Admiral Beez
Major
I have no doubt that within my lifetime we see the beginning of Skynet.
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I have no doubt that within my lifetime we see the beginning of Skynet.The U.S. Army was testing a "mule" robot ages ago.
As disturbing as it may sound, cybernetic warfare is going to be the next step.
Unfortunately, employing AI on the battlefield violates Asimov's "laws of robotics".
Leo1 has very little armour and no protection from even the most primitive Russian AT weapons. The reason the Leo2 was introduced was that the Leo1 did not measure up to the T-72, the very tank the Russians are using in Ukraine. I'd rather we send Ukraine the Leo2s they asked for. As I understand it, it's politics, not a lack of availability that is holding up the Leo2s for Ukraine.Leo 1 tanks approved to go to Ukraine. This just in from the BBC:
Manufacturers in Germany have been authorised to send Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, a government official has just confirmed.
One irony for those history-shy politicians in Berlin, is the Leopard 1 design by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH (KMW) began only eleven years after KMW produced their last Tiger II tank in 1945. There's no MBT in Europe that's as chronologically close to Germany's eastern front past. And before you reply that there's no relevant connection between the vehicles of WW2 and the postwar era and that my conjecture above is meaningless.... that's my point. Berlin needs to get over the WW2 guilt/shyness and help Ukraine with modern tanks, now.Officials in Berlin have declined to confirm the number due to be sent.
KMW didn't manufacture the King Tiger, that was Henschel.One irony for those history-shy politicians in Berlin, is the Leopard 1 design by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH (KMW) began only eleven years after KMW produced their last Tiger II tank in 1945. There's no MBT in Europe that's as chronologically close to Germany's eastern front past.
I wonder if there's a warehouse full of Henschel's Kanonenjagdpanzer, essentially a remake of the Third Reich's Jagdpanzer IV to send.
Of we can forget the rubbish of old, and send the Leo2 tanks Ukraine is asking for.
Which is fair enough since VW wouldn't have been able to do a very good job of it.KMW didn't manufacture the King Tiger, that was Henschel.
Krupp, on the otherhand, did manufacture tanks (amongst other things) during WWII and they manufactured the postwar Leopards.
But Porsche did!Which is fair enough since VW wouldn't have been able to do a very good job of it.
True cause they knew how to make stuff longer (beetle length tank?probably not)But Porsche did!
But Porsche did!