Footage Shows Captured Leopard 2A6 Tank Under Study in Russia: Intel. on NATO Armour Valuable

The video confirms that at least one German-supplied Leopard 2A6 main battle tank seized from the Ukrainian army has been sent to Uralvagonzavod, Russia's main tank manufacturing plant, for research. Russian media reported that experts are analyzing the tank's components, systems and subsystems to obtain intelligence about its capabilities, including “assessing the actual military technical level of the various systems and the captured vehicle itself.” with Ukraine Captured older Leopard 2A4Tanks, although these outdated vehicles are not expected to provide significant valuable intelligence, a greater number of tanks have been delivered to Ukraine. >

Leopard 2A6 tanks were &nbsp ;It was quickly photographed Material On April 21, another Leopard 2A6 was captured. While the Russian-produced tank class is much more advanced than the Leopard 2A6, and the benefits of reverse-engineering its technology are expected to be limited, the ability to better understand the tank's performance advantages and limitations will be particularly valuable in any future confrontation with NATO, And could be passed on to strategic partners such as Syria and Belarus, whose borders also face hostile NATO members equipped with Leopard 2s. title=”First video of destroyed Leopard 2A6 (left) and scrapped Leopard 2A6″

Some remaining Leopard 2 tanks of the Ukrainian Army participated Offensive entered Russia's Kursk region in early August and filmed >Confirmed destructionof these vehicles. These vehicles are primarily reserved for elite units such as the 47th Mechanized Brigade, and their participation in attacks on Russian positions is a particularly sensitive issue for Moscow because of historical memories of German tanks playing a pioneering role in German-led European armies. . . >Emphasis At that time, tanks had proven to be “almost invulnerable super weapons.” “Of the fewer than 100 Leopard 2s in service in Ukraine, at least 26 have been destroyed; others are inoperable due to repair and maintenance problems,” the document states. The impact on the tank-class's reputation is expected to have a negative impact on its export image outside the Western world.