The Challenger 2 is a main battle tank, designed to destroy other tanks. The Leopards have long been coveted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky due to their manoeuvrability on the battlefield and easiness to operate and maintain. They weigh 55 tonnes and can reach a top speed of 45mph.
They are manned by four people – a commander, a gunner, a loader and a driver – and are armed with a 120mm/L44 smoothbore gun that carries 42 rounds, as well as two 7.62mm machine guns and 16 smoke grenade dischargers. The tanks were specifically designed during the Cold War as a counter to the Soviet-era tanks used by Russia. It was originally developed by Krauss-Maffei for the former West German army.įor this reason, the tanks are widely used not only by the German military, but by Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey, as well as countries including Canada and Singapore.
The Leopard 2 is a German-made main battle tank that first came into service in 1979.
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