By Natali Moss
For Ukraine, it is first and foremost suitable for convenient logistics: getting leopards from Germany or Poland is much easier than waiting for the supply of American tanks M1 Abrams. The Leopard-2 revolutionary armor armored body (tank module). Tower and board have additional armored modules. German engineers use composite armor - a combination of steel slabs of varying degrees of hardening, as well as elastic and non -metallic materials.
This combination can significantly increase the efficiency of confrontation of enemy shells and missiles. Leopard-2 was designed as a tank that should withstand a projectile of 125 Soviet-type caliber up to 1. 5 km at the expense of its armor, that is, without additional dynamic protection. Therefore, such combat vehicles can remain on the battlefield after several hit. One of the disadvantages of the tank is its weight: almost 60 tons.
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