The Swiss army participates in an international tan competition
Keystone-SDA
From Thursday, around twenty soldiers from the Swiss army, with two Leopard 2 combat tanks, will participate in an international tan competition in Grafenwöhr (Germany). The goal is to strengthen defense capacity by exchanging with friendly countries.
(Keystone-ATS) The competition, which has existed since 2016, is aimed at the member states of NATO and their partners, the Swiss army said on Tuesday in a press release. Organized by the United States and Denmark, it will bring together sixteen tanks of tanks that will measure itself in disciplines such as the offensive and defensive combat shooting day and night, emergency shooting, vehicle identification, estimate Distances, medical evacuation, curved trajectory shots, pistol shooting or sport.
The Swiss delegation, which will return on February 19, is made up of militia soldiers who are doing their rehearsal lessons, with the support of career soldiers and army collaborators in logistics matters. In addition to the two tanks of type 87 Leopard 2, it can count on an identical third car, which will serve as a reserve, as well as on a Büffel repair tank and logistical means.
The army specifies that the competition offers it the opportunity to directly compare its level of education and its procedures for engagement with those of its international partners. It can also gain experience in international military cooperation and test the interoperability of its armored troops on the ground.
