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EU country buys 49 secondhand Leopard tanks for Ukraine, arms dealer says (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Versluys previously bought 50 Leopard 1 tanks for €37,000 each (about Β£29,600) that the Belgian government decommissioned in 2014 as part of a wider trend among western countries of cutting defence spending.

I never thought of myself as someone who'd own a tank, but at prices like that it actually seems like a realistic, attainable goal.

[–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

Right?? I mean, I don't think I can financially recover from that, but it's definitely something doable.

[–] Screeslope@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Curbside parking is a pain, though.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 1 points 2 years ago

Who'd issue a ticket to a guy in a tank though?