Ukraine.
Ukraine has said it wants 300 western tanks as part of a wider resupply effort to help it drive out the Russian invaders, using the heavy armour to help it overcome Moscow's forces who are digging in along the frontline in the south and east of the country.


Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Ukraine^#1 decision^#2 country^#3 tank^#4 Germany^#5
I thought the UK just retro fit old tanks to make them challenger 3’s, didn’t know they still had challenger 2’s lying around >

We're only upgrading 150/220 but hopefully we either upgrade or build some more because 150 is a disgracefully low number
I get times change but 1000 Chieftains -> 420 Challenger 1s -> 390 Challenger 2s -> 150 Challenger 3s is just sad >

Soon we shall have one MEGA TANK! >

With any luck this will trigger the rest of the NATO members to start providing items of a more offensive nature. Time to step up the support geared towards winning rather than defending.