Strong_Europe_Tank_Challenge_2016_(26301492974)

The Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC) was an annual, multinational

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platoon competition held from 2016 to 2018 at Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, and hosted by the

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and the

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Description

Crews from

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and non-NATO partners compete in defensive/offensive mounted and dismounted operations. Platoons rotate throughout 12 events with 1,500 possible points in total. The first challenge was held in 2016, with

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taking first place. The 2017 challenge saw

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

placing first, with Germany and the

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taking second and third, respectively. The competition has not been held since 2018.

Results

2016

The 2016 competition was the first SETC competition. Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia sent one platoon; the United States sent two. The Czech Republic planned to send a platoon, but the unit failed to arrive. No official place list for team behind the third place was published.

2017

The second annual competition included three newcomers, Austria, Ukraine and France. Italy, Denmark and Slovenia did not appear.

2018

The third annual competition took place from June 3rd to the 8th and included two newcomers: Sweden and the United Kingdom.

References

External links

Strong Europe Tank Challenge

Strong Europe Tank Competition 2017 • Video Of All 6 Nations
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