The Ukrainian army is ready with its modern Western tanks as Ukraine’s tank brigades have now deployed the sophisticated Leopard-2 tanks and cutting-edge IFVs received from the NATO allies. Besides the Leopard-2, Kyiv will also deploy the British Challenger-2 MBTs. The US-made Abrams will only arrive by fall this year. File Image: T-14 Armata
For instance, the Leopard 2 has better roof armor in the case of DPICM artillery rounds. The M1 is, if I recall correctly, somewhat better armored in some other areas. The gun on the newer Leopard models is an L55 gun with higher performance than the L44 guns on the Abrams and the -2a4 Leos, but our M829A4 depleted uranium ammunition is a
Recently forty T-90Ms, the latest variant of the T-90, were reported to be ready for delivery in the near future to combat units. Similar to the M1A2 SEP v3, this is an upgrade kit that builds First, the move is largely symbolic. Zelenskyy requested three hundred tanks; the combined allotment of Abrams, Leopard 2, and Challenger 2 tanks is right now around one hundred. It will take time to get these materials to the field of battle and to train forces to operate them effectively. There will thus be a time lag from decision to deployment. ljQ7HL.