Why Leopard 1 is ideal for Ukraine now!
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Why the Leopard 1 makes so much more sense for Ukraine now than various other tanks like the Leopard 2, Challenger 2 etc. as so often it comes down to logistics. Additionally, although the Leopard 1 is rather dated and relatively weakly armored main battle tank, it is still equipped with a powerful gun and better armored and armed than most other vehicles and non-vehicles it faces. DISCLOSURE: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2023. https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/featured »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« our brains 00:00 Intro 00:22 Leopard 1 Chassis 01:34 Maintenance & Spare Parts 02:05 Personnel 02:23 Logistics 03:41 Training 04:11 Gun & Ammo 04:45 World-wide 05:11 Ammo Availability vs NATO Textbook 07:01 Lots of Targets 08:58 Summary 09:47 Leopard 2 #leopard1 #ukrainewar #leopard2
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