#leopard 2

[captain-price-unofficially]

Leopard 2A6 refueling at a Danish gas station in 2015

#leopard 2 #tanks #german armor #german tanks #modern

[mundua]

#war #.ua #tanks #snow #.fi #Leopard 2

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

As indigenous Latvian citizen, I want to say that arming Ukraine is the single best use of tax payer money for decades. A strong military force, the readiness to use it and the complete dismantling of the consequences of the Russian occupation is the only way to protect the security of all of Eastern Europe and Baltic States...

#Ukraine #Leopard 2 #peace talks #russian defeat #peace #russian war crimes #meme

[mapsontheweb]

Leopard 2 tanks in the European armies: number of units at the start of 2023

by @leparisieninfog

#maps #twittersourced #leparisieninfog #tanks #europe #leopard 2 #2023

[ladiesandgenerals]

#leopard 2

[all-action-all-picture]

Battle Weapons File - Leopard Tank from Battle Action Force No. 522, dated 4 May 1985. Art by Eric Bradbury. This is the 'Leopard 1' that ceased production in 1984. The Leopard 2 had entered service in 1979. Treasury of British Comics.

#battle #battle action force #04may #1985 #leopard 1 #leopard 2 #eric bradbury #battle weapons file

[capt-riverdry]

Leopard 2A4

Leopard 2A4 with Advanced  Modular  Armour  Protection as seen in the National Day parade Singapur in 2010

Wikipedia

#tank #panzer #leopard #2 #leopard 2 #leopard 2a4 #mbt #afv #armour #singapur

[historyandwarfare]

Development of Leopard 2 Tank

Development of Leopard 2 tank began in 1960s, when United States and Germany were intensively working on their project of new tank under label MBT/KPz-70. At that time, MBT-70 had the highest priority in both countries, so much so that one article forbade both countries from developing any other tanks in parallel with it. MBT/KPz-70 project was very ambitious, with goal of creating a new concept…

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#development #Leopard 2 #Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank

[zeroz2ro]

14? Emiatt ment ez a cirkusz? Ha az oroszok az első nap kilövik mindet akkor mi lesz?

#németország #tank #világ #olaf scholz #leopard 2

[main-battle-tank]

#Leopard 2A7DK #Leopard 2 #Leopard 2A7

[captain-price-unofficially]

Two of three Leopard 2A6NLs Portugal donated to Ukraine in transit.

#modern #russo-ukrainian war #leopard 2 #tanks #german armor #german tanks

[tanksandbeyond]

A Leopard 2 of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force during exercise Trident Juncture moving from the city of Drevsjø towards Øversjødalen, Norway, November 4th, 2018.

#tanks #military #leopard 2 #German tanks #NATO

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

The Lithuanian military evaluated “the German Leopard, the American Abrams and the [South] Korean Black Panther tanks,” according to the minister.

The key evaluation criteria the military used to select its preferred vehicle included the price and maintenance costs, operational environment, mobility, safety, adaptability, protection, firepower, and interoperability, Anušauskas said.

He did not disclose the estimated value of the planned procurement and the number, or variant, of Leopard 2 tanks to be purchased(..)

P.S. Very good news! glad for the commitment of our southern neighbours to strengthen their defences!

Abrams is very heavy tank, expensive to operate, and the Americans wouldn't sell the most modern version either...! Also, we don't know who the American people will vote for president! If the Kremlin-obedient Trump's gang comes to power there, then the acquisition and operation of Abrams tanks may become problematic. Actually, when buying American armament or any other armament produced in the West, it is worth buying in time the sets of spare parts necessary for the repair of equipment...! We never know what kind of "useful idiots" the Kremlin will elect in the next election...

Maybe a better source of arms purchases would be South Korea: 1) they better understand the threat posed by Russians and Communist China: 2) they maintain a sufficiently high production capacity of the military industry...

In any case, it would be much better if modern tanks were produced in one of the Eastern European countries...

#Lithuania #Leopard 2 #main battle tank #Baltic States #defense of europe #military industry #South Korea #USA #Germany #Eastern Europe

[warsofasoiaf]

I have two sets of questions, one regarding the Russo-Ukrainian War and the other regarding Turkey.

The first is about sending main battle tanks to the Ukrainians. I'm sure you know the British are sending 14 Challenger II tanks and the Poles are poised to send several Leopard II's. One question I have is how impactful do you think these tanks will be? And as an extra question, do you agree with the Pentagon's assessment that sending M1 Abrams tanks is is not what the Ukrainian's need, and that they would be better off receiving other forms of materiel?

My second question is in regards to Erdoğan's stance on NATO and Russia as a whole. I'm sure you saw that Erdoğan said that Turkey will not grant Sweden NATO membership after right wingers in Sweden burned several copies of the Quran. Clearly Erdoğan is just using this as an excuse to deny Sweden NATO status. But why? Why deny Sweden NATO membership, what does he gain from doing that? And by other question regarding Erdoğan and Turkey is their relationship with Russia. The Turks plan to buy S-400 missiles from Russia are are interested in buying Su-57's, but at the same time the Turks have been fighting the Russians in Syria, supported Ukraine since Crimea was annexed, and supported opposing sides in the Libyan Civil War and in the Nagorno-Karabakh War. So why are they willing to do business with each other?

Sorry for the bombardment of questions.

If the Ukrainians can develop an armor unit with Leopard II's and IFV support such as Bradleys, it can become a frighteningly effective force against the Russians. As we've seen in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian artillery targeting moves at a slug's pace, so a mobile armor unit can hit hard and be on the move before taking battery fire. It would be quite useful in establishing a thrust toward Melitopol and severing the land bridge to Crimea and potentially severing the Russian forces in two.

The Abrams would have problems in being deployed - the Leopard is definitely more effective given the terrain. I wouldn't underestimate the Ukrainians in understanding and adapting the Abrams, but I do understand that most repair and refit facilities can't service an Abrams engine, whereas the Leopards can just be shunted over the border to Poland. But at the same time, we've got Abrams that we aren't using, even for training, so I'm okay with sending a few Abrams if it puts egg on Olaf Scholz's face and gets him to release the Leopards.

Erdogan is facing severe problems at home. His very stupid Fisherist economic policies have caused inflation in Turkey to skyrocket, and so he's trying to salvage the upcoming elections by picking fights and pandering to the nationalist base. Erdogan wants to pick fights with Kurds, with Greece, and with Sweden to tell the people back home that he's fighting for Turkey's place as a pre-eminent power, coupling that with selling the grain deal to say that he's no mindless bravo. Make no mistake, Erdogan's stance on Sweden joining NATO has absolutely nothing to do with Turkish strategy and everything to do with Erdogan preserving his political career. After all, given the release of the Su-57 data on Warthunder, it's obvious that the plane is comparable in stealth to 30-year old aircraft, any modern radar system is going to light up like a Christmas tree. It has 0.1-1m² RCS, no sensible strategist would want to purchase the Su-57 with that large of a radar cross-section. It isn't stealthy, so either buy an aircraft that is or buy a cheaper or more effective multirole platform without stealth. It does fit into Erdogan's strategy of painting itself as an interlocutor between Russia and the West, again to sell Turkey as a pre-eminent power capable of producing great geopolitical feat.

It won't work out in Erdogan's favor, but he's backed himself into a corner and would rather ruin Turkey than lose.

Thanks for the question, Bruin.

SomethingLikeALawyer, hand of the King

#modern politics #nato #m1 abrams #leopard 2 #engineering #technology

[ladiesandgenerals]

#leopard 2

[nightsnotover]

"The White Death in Modern Armor" 1/35 Finnish Leopard 2A6 in winter whitewash, on a cutaway hull-down base

#finland #plamo #scalemodels #diorama #leopard 2