Kyiv hopes to buy Leopard-2 tanks from Germany.
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Russian T-90 tank (Prorev).
Kyiv hopes to buy Leopard-2 tanks from Germany. Let’s compare the capabilities of the “T-90SM” tank, which the Russian army has begun to use in its special military operations in Ukraine, with the German “Leopard” tank, which is expected to appear on the Ukrainian battlefield.
There are 7 “Leopard” models, the latest being the Leopard 2A7, which weighs 65 tons, is 2.79 meters tall, has a frontal armor thickness of 350 mm, and has the highest speed on asphalt roads. It has 65 km/h, 4 crew, 1500 horsepower engine and 42 bullets for the cannon.
Leopard-2 can travel up to 220 km without refueling. It is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore cannon.
The Russian tank “T-90MS” (“Prorev” meaning breakthrough) is one of the smallest tanks in the world, which is very important because its height does not exceed half a meter of 2,228 meters. Less than tank height “Leopard – 2″. ” German. The 125 mm smoothbore gun, which is also used as a guided missile launch pad, can engage slow-moving air targets as well as land armored vehicles.
Dynamic protection, on the other hand, can pass the current produced by the hollow bullet. The Russian tank is equipped with “Reflex-M” missiles, as well as 40 ammunition of various types.
In addition to 18 spare bullets distributed behind the tank turret, 22 shells are located inside the readjustment mechanism. The tank gun launches hollow and armor-piercing bullets at a distance of 4000 meters. It can also launch missiles at a distance of 5,000 meters. High explosive bullets and shrapnel can be thrown at a distance of 10,000 meters, the tank is 3 people.
The Russian tank is equipped with a diesel engine, which produces 1130 horsepower and uses different types of fuel, which allows acceleration on asphalt roads at a speed of up to 70 km / h. The Russian tank travels 500 km without refueling.
This means that not all foreign tanks competing with the T-90MS can aim at distances greater than 3,000 meters, meaning that the Leopard-2 cannot approach the T-90MS at a distance of 5,000 without being hit by itself . .
So, even if the “Leopard-2” tanks reach the battlefield in Ukraine, they will be an easy target for the “T-90MS” (“Prorev”) tanks with a shorter firing range than the “T -90”. , and the “T”, characterized by its small size. – 90 “(“Proref”) cannot hit.
Another advantage of Russian tanks is their light weight, which is 20 tons less than the “Leopard”, which reduces their ability to move quickly and maneuver.
Source: Rossiyskaya Gazeta
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