13 minutes agoFrance Sends tanks to Romania
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Thirteen main Leclerc combat tanks are being transported by railway from Mourmelon-le-Grand to northeastern France at the Cincu base in Romania as part of the defence reinforcement on the eastern NATO arm. The shipment is the last “acre of a complex logistics operation consisting of road and rail transport of an armoured brigade with Romania's destination,”
The shipment is the last “acre of a complex logistics operation consisting of road and rail transport of an armoured brigade with Romania's destination,”, Colonel Samuel told AFP.
The goal is to strengthen the mission, under French command, which began on February 28, 2022 in response to Ukraine's Russian occupation.
The 13 tanks will travel “ply more than 2000km”, which is “a week's journey, with the railway, passing through five different countries in Europe”, he said.
“They are powerful war weapons, but they are placed in a defensive position,” he explained.
The first convoys of the armoured personnel carrier (VBCI) were launched on 18 October from the Mourmillon-le-Grand camp, with the help of the 516th Toul's supply regiment in eastern France.
In total, “are in the process of transporting about 150 combat vehicles, with all of their equipment and ammunition, which “demonstrate France's position on the NATO allies' side” in Eastern Europe, Colonel Samuel noted.
When asked about information from the newspaper Le Monde that Germany reportedly refused the road transport of these tanks, forcing France to rent trains, Colonel Samuel replied that “, which at the outset” the army had “predicted” to use railways and road transport.
“Curride was chosen to meet technical standards, mainly those of Germany. General logistics treatment is under way at the same time as was planned”, said earlier on AFP Colonel Pierre Godiguere, spokesperson for the General Staff of Armed Forces. /abcnews. al
