Leopard 2 Powerpack Change

Changing the powerpack of a Leopard 2A7V in about 20 minutes. Recorded at the open door day of Panzerbataillon 393 und versorgungsbataillon 131 in Bad Frankenhausen.
Tag der offenen Tür Panzerbataillon 393 und versorgungsbataillon 131, Kyffhäuser-Kaserne Bad Frankenhausen.

[@_n_l_]

Btw: If need be, the recovery vehicle can take its own engine out and put it into a tank - so it can transplant it's own heart. Pretty impressive.

[@Nidvard]

How would it be able to lift? does it have a separate generator or something to drive the hydraulics?

[@antonjohansson9044]

@@Nidvard It uses its own batteries to power a reserve hydraulic pump

[@notlikely4468]

NATO FallEx 87 We had to pull the pack out of a Leo bridge layer to keep a Leo in service But...then we needed the bridge layer So they popped the engine into the bridge layer Put the bridge in Then...who needs a bridge layer with no bridge? So put the engine back Fit to fight!

[@gunnergunnersen79]

yup this was slowmode :D

[@terruwuism]

​@@notlikely4468 that's great stuff. This is compatibility at it's finest I love it.

[@georgkohlhas8131]

We did the same demo with my (me being the driver) Leopard 1A3 in 1977. The audience was much closer by in my case and when the engine had been put back in, I was supposed to drive out quickly. To my horror I noticed that my brakes weren't working when I needed them, luckily not driving in the direction of the audience and I could stop it with the emergency hand brake. Turned out the mechanics had forgotten to reconnect the brake hydraulic lines 😨

[@jaakkoohable]

Close one! In a normal situation you'd probably test the brakes and systems before any fast maneuvering, but a show is a show of course!

[@MorningNapalm]

@@jaakkoohable I wonder how long this operation takes on a Russian MBT. Two guys to take out the old rubber band, two to put the new one in, and all four to wind it for the next mission?

[@conantdog]

@@MorningNapalm Yea who's laughing now about Russian equipment, it's only the most functional equipment on the battle field . Have you seen their air superiority aircraft ? Russian aircraft do acrobatic maneuvers no other aircraft in existence can do. Their aircrafts reliability is also unmatched. Educate yourself.

[@MorningNapalm]

@@conantdog LOL, Russia is only making any gains here by throwing an entire generation of their youth in front of Ukrainian guns, and they have long lost air superiority and moved their active aircraft further and further into into deep Russia, far from the front lines. I have no idea what you are gloating about, but it isn't fact based. Wake up.

[@James-zj3ud]

"My leopard 1A3" Just being able to say that would be a privilege in itself

[@lukum55]

The Abrams' whine is no match for the roar of the Leopards turbo-diesel, that sound is just magnificant.

[@unlink1649]

Even more impressive than the Leo I personally find the Biz Büffel. That thing can literally pull a stuck tank out of the mud. It's just insane how much power these machines have.

[@Soulessdeeds]

I loved the smell of the Abram's exhaust as crazy as that is. That turbine burns so much cleaner that any diesel I ever worked on.

[@James_Cook_Explorer]

But everyone wants to have Abrams, it is just better apart from the roar of the diesel engine :)

​@@James_Cook_Explorer LMFAO

[@Chiron84]

@@James_Cook_Explorer The Leopard has more range, is faster, has the better main gun, is easier to maintain and costs less. Plus the Diesel engine roar, apparently.

[@ikashibimauler]

As a guy who has garage swapped an engine in an SUV, this blows my mind.

[@bertnl530]

The great thing is that the clutch and automatic gearbox is included in such powerpack.

[@richardmessenger9474]

I have done APC packs in mid winter in the middle of nowhere at -10c..asbolute misery... I'm 69 and find swopping engines/ gearboxes on my driveway a lot easier than a German winter...😆😆

[@gusgone4527]

@@richardmessenger9474 You have six years on me. I remember German winters from my BAOR days. They certainly would have favoured the Red Army Siberian troopers.

[@gusgone4527]

This demonstration is not even done in quick time. I do not know what the Bundeswehr record is but I watched them do this in the field. Oh boy were they quick! Had to be 15 mins start to finish. The trickiest bit is apparently using the guides when installing the new engine if the tank is not on level ground. Thankfully, there are ways and means around that too. Including the armoured recovery vehicle towing the tank to somewhere flat before starting.

[@richardmessenger9474]

@@gusgone4527 absolutely...our cold weather kit was non existent....👍👍

[@andresilvasophisma]

My car is in the shop for a week just to replace the two front shocks. I should hire these guys.

[@tonylam9548]

It is the way they design the tank for easy maintenance, not those guys.

[@Falko-Nanda]

Motorwechsel in 25 Minuten, Respekt.

[@45mmluftdruckkeller6]

Unter Idealbedingungen.

[@MonkPetite]

The sound of this video is awesome. Perfect engine noise.. thanks for sharing .

[@iangarrett3308]

The MTU MB873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin turbo-charged diesel engine 1,500 Horsepower at 1,103kW, at 2,600 rpm Those turbo-chargers were singing!!!

[@lockervomhocker9795]

Perfect German Engineering

[@highze]

Du hast keine Ahnung vo Engineering.

[@lockervomhocker9795]

@@highze Komisch dass so viele Armeen die Teile haben wollen...

[@highze]

Die sind auch sicher gut! Dein Patriotismus für eine Wissenschaft von der du mutmaßlich keine Ahnung hast nervt.

[@lockervomhocker9795]

@@highze So ist es nunmal und Du alleine wirst es nicht ändern können. Unsere Produkte will halt jeder haben. Das unterscheidet uns von den Kameltreibern. Im Übrigen, ich finde der M1 ist auch nicht schlecht, ganz im Gegenteil. Sicher ist auch, an anderer Stelle müssen sich manchmal die Systeme halt ergänzen, wenn man nichts passendes am Lager hat.

[@florianstrobel93]

@@lockervomhocker9795 Zurzeit wollen aber alle das südkoreanische Modell haben, da die schneller geliefert werden können

[@dereckjtbear2175]

Not surprising, German engineering and technicians. Impressive. Out-In 25minutes

[@boraonline7036]

If this would also count for our military air crafts. In the near future we will to buy Fighters from the US and Drones from Israel. The Eurfighter is more a hype and needs to ooften maintenance. Tornado is too old, already and our drone porject is a fail.

[@unlink1649]

Basically a box stop under battle conditions. Imagine taking a hit and limping home. New engine, new armor plates, good to go 35 mins. Long enough to take a potty break and get a snack.

[@mikezahnow1605]

If German engineering is so great then why did they lose WW2 tell me. After losing my job in the USA by a German owned company I will never buy anything made in Germany as long as I live! Poor business practices,management, and they only care about money, not people. Corporate Germany can stay in Germany!

[@brian8410]

Yes, but apparently it takes 4 mechanics 6 hrs to change out a turret hatch cover hinge.

[@ungeknickterkerl870]

Einwandfrei!

[@borland8513]

My fastest M1 pack change was about 20 minutes, but in the field. We only had 7 people, and 3 vehicles(The M1, a recovery vehicle, and cargo truck delivering the new pack). Usually, if everything goes relatively well it takes closer to 45 minutes, even if in the motor pool. My slowest pack change was about 1 hour 45 minutes. . . in the field, at night, under light discipline(Read outside at night with 0 lights, not even flashlights). The reason it took so long was my rigger didn't see the angle of my cables and we crushed a part on the pack that had to be changed. Craziest pack change I did was changing the pack from the side on an incline. The M1, and recovery vehicle are not designed to swap packs from the side.

[@Soulessdeeds]

Even though I was a Bradley mechanic. I was also M88 qualified I ended up pulling ALLOT of M1 Abrams packs over my 15 yrs. Its a easy pack to pull but sometimes can be a pain to drop back in if the tank is on uneven terrain thus the engine guides don't line up right. But overall its pretty easy to remove and replace. Seeing this video I think it's pretty similar to an Abrams but the Leopard is probably a little quicker to reconnect due to not being a turbine engine. Other wise pretty much the same. P.S. The German recovery vehicle has always looked weird to me with the crane lol. I think I prefer the M88s boom for lifting.

[@gaborgredely1848]

Fiatal őrmesterként én is tank szerelő voltam ,82-86 között, a magyar seregben. T-55 T-55 javitottam, mekkora munka volt! Főleg téle.

[@CoreUnlmtd]

It's looking kinda weird because it's based on a Leopard 2 chassis and must fit very demanding needs. But the great benefit is, because it shares many components like the power unit with the Leopard 2, it is able to donor it's own engine.

[@_Jester_]

M88 has to turn the whole tank to rotate a load away while the german crane is on a swivel, the vehicle doesn't have to move. It might look funny but in my book that's more effective.

[@gusgone4527]

I imagine the silhouette of the M88 is somewhat bigger than the leopard based ARV. It's armour is likely thinner too.

[@davidjacobs8558]

I heard USA tried out German Power pack for M1 back in 1997 with MTU MT-883 engine and RENK HSWL 295TM transmission. and also with American diesel power pack in 1999 with Continental AVDS 1790 V12 engine and Allison X7050 transmission.

[@ulrichreszat1610]

Respekt, gute Arbeit....

[@wontee2]

Good teamwork, but I reckon that the man working underneath the tank deserves major credit. He didn't stop working from start to finish of the exercise.

[@boogie153]

Immer wieder faszinierend, wie schnell das geht. Auch wenn vorher schon etwas Vorarbeiten gemacht wurden, schon klasse. Wenn das bei den heutigen Autos auch so schnell gehen würde....

[@sailas9095]

Тут видно, что всё происходит без подготовительных работ, танк сам приехал и его обслужили. Оперативно сработали

[@stjoes1231]

Simply amazing! ... engine swap in less than 30 minutes.....on a tank!

[@alainpierlot3421]

Sehr gut arbeit, bravo

[@boraonline7036]

Served well the Leopard 2. But I think and hope the Panther KF51 will be a worthy successor.

[@unlink1649]

The Bundeswehr isn't publicly discussing this yet. I'd personally be in favor, after they evaluated that thing.

[@Chiron84]

The KF51 is a demonstrator. It'll never enter service as we've seen it.

[@monkeystealhead]

Maybe this video helps showing people how fast a Leopard 2 Power-pack can be swapped. There are many people that don’t believe it can be done in 10min.

[@thewomble1509]

In perfect conditions and not at war.

[@monkeystealhead]

@@thewomble1509 Lets say on another tank it takes one hour. Than they will make it faster in war conditions?!

[@thewomble1509]

@MR PTRS What if ten minutes is the optimum speed? Where do you go with your argument?

[@Ganiscol]

@@thewomble1509 Schneller! SCHNÄÄÄLLAAA!!😅

[@XX-lw2bg]

@@Ganiscol 🤣🤣.....and they WILL ....🇩🇪🫡

[@adeeponionbrah]

Great planning and skill. A treat to see!

[@carloschavez5368]

That power pack swap is a design that was adopted by the German engineers while working on a joint venture with the US - Chrysler engineers back in the early 80s before the outcome of the M1 Abrams. USA and Germany built a tank but it had many set backs and major failures, it was scrapped. M1 Abrams was the outcome of the bailout program for Chrysler which is designed with a power pack unit also but it's a turbine engine- transmission instead, and the leopard tank is a V-12 diesel and transmission power pack unit also. It both work well and easy replaceable in the field of operation. Great tanks both and will destroy all Russian junk tanks in today's world.

[@arjanvanraaij8440]

That project was doomed to fail if you can't agree on what size system you're going to use. Usa adopted 120mm rheinmetal gun.

[@HaVoC117X]

Leopard 1 already had a powerpack which could be replaced within 30mins just like the Leopard 2. The conncept of powerpack/poweregg was introduced on german fighters and bombers in wwII. They didnt adoped anything in this regard from us engineers.

[@DIESEL-ZOV]

Получается, если заклинило поворот башни двигатель поменять не получится 🙄🤔? И ещё, как может помочь скорость замены двигателя на поле боя? Враг получается должен подождать пока эти на Леопарде поменяют двигатель? 🙄🤔😂 Ещё, как встанут автокран и танк технического обеспечения в случае если леопард сломается в городской застройке среди многочисленных домов? Последние боевые действия показывают, что современная война происходит именно в городской черте. Особенно армия Украины любит прятаться в городах и за мирным населением! Зачем нужен весь этот цирк, на какую публику он рассчитан? На девушек +60 и дети -12? Жизнь танка на поле боя 6 минут, леопарды в Сирии это доказали!!! Бронирование у леопардов дерьмо как и у твоего абрамса, это доказала война в Ираке, множество уязвимых зон, особенно для подрыва боевого комплекта! Все ваши дерьмовые танки расчитаны для войны с теми кто не может ответить встречным огнём. Напомни мне хоть одну войну с участием США и НАТО в целом где вы вышли победителями с гордо поднятой головой? Вы только и умеете воевать с бедуинами и туземцами, также сбрасывать атомные бомбы (Херосима, Нагасаки) на города с мирным населением. Напомни мне, как ваша "доблесная" армия вышла из Афганистана ??? 🤔🙄😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆

[@Tucktuck632]

@@DIESEL-ZOV hahahaha, poor Russian ,that’s all what’s left for you, dreams

[@DIESEL-ZOV]

@monte cristo ☝️🤔.....🤣🤣🤣

[@ЛАДиМИР]

Bravo, toll. Alles Gute für dich, Harmonie und FRIEDEN um dich herum. Opa LADiMIR

[@basedaf5580]

so cool seeing it on the truck like that, awesome

[@Emtbtoday]

What are all the black markers for all over this one? I've seen thos on the canad version's and one model kit's Canadian again, i was thinking are they part of a night vision or thermal signature? Looks like if it can be tracked this way others may be to pick up who it is?

[@bryanduncan1640]

I seem to remember that early Chieftains or Challengers (I cannot remember which) used to take a couple of days to change an engine!

[@yakitaki26]

amazing

[@j.calvert3361]

Usually you would have just the recovery tank, not an additional crane. It would take a few minutes longer. And the important question is: how many spare engines does the military have?

[@jurgenmuller143]

Every German Armored Bn has recovery tank Büffel and in addition wheeled crane in the maintenance platoon.

[@marcusfranconium3392]

150% of spares a standard stock for most critical parts . its the same for navy assets , gasturbines have a 10.000 working hrs before replacing , this is at 40 % of maximum capacity to reduce wear. they can be replaced with in 12-24 hrs . depending on type of ship. and send for refurbisment /repairs and maintenenance. Engines and powerpacks are extremly valuable and you never know when a company goes bust like the Abrahms M1a2 their powerpacks suplier gone bust decades ago and are now living on old stock and refurbished powerpacks . A large suply is always a good thing.

[@peterd4012]

I believe the Abrahms gas turbine is based on the same unit as powered the original Huey ( Bell ) helicopters and these are used to keep the tank power units going.

[@marior.4918]

Respekt!

[@richardmessenger9474]

On the big NATO exercises in the 80s when the cheiftans came through the German villages they would howl and scream...when the German Leapords came through you could hear them and the ground shaking well before they got to the village...you could guarantee that along that road there would be at least two dead cheiftans and one Leapords having pack changes...

[@James-zj3ud]

The engine in that leopard 2 probably produces more torque than the truck that carried it

[@ipatzan8468]

Очень круто, за полчаса поменяли движок)

[@ThomasGeist]

The Leopard’s driver (unnecessarily) pumping the gas. And I can’t blame him! 😂 I drove a Pionierpanzer (Engineer’s Tank) in the 1980s wich was based on a Leopard 1 chassis, like the predecessors of the here used Bergepanzer 3. The Leo 1 tanks had an even fiercer sound. 👍

[@jamesburroughs4709]

Incredible.

[@lermylermy6017]

Das hatten wir um Mitternacht, bei Vollmond, in Grafenwöhr in der halben Zeit mit nur einem dem Bergepanzrt hinbekommen.

[@MorningNapalm]

Maybe if an engine was randomly standing around on the ground. Otherwise you would have needed a truck as well, with space and loading capacity for two engines.

[@arjanvanraaij8440]

the new rheinmetal trucks look cool also.

[@sharpshooter7127]

I like the leopard tank retriever better than the 88 because of the swinging crane boom. Don't get me wrong the 88 is a beast on its own but to change a power pack it has to move too much where the leopard can just swing

[@sherwan88]

Thankyou for a 60fps video

[@johnswolter]

It would be interesting to superimpose a stopwatch image onto the video while the actual power-pack is exchanged.

[@johnhopkins6260]

"Deutsche wertarbeit" 👍👍

[@jackbrown8052]

When the Leopard 2 is backing up does the driver have a camera he looks at to see if the area in the rear of the tank is safe?

[@j.calvert3361]

No, he just knows that people will run or be flattened.

[@Ganiscol]

When you're around a tank, its your first responsibility to stay out of the crushing zone. 😅

[@andystadi]

stabile videoqualität!

[@johnhopkins6260]

What is the ratio of associated ancillary equipment with the latest package of Leo2s sent to Ukraine? Is the assigned tank crew trained to augment/assist the required versorgungsbataillon? Were the mechanics in blue "latzhosen" civilian sub-contractors? or active duty Bundeswehr?

[@VloggingwithKai]

Whats the difference between a power pack and an engine?... or is it the same thing?

[@Wuchtamsel]

The power pack consists of engine and gear box.

[@robertrich663]

@@Wuchtamsel And the cooling system!

[@pomanprod]

Just like a VW Beetle: 4 large bolts and the whole thing comes out in one piece!

[@AlexKall]

Very interesting! What's the reason for the tilt forward on the buffel with raised engine? COG related?

[@LordOfCinder85]

Well the lift arm and the powerpack are a bit chunky and the Büffel has no counterweights. They could have pushed the dozer blade down to support the front but they had to be able to move in this case, so that is why the tank is leaning forward a fair bit.

[@solracohcnap]

Minions are amazingly efficient.

[@luvr381]

Did you notice the rear axles on the transporter steered?

[@sailas9095]

Yes

[@vindicator05]

What you can see here, gentlemen, is what you might imagine to be done, once you see your bill for your regular car service/check-up.

[@markloubser2433]

Brilliant! Now, how fast are the yanks with that Abrams thing........?

[@XX-lw2bg]

Throw in the hamburgers and coca cola first

[@ichkannviel]

So this is such a part, according to Grandma Hildegard ( " Defense Minister "Lambrecht, that hollow nut ) with a big tube, which can then shoot into the air.

[@paddyslate]

Does anyone know what the white crosses on the rear of all the vehicles is for or represents?

[@wimvanbogaert7218]

In the German army, both in the First and Second World War, consideration was given to the way in which its vehicles could be distinguished from other armies. For this a beam cross was introduced and also a white cross. The latter, however, were much less common. The white cross consisted of a + sign that was entirely in white. There was no background for this sign.

[@Rick2010100]

It is the Leitkreuz (NATO rear convoy guidance cross) wich can be used if the vehicle drive without light by night in a convoy. It works togehter with the Blackout light on the front side. The driver can follow the front vehicle in darkness by focussing on the shining Leitkreuz.

[@Sxxmaschine]

"Leitkreuz" has nothing to do with differentiating from other armies. It is like Rick said a guidance for driving in darkness, however, it is actively lit by a small bulp and doesn't require another tank's black out light. If you get close enough for the light angle to hit the Leitkreuz, you can see the tank's rear with naked eye. And the reason for the cross shape is driving in terrain. You see if the leading tank goes left/right/up/down by having an eye on it's Leitkreuz

[@Rick2010100]

@@Sxxmaschine There are 3 light settings and to remember them there is a mnemonic: Stage 1, Go for the Enemy; Stage 2, Away from the Enemy; Stage 3, Victory Parade.

[@Sxxmaschine]

@@Rick2010100 correct but out of topic

[@waliza001]

in average car- 2 days. In a tank- 20 mins.

[@terrysullivan1992]

Very different design and use requirements. Would be very inefficient for a car but very much needed on the battle field.

[@rabbitpork8935]

What is it Euro 5 or 6? :)))

[@cdslaughter1974]

This is cool!

[@firkit2]

Could do a challenger with a good 2 man crew and a crane in about 40mins out and in

[@_Pyrophoric_]

Can do a CR2 in about 40 mins but thats with just myself, one other VM and a decent crew but doesnt include all the packing away and re-organisation after the tank drives off... considering we would do the lift with only my asset and typically wouldnt have two lift assets on the same job or 15 blokes for that matter... You can do anything quickly when you throw your entire fitter section's worth of manpower at it and multiple lift and logistic assets.

[@Ganiscol]

Blablabla... they arent even in a hurry. Even you can tell that by the fact that most of them are just idling around most of the time. The record for a swap is closer to 15 minutes than 20. And nobody gives a damn in war if two dudes can do it in 40 when you probably get shelled before you're done in the field, because it took you so long. 🙄

[@mrhaltstop2294]

My father was a mechanic on the Russian front,he repaired Tiger and Panther tanks on the battlefield under very low temperatures -30 Celsius

[@gregknipe8772]

I mean no offense here, but hearing the German language, seeing that German cross on loud smoking tanks, gives me the shivers.

[@XX-lw2bg]

Thats a GOOD reaction

[@gjgeurts9372]

In an exercise some thirty years ago I watched six of seven of them break a tree line where they were hiding and making a charge all at once into a field. Trees crackling, branches falling, howling engines and turbo's. A sight I will never forget and that gave me the shivers.

[@Harzer-Roller]

Is not the German cross, it’s the iron cross from 1813.

[@SarahMould]

I can't help feeling that the Ukrainians will have a lot of fun with these...

[@mwitbrot]

What does this white cross on the back of german vehicles mean? Do they have some first-aid kits placed there?

[@reimundboxhammer1447]

No this is back light for convoy driving by night without the headlights on. Only the following vehicle can see it.

[@mwitbrot]

@@reimundboxhammer1447 Thanks a lot for this info.

[@armandsutherland2174]

REALLY COOL German engernairing NOTHING beats it NOTHING!!!!

[@tobiasbauer198]

In irgendeinem Video hat ein Amerikaner etwas von acht Stunden gesagt. Das waren aber kurze acht Stunden...

[@isli009]

Die komplette Antribseinheit wiegt ca. 6 Tonnen und kann in 30 Minuten getauscht werden. Das kann auch im Gelände gemacht werden...

[@webcrawler9782]

I doubt an F1 team could do it faster

[@favorit601]

With some tweezers…

[@arjanvanraaij8440]

Back in the day of DTM (german touringcar championship) between the 2 races on sunday they had 20 minuts for service, they were swaping the whole front end with engine gearbox front suspention and all.

[@SI-ue7um]

Перешлю это видео пионерам в ДНР пусть готовят инструмент и изучат как быстро можно на металлолом все это сдать

[@Z-OR-G]

Там щас итернет отрубают, потому что "не нужон энтот ваш инторнет". Там и пионеров то уже не осталось выгребли всех на войну...

[@pdb1565]

Hey Don is watching! Start collecting fresh underwear when the Leopard is roaring and scratching your Orc asses!

[@darylsmioth1904]

I wish they would call car engines "Powerpacks". Sounds way cooler than engine or motor. So I call my mechanic and say.. "I want to add more horsepower to my Powerpack." He might know what I'm talking about?

[@MorningNapalm]

I imagine they are named liked this because it is not just the engine, but all accessories, ancillaries and cooling attached.

[@BABYYSARA3831]

DANI : GERMAN BELI 1.SCANIA MILITARY TRUCK 2.NEW SCANIA HD EURO TOURING BUS 3.DUA KALI PIRANHA TANK TANDATANGAN PROJEK : 1.TG 301V COMMUNICATION TANK

[@DKNworld]

Leo, abrams and few others tanks are modular, can be fixed or upgraded in short time :D Russians need ever time eat food can and recycle for any parts :D

[@TheRealKatsunov]

germans are real awesome engineers...first I've seen about hot-swapping tank engines 😂

[@gekkehansie]

and the crowd goes fox-wild

[@jeanclaudeweijsters4452]

ik mis een lopende band waar de tank op staat en meerdere kranen dezelfde zaken uitvoeren als de twee , die meerdere onnodige handelingen verrichten wat tijd kost.

[@kaloyanradkov8962]

I bet you there is a German simulator of exactly this kind of work....

[@Ganiscol]

Err. They just do it on the actual tank. All day long until they do it in the time required.

[@FarokhBulsara4065]

when you hold F after getting shot at in warthunder

[@amyrichard3203]

I would like to see 600 of these Leopard-2 tanks in Eastern Ukraine ASAP.

[@danmccarthy3029]

Please get your dude in bdus. Good God

[@jont2576]

is this pre orchestrated? i find it weird they couldnt make sure their battery was well maintained but they had all these equipment to change the batteries

[@Micha-qv5uf]

Of course it was orchestrated. It was a show with an audiance. What do you think? But it would not be much different in a serious situation.

[@matzedrizzi6222]

Tell me you watched the video drunk without saying you watched it drunk…

[@TheNecavi]

Thats not a battery, its a turbodiesel engine. The power unit is refered as "power pack", its not electric.

[@jont2576]

@@TheNecavi if its not electric then what is it?nuclear fusion?Look at the size of that thing.....its exactly what a tesla power pack would look like if a tesla was the size of a monster truck. Why the hell would anyone use a battery that big if it wasnt electric?my god who needs a atgm or hellfire missile when the impact of a bullet richocheting off it is enough to set off a chain reaction and battery fire,the battery would literally melt through the tank chassis and incinerate the men. Judging by the power density of todays batteries,its no wonder they need to bring a crane to swap out the power pack.....that thing probably ran out of juice driving from the carpark.

[@klotz__]

@@jont2576 they changed the whole diesel engine block which is called power pack.

[@camptours]

Tja, chic. Ging beim Leo 1 schneller. Aber wenn man mal drüber nachdenkt, ist das totaler Nonsens. Da kommt ne kleine Drohne und schwups, ist der Panzer Geschichte. 🤷‍♂ LG, Alfred

[@RicoPuerto]

Ok, Ronny. Du hast den Plan.😂

[@robertrich663]

The British Challenger Recovery Tank carries the replacement power pack itself, and indeed is capable of changing it's own pack thanks to the APU driving the hydraulics. Why aren't the Leopards' ack covers hinged thus saving crane time to lift out and re-install? Did they ever think of parking the truck with the replacement engine in such a position that the Recovery tank didn't have to move?

[@thomasmueller1745]

The Büffel recovery tank can carry a spare engine on its back. The truck with the spare is placed in a way that spectators still can view what’s happening at the leopard. The demonstration includes to show that the Büffel can drive with the engine on the hook. Oh, and yes, the Büffel could spent his own engine as well.

[@SergeBouring]

👍Parfait, un char de plus pour l' Ukraine ...

[@carle5538]

Beautiful machines. I wish I had one in my garage. When it is running it sounds like the roar or a lion or a tiger. lol . Incredible. Such huge engines. I wish Germany sent Ukraine at least 250 tanks of this type to stop that Russian cancer in eastern Europe. We need Elon Musk here to the rescue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ayby1]

Meanwile some Russian Orks, search Ukraine, hoping find another tractor, that could solve there engine problems ...

[@bertnl530]

These Russian tanks are smaller, That means it is more cramped to work on. One needs to take the turret and gun of to get full acces to the engine. This means much more work and much more time needed.

[@duytranuc4025]

@@bertnl530 Except you only need take engine deck, not turret out. Turret just need turn sideway

[@laurencehastings7473]

Wow! What a circus act. I bet those guys could have done that in at least half the time but I suppose it was a PR demo. It would have been nice to see it done in a 'must do' situation.

[@bayernvorn]

You're powerful enough to burst, without a fine dust filter but with a hazard warning light, that's typically German. 🤣

[@olafschauer1947]

and this is the differnce between modern german tanks and not quick repair russion or american tanks.........

[@stuuuporman]

20 min? Then why video 30:43 min? 🤣

[@geoffreystearns1690]

Having to crawl under should have been eliminated in the design.

[@timmi7624]

Bei nem T Panzer braucht man dafür 2 Tage …..

[@Arrato1977]

😊ooooooooooo. Damn

[@megangreycarroll]

Amazing! Can’t wait for videos from Ukraine

[@Lex_78]

Тебе нравится смотреть на горящие леопарды? Ок, жди;)

[@pdb1565]

@@Lex_78 ooooooh look The Orcs are learning how Western materiel is working! Soon true German steel is raining down on obsolete Orc technology! Start collecting fresh underwear Orcies!

[@Lex_78]

@@pdb1565 Hey John, you shouldn't be distracted from kissing the feet of negroes and pleasing your husband. Yes, I'm an Orc, so what?)))

[@pdb1565]

@@Lex_78 it shows Orc, typical NAZI racist reply. Only for that reason the free democratic West needs to cut your brainwashed country from all Western technology and reject all visas. On top decades long sanctions.

[@XX-lw2bg]

@@Lex_78 🤣.....keine chance

[@panzermuckel44]

PANZER HURRA KAMERADEN. Gruß Panzermuckel

[@polarwolf535]

Schaut sie euch nochmal an ,bald werden sie nicht mehr so aussehen.

[@kt4515]

Bla bla bla , und die Ukraine sollte schon vor 10 Monaten besetzt sein!!!

[@yubratnavas678]

Deutsche Katzen kommen! 💪 🐺🐺🐺

[@funkeb.1512]

Sorry aber irgendwie alles schöne "Wohnzimmerspielerrei" Macht das mal in richtig matschigem Gelände,ohne Beton,wie im Ernstfall,das wäre mal interessant.!

[@MorningNapalm]

Machen sie bestimmt auch, aber nicht mit Publikum.

[@hairybustard4247]

Engine swap aka a lump change

[@engchoontan8483]

No matter what kind of powerpack that is... from lithium to micro-reactor... counter these with extended range munitions and weaponery. Don't go near these things in the battle-field. The germans are fielding these in Ukraine against Russia.

[@opairsoft8100]

“The Germans are fielding these in Ukraine” weird way to say Ukrainian trained crews but okay

[@engchoontan8483]

@@opairsoft8100 oops to ukraine

[@sailas9095]

​@@opairsoft8100он обычный бот

[@slava6868]

Почему так быстро, так потому что двигатель более 5т.км не ходит, начинает масло жрать ведрами, как старый VAG 🤣🤣🤣

[@j.calvert3361]

А что? Какой танк износом не страдает. Нагрузка ведь огромная.

[@jocelyneberceger8271]

Pollution

[@kuvceebxab1]

way to go tank...Just poison the air so the human can suffocate.

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

That's impressive.

[@PhilipFranklin-w6o]

Fog4

[@philbydoodle6199]

Not much use if it isn’t in Ukrainian hands

[@derekjohn7535]

No thanks id rather keep it in our hands

[@philbydoodle6199]

@@derekjohn7535 what are you doing with it ?

[@philbydoodle6199]

@@derekjohn7535 weak

[@nicoju5211]

@@philbydoodle6199 Protect the NATO alliance area. For example the Suwalki corridor between Poland and Lithuania where German soldiers are stationed