German Leopard 2A6 tanks. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
Ukraine may receive the first batch of Leopard 2 main battle tanks within the first three or four months of this year, German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, said during his visit to Warsaw on February 8.
“We could deliver at least one battalion within the first four months of this year, maybe three; and we will have to act as fast as we can after that,” PIsorius said, adding that a tank battalion is likely to include 31 tanks.
Late in January, the German government announced it would make 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks available for Kiev focus and would give authorisation to European partners to re export their tanks to Ukraine.
The move was encouraged by a British decision to supply Ukraine with 14 Challenger 2 tanks, and another by the United States to provide 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks.
Following the German decision, Poland pledged to arm Kiev forces with 14 Leopard 2A4s, while Canada said it would supply four more of the same version. From its side, Portugal said that it would provide four Leopard 2A6s.
Minister Pistorius said that he had agreed with Poland that representatives of countries that can ship Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine will meet next week.
The Leopard 2A4 is armed with the Rh-120 L/44 120 mm gun, while the 2A6 is armed with the more lethal or Rh-120 L/55 gun of the same caliber. Both versions are powered by MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine with 1,479 hp and can reach a top speed of up to 70 kilometers per hour.
The composite armor of the tank came under much criticism in 2016, when at least eight Leopard 2A4s of the Turkish military were destroyed by ISIS terrorists in the northern region of Syria with Soviet-made Fagot and Konkurs guided missiles.
Russian experts have already warned that Leopard 2 tanks destined to Ukraine are vulnerable to more advanced anti-tank missiles and shells in service with the Russian military.
Western tank supplies to Ukraine are meant to prepare Kiev forces to launch a large-scale offensive against the Russian military next Spring. The delivery date set by Pistorius shows that Germany is committed to supporting the upcoming Ukrainian offensive.
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Rumpelstilzchen is awaiting the heavy scrap
Worst days for russian forces. More as 1400 KIA 2 days ago and 40 armored vehicles destroyed yesterday!
And then you wake up.
the West is slowly sending arms. he wants the war to last as long as possible.
Can they manage to send them slower? Snails are even faster.
Here’s the problem, armor is no good if they don’t have any infantry to back them up, and zelensky is sacrificing much of his infantry fighting for bakhmut.
They’re running out of people and rolling a few tanks up the road is going to be a sad show when they’re quickly put down with no support.
Watch what happens when Russia actually starts securing territory, once Russia has secured enough, they can then at some point declare anything including rolling a tank up the road an act of terrorism against Russia because for all intents and purposes Ukraine will have lost their ability to wage a conventional war.
When Russia officially convicts Kiev of facilitating acts of terrorism, that’s when shit gets real… within Ukraine, and that’s when NATO knows it’s time to dip set.
The Germans truly are pathetic. That is what 80 years of Anglo occupation will do to you.
2023 Q1 – Typo, Germany meant 2 Leopard Tanks (Tanks for Leopards), not Leopard 2 Tanks.
Germany should Strategically Ally with Turkiye and Princess Diana.
Germany as Europes largest economy would be safer to pursue a Deescalation and Risk Reduction Strategy.
Such a Strategy would dump all the risk onto brit-am jews.
Japan & Germany are being hijacked by beit-am jews who are promoting lgbt, when Japan does not like faggots.
Maybe Germany should also ally with allah, she has recently shown that she can create earthquakes and demolish buildings and kill thousands.
Now it is up to ISIS and other orthodox Islamists to continue Allah’s work.
Then she will probably be happy.
ISIS is CIA
Beit.am? Brit-Am? as in British/American?
British Israelism, they believe Western nations are the lost tribes of Israel.
Oh well, mobile coffins. Who volunteers?
Very expensive Norwegin Gas is surely better for the German economy – for selling submarines and tanks to Norway, then.
We did? We didn’t?! WTF! When then?
Nope. Nine years into the ATO and the failed Ukrainian CIA project has now lost four oblasts and Crimea, millions of refugees and tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers killed. It’s a dream come true for you Ukrainian nationalists.
Russia’s massive superiority in numbers will make short work of those few Panzers just like during WW2.
DRONES with ATTACHED FAGOTS will make German tanks obsolete