Leopard 2 Failure: Why the World’s 'Best' Tank Is Flopping in Ukraine (www.19fortyfive.com)

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[-] eleitl@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What a curious article. The Russians have made mincemeat of all Abrams and Leopards delivered, yet the author extolls their virtues. They say they failed because Ukrainians are not using them properly. Yet in a recent combat simulation Ukrainians slaughtered NATO forces. Draw your own conclusions.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

yeah weird article, though they hint at a plausible reason at the beginning of the article.

i don't suppose logistics for a 47-liter 1500 horsepower turbocharged diesel tank that is supposed to be state of the art is simple on any situation other than an easy massacre.

maybe i simply just don't understand how this works, but didn't the last fascist empire to take on russia had exactly this problem with their tanks last time around?

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