Philippines without tanks “on wheels”. The caterpillars will fill the gap? [ANALYSIS]

Under the 2021 contract, the Philippines ordered 18 light tanks utilizing the Sabra/Sabrah tower strategy embedded on the universal track platform ASCOD 2. besides on the same chassis was obtained a method safety car and [command vehicle](https://defence24.pl/power-arms/philipine-with-untypical-car-command). In addition to the caterpillar platforms, under a larger contract, the transportation of 10 fire support vehicles/tank destroyers was besides contracted. These, in turn, are to be a hybrid of the armored wheel transporter Pandur II 8 × 8 and the mentioned Sabra tower. It is expected that the transportation of these types of vehicles will be completed by mid-year. This, however, did not happen and the Philippines were to choice up 10-18 wagons on the caterpillar chassis and no on the wheeled traction.