"Raise Operational Opportunities": Armed Forces Test Version of LEOPARD 1A5 Tank (Video)
On the published video mechanics-drivers work out basic exercises for the development of automatic skills, such as turning on the spot, passing through narrow areas, overcoming mine-explosive barriers and lifting on hills without rolling back. Leopard 1A5 - The main combat tank of German development was arrived in 1987. It was created as a universal tank with a tower that rotates 360 degrees. A four -person crew can hit goals in all directions.
The main weapon can rise by 20 degrees and fall into 9, which provides greater flexibility in different conditions, including. and in heavy terrain and urban environment. The tank has considerable size: length - 7. 09 meters, width - 3. 37 meters and height - 2. 76 meters. The combat mass reaches 40 tons, which makes it simultaneously strong and mobile in the face of confrontation with various threats.
Leopard 1A5 was exported to several countries, including Brazil, Greece and relatively recently in Ukraine. The exact number of armed tanks remains uncertain, but this tank continues to play a key role in military arsenals. Germany Minister Boris Pistorius, during a meeting in Ramstein format on September 6, confirmed that Germany had already put 58 LEOPARD 1A5 combat tanks in collaboration with Denmia.
Another 77 tanks of the same model must be transmitted in cooperation with the Netherlands and Denmark. According to Army Recognition journalists, recent trials are an important step in the efforts of Ukraine to integrate military equipment into their own strength, which should increase the operational opportunities in the context of the ongoing war. Recall that, according to the Armed Forces officer, the unarmed soldiers of the Russian Federation are sent to dig trenches, but only 50%survive.