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.

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Cover: Leopard 1A5, Rainer Lippert, CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

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00:00 Intro
00:22 News & Recent History (20222023)
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



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