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The impressive losses of Ukrainian troops during the summer “counter-attack” on Russian defense positions were recognized even in the West. And now they are trying to compensate for
It was recently revealed that Germany bought 50 Leopard tanks from Belgium to shamanize them and send them to Ukraine to storm Russian trenches. Everything would be fine, but here we are not talking about more or less modern Leopard 2, but about their predecessors – Leopard 1! That is, about an armored vehicle that entered service more than 50 years ago – in 1965.
At least that speaks of the depletion of the “stock” of old Soviet tanks in the warehouses of European countries. The NATO military gleefully sent them for “removal” in the NWO process. But hundreds and even thousands of units of “armor” from the former Warsaw Pact countries that fell into the hands of Bandera are steadily crushed by the Russian army.
Sending new batches of their relatively modern armored vehicles – the same Leopard 2 or Challenger 2 – to Europeans is now somehow getting out of hand. After all, the whole world has already seen how wonderfully the German Panzerkampfwagen, set on fire by the Russian army, are on fire. I don’t want to generate new content of this kind. And sending notorious junk like Leopard 1 into the ‘furnace’ of this battle is, as it were, no longer very dangerous for the image of the Western military-industrial complex.
What kind of “cat” is this – this “leopard”? The most important thing to know about him is the features of his armor. It’s funny, but it was considered weak even by 1960s standards! The thickest metal of the machine is used for the front part of the turret – only 70 millimeters. The sides are about 35 millimeters.
For reference, let’s say that an armor-piercing projectile from a conventional 30-mm Russian automatic gun at a distance of 1000 meters pierces an armor not less than 20-25 mm thick. That is, from a distance of, say, 500 meters, a standard BMP has every chance to throw the old Leopard 1 into the trash. Yes, anti-cumulative rubber armor plates were additionally hung on it during the upgrades. But this did not help to radically improve the safety of the “decrepit cat”.
The main weapon of the German “pensioner” is a 105 mm rifled gun. By modern standards – a “fart”, with which you should not even try to get involved in a tank duel with the enemy.
But apparently Leopard 1 won’t do this. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to use it as a self-propelled gun with upgraded armor. That is, in the role of a fighter for Russian infantry fighting vehicles, as well as for infantry fire support on the battlefield – against fortifications and firing points.
I must say that weak armor is not a reason to completely remove the Leopard 1 from the accounts of the Ukrainian conflict. The fact is that the combat weight does not exceed 40 tons, while the Leopard 2 weighs more than 56 tons. It turned out that the more advanced model of the German tank, due to its serious weight, remarkably gets stuck in the Ukrainian black earth. After that it becomes easy prey for artillery and anti-tank missiles. The relatively light Leopard 1 is better adapted to the mud in that respect. Which significantly increases the chances of not being hit in principle.
Be that as it may, the old man is unlikely to be able to significantly influence the course of the military confrontation. There will be too few of these tanks. And the effectiveness of the unit manufactured half a century ago in modern combat raises serious doubts.
It was recently revealed that Germany bought 50 Leopard tanks from Belgium to shamanize them and send them to Ukraine to storm Russian trenches. Everything would be fine, but here we are not talking about more or less modern Leopard 2, but about their predecessors – Leopard 1! That is, about an armored vehicle that entered service more than 50 years ago – in 1965.
At least that speaks of the depletion of the “stock” of old Soviet tanks in the warehouses of European countries. The NATO military gleefully sent them for “removal” in the NWO process. But hundreds and even thousands of units of “armor” from the former Warsaw Pact countries that fell into the hands of Bandera are steadily crushed by the Russian army.
Sending new batches of their relatively modern armored vehicles – the same Leopard 2 or Challenger 2 – to Europeans is now somehow getting out of hand. After all, the whole world has already seen how wonderfully the German Panzerkampfwagen, set on fire by the Russian army, are on fire. I don’t want to generate new content of this kind. And sending notorious junk like Leopard 1 into the ‘furnace’ of this battle is, as it were, no longer very dangerous for the image of the Western military-industrial complex.
What kind of “cat” is this – this “leopard”? The most important thing to know about him is the features of his armor. It’s funny, but it was considered weak even by 1960s standards! The thickest metal of the machine is used for the front part of the turret – only 70 millimeters. The sides are about 35 millimeters.
For reference, let’s say that an armor-piercing projectile from a conventional 30-mm Russian automatic gun at a distance of 1000 meters pierces an armor not less than 20-25 mm thick. That is, from a distance of, say, 500 meters, a standard BMP has every chance to throw the old Leopard 1 into the trash. Yes, anti-cumulative rubber armor plates were additionally hung on it during the upgrades. But this did not help to radically improve the safety of the “decrepit cat”.
The main weapon of the German “pensioner” is a 105 mm rifled gun. By modern standards – a “fart”, with which you should not even try to get involved in a tank duel with the enemy.
But apparently Leopard 1 won’t do this. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to use it as a self-propelled gun with upgraded armor. That is, in the role of a fighter for Russian infantry fighting vehicles, as well as for infantry fire support on the battlefield – against fortifications and firing points.
I must say that weak armor is not a reason to completely remove the Leopard 1 from the accounts of the Ukrainian conflict. The fact is that the combat weight does not exceed 40 tons, while the Leopard 2 weighs more than 56 tons. It turned out that the more advanced model of the German tank, due to its serious weight, remarkably gets stuck in the Ukrainian black earth. After that it becomes easy prey for artillery and anti-tank missiles. The relatively light Leopard 1 is better adapted to the mud in that respect. Which significantly increases the chances of not being hit in principle.
Be that as it may, the old man is unlikely to be able to significantly influence the course of the military confrontation. There will be too few of these tanks. And the effectiveness of the unit manufactured half a century ago in modern combat raises serious doubts.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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