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Spanish Leopards compete against the rest of eFP tanks in the “Iron Spear” exercise

In Latvia
October 15, 2019

·      The exercise is held at every rotation and it gathers all the tank crewmen from the different Battle Groups

The NATO Operation Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) has conducted, from 10th to 12th October, the exercise “Iron Spear”, with participation of all tanks belonging to the countries involved in the operation and deployed in Poland and the three Baltic countries.

In particular, the following battle tanks have taken part in the exercise:  Leopard A-6 from Germany, Leopard A-4 from Norway, Challenger from Great Britain, Aiete from Italy, PT-91 from Poland, Abrams from the United States and Leopard 2E from Spain.

The exercise has included two fire demonstrations, one at daytime and the other at night, and has counted with the participation of all the tank crewmen taking part in the exercise. On Saturday 12th, a competition was held implying the crewmen to beat in the shortest possible time a number of targets with the shape of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and disembarked people. In past editions, German crews have always been awarded. Not this year, when the French crew “Leclerc” was the winner.

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