The Leopard 2, Germany's flagship main battle tank, has been a symbol of technological superiority in armored warfare since its inception. Designed during the Cold War, the Leopard 2 was tailored to meet the demands of a high-intensity conflict against the Warsaw Pact forces. Yet, the real crucible of its capabilities would not be in…
The tankers AFP spoke with seemed to be happy with their Leopard 1A5s. This despite the 40-ton tanks being the least-armored tanks in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine.
Ukraine has lost approximately one-fifth of its NATO-supplied Leopard tanks in the conflict zone, thus compelling the Kiev regime to transition to refurbished T-72s from the Soviet era.