Ukraine Veteran: Why Leopard 1 is better than Leopard 2 for Ukraine

Ukraine is soon to receive 110 Leopard 1 (likely the variant 1A5). A German combat engineer fighting with the Legion in Ukraine explains why he thinks that the Leopard 1 is preferable over the Leopard 2 due to various reasons that are often missed. Additionally, we also look at some basic features of the Leopard 1. DISCLAIMER D: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019 & 2020. /c/DasPanzermuseum/featured DISCLAIMER A: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018 & 2019. /c/thetankmuseum Cover: Leopard 1A5, Rainer Lippert, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - /channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« https://twitter.com/ButtjerFreimann/status/1617926261757870080 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1617926261757870080.html https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1661480112183984128 https://esut.de/2023/02/meldungen/39862/exportgenehmigung-fuer-leopard-1/ Hilmes, Rolf: Kampfpanzer Leopard 1: Entwicklung, Serie, Komponenten. 1. Auflage, Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2019. Lobitz, Frank: Kampfpanzer LEOPARD 1 in der Bundeswehr - Frühe Jahre. Tankograd Publishing: Erlangen, Germany, 2006. Lobitz, Frank: Kampfpanzer LEOPARD 1 in der Bundeswehr - Späte Jahre. Tankograd Publishing: Erlangen, Germany, 2006. Hilmes, Rolf: Meilensteine der Panzerentwicklung Panzerkonzepte und Baugruppentechnologie. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2020. Jens’ first Leopard thread: https://twitter.com/jagdfliegen/status/1513949123283759112 Jens second Leopard thread: https://twitter.com/jagdfliegen/status/1514490562862366727 https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/ukraine-rheinmetall-leopard-panzer-lieferung-101.html https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/rheinmetall-bietet-ukraine-leopard-panzer-an-a-e733d728-2b90-4a38-abc3-ecc27aa83d57 00:00 Intro 00:22 News & Recent History (2022-2023) 01:22 Why the Leopard 1 is preferable to the Leopard 2 01:35 Main Battle Tank Focus wrong 02:38 Weapon Priorities for Ukraine 03:14 Older vs Newer tanks 04:03 Cost 05:30 Weight (tactics & logistics) 06:60 Leopard 1: Firepower 08:26 Leopard 1: Armor Protection 09:19 Leopard 1: Mobility 10:39 Leopard 1: Ergonomics 12:01 Summary #leopard1,#leopardukraine,#leopard2

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