Turkey send M-60T1 tanks to Syria.

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All very well spending a lot of money on rebuilding old tanks but why are shot traps still being designed into them?
 
Foo Fighter said:
http://defence-blog.com/army/turkey-sends-advanced-m-60t1-tanks-syria.html

All very well spending a lot of money on rebuilding old tanks but why are shot traps still being designed into them?
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What I find strange: why the M60's got such an upgrade, and not the Leopard 2's?
 
Foo Fighter said:
http://defence-blog.com/army/turkey-sends-advanced-m-60t1-tanks-syria.html

All very well spending a lot of money on rebuilding old tanks but why are shot traps still being designed into them?
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Modern armor doesn't work like that. HEAT doesn't deflect and APFSDS doesn't really either; a long-rod is likely to snap if it ricochets.
 
Cifu said:
Foo Fighter said:
http://defence-blog.com/army/turkey-sends-advanced-m-60t1-tanks-syria.html

All very well spending a lot of money on rebuilding old tanks but why are shot traps still being designed into them?
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What I find strange: why the M60's got such an upgrade, and not the Leopard 2's?
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I suspect that they need them more? They also have more of them.
 
Avimimus said:
Cifu said:
What I find strange: why the M60's got such an upgrade, and not the Leopard 2's?
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I suspect that they need them more? They also have more of them.
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IIRC, when Turkey ordered the Sabra upgrade from Israel Military Industries in the early 2000s, the German government had not yet approved the sale of Leo2s to Turkey.
 

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