german training area just to the west of berlin. it is one of several locations where ukrainian forces have been training. there have been about 8,000 or 9,000 tankers trained. it s going to continue to increase. what you re seeing in this film is a pair of tanks. this is called a tank section. and what they re doing is learning the tricks of how to maneuver on territory and engage targets. inside those tanks are a four-man crew, a driver, a loader, a gunner and a tank commander, and what they have to do is not only coordinate what goes on inside the tank and firing that 105 millimeter gun, but they re also having to coordinate with that partner. you see both tanks in this film right now. they have to engage targets. you don t want to shoot at the same target with two different tanks. so they re continuously scanning, looking for targets down range. these leopard 1-a5s have been
The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall was identified as the previously unknown buyer who recently purchased 50 Leopard 1 tanks from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Aug. 8.