By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-25 15:53:58 | Updated at 2024-09-30 23:36:35
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The Leopard 2 Tank In Ukraine Was No ‘Game Changer’
National Security Journal ^ | 9/24/2024 | Brent M. Eastwood
Posted on 09/25/2024 8:51:14 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
One modern tank that was supposed to end the stalemate was the vaunted German Leopard 2 tank. This modern beast has all the goodies that you would expect. It is arguably NATO’s best tank produced by a European member. The Leopard is fast, powerful, and agile, with great armor and a respectable gun.
But how has it done in Ukraine? And what does that performance say about the overall future of the tank?
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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: militarydefense; tank; tanks
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Another day, another tank dead in Ukraine. So are these armored beasts now totally obsolete?
To: whyilovetexas111
Heavy use of drones has changed the equation.
2 posted on 09/25/2024 8:53:34 AM PDT by marron
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