For months, Kiev has been demanding the delivery of Leopard 2 heavy battle tanks from Germany to defend against Putin’s invading forces. But what makes the model potentially war-decisive for Ukraine and why isn’t there such a loud call for tanks from other NATO countries? The backgrounds.
Manufactured by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), the Leopard 2 is the backbone of armored forces in more than a dozen countries – including Austria. But there were other types of tanks in NATO – from the American M1 Abrams to the French Leclerc and the British Challenger-2 to Italy’s Ariete. In terms of armament, most are not much different from the Leopard 2. But there are other important differences.
Source: Krone
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