The Ukrainian army is ready with its modern Western tanks as Ukraine’s tank brigades have now deployed the sophisticated Leopard-2 tanks and cutting-edge IFVs received from the NATO allies. Besides the Leopard-2, Kyiv will also deploy the British Challenger-2 MBTs. The US-made Abrams will only arrive by fall this year. File Image: T-14 Armata In fairness, the Swedes were testing a gimped version of the M1A2 Abrams that didn't have the DU armor layers. But, as far as I know, it's generally accepted among us Americans that the Leopard 2 series tanks are better armored than their American counterparts. Part of the Leopard 2A5 standard was the replacement of the perforated steel armor with perforated tungsten armor. This is part of why the Leopard 2A5 is 7 tonnes heavier than the Leopard 2A4. On top of the tungsten upgrade, the Leopard 2A5 also got the space armor wedges which provide excellent protection against shaped charges. Swiss Pz 87s in 2006. In six months of hard fighting as part of their long-planned southern counteroffensive, Ukrainian brigades have lost at least a dozen of the 71 German-designed Leopard 2 The U.S., Germany and U.K. are sending M1 Abrams, Leopards and Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to support their war with Russia. How do these tanks measure up . With some advantages, the Abrams has similar specs to the Leopard 2 tanks. The German tank is somewhat smaller than the Abrams and runs on diesel fuel, while the U.S. tank’s multi-fuel engine M1A2 Abrams tank (Photo: Wikipedia) Furthermore, the Leopard 2 was specifically designed to fight the exact tanks now used by Russia in Ukraine. At the same time, the German model is cheaper and easier to maintain than its American counterpart. The Abrams has a complex gas turbine engine. Both Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams can go beyond 70km/h. The M1 has much better torque for lower rpms than the Leo due to its gas turbine. M1's superior ammunition more than compensates for the smaller gun. Which has its own advantages, namely, it requires less space allowing better urban and forested engagements, flexes less, and more compact for The German government signaled it may send its own Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine if the U.S. also agrees to send Ukraine the M1 Abrams, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisting Germany will only act in The 42-ton, four-person Leopard 1A5 combines a hull and turret from the 1960s with optics and fire-controls from the 1980s and a modern, 105-millimeter main gun. The classic tank’s biggest

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