Leopard, Abrams, and Challenger Tanks in Ukraine

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[@CelabroSpace]

You left out how the British tanks also have the tea making capability

[@fandaeckert1915]

The most important part of any (or at least any british) tank, the boiling vessel.

[@CelabroSpace]

@@fandaeckert1915 agreed

[@aj3751]

It's coming from the UK. This goes without saying haha

[@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378]

Bri'ish?!

[@pax6833]

In ukraine, these will be soup makers

[@hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger]

The stabilizer of German tanks also makes them ideal for beer deliveries.

[@scarecrow108productions7]

Stability at its finest

[@GameplayRunner]

Prost 🍻

[@evilload]

German Army: How do we truly measure the capability of the stabilizer? German Engineers: Carry a glass of beer on the barrel without spilling a drop while the tank is moving? German Army: Interesting...please continue. German Engineers: Challenge accepted. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHjdg5msnNOGldU

[@1Learn2Swim3]

A very important capability

[@J--12]

Should've kept them outside of combat for the same purpose.

[@fyreantz2555]

The maintenance issues alone with three different tanks will be nightmare.

[@paufernandezboj5517]

True Because all The tanks are foreign and more sofisticated that The soviet/russian counterparts

[@khylebaguingan8211]

They should have just send Leopards cause there plentiful compared to the abrams & challenger

[@paufernandezboj5517]

@@khylebaguingan8211 yeah but you forget that UK and US don't have leopards and all The leopards from The EU (Germany,Spain and Greece) are in ukraine like The turkish variant

[@khylebaguingan8211]

@@paufernandezboj5517i know... then the british and americans can just send other vehicles instead of tanks .. and I don't think it's a good idea if the challengers and abrams are ever captured

[@Channel-23s]

@@khylebaguingan8211 ehh I think they could sabotage them either way and or those tanks won’t be used forever new upgrades are being made and Russia could never make a copy or a tank that beats every other tank

[@andrewmoreno9414]

The Ukraine tech-tree in War Thunder is going to be insane!

[@starscreamsdkfz475]

Lol 😂😂😂😂I got that reference

[@4neutro]

Sekritss documentos where 😊

[@eendjeee]

Would be sick, but idk if its ever gonna happen cuz gaijin is russian

[@fireflyric4516]

​@@eendjeee Gaijin gonna nerf the Ukraine tech tree so badly and buff the Russian tank again😂

[@eendjeee]

@@fireflyric4516 i dont really know how they can be buffed even more, top tier is just dominated by russia

[@babajikaghanta8842]

Leopard tank turned into leopard FRY .

[@ssddffification]

the Ukranian Abrams will have tungsten instead of DU in the armor, which is still effective. It's not like they just take off armor plates

[@Finger-E-Mayas]

Isis destroyed most Abrams sent to Iraqi army. Let's see what the ruskys do to them 😂😂😂

[@diligentone-six2688]

Depleted Uranium is overkill to the Americans and Congress enacted laws to protect precious assets.

[@sam8404]

@@diligentone-six2688 what are you trying to say?

[@insertusernamehere9721]

@@sam8404 he is saying in a nutshell: depleted uranium armor: OP, really, really OP *caveman brain noises* we cant risk the enemy getting their hands on this stuffs, so we are not going to use it until WE ourselves are at war

[@Mark3nd]

Its called export models

[@themegaforce810]

The Leopards didn’t last too long

[@atoll8423]

This aged like spilled milk.......

[@KingJojoB]

If you didn’t come from tiktok raise your hand 🤚🏽

[@edwardravenhill9918]

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[@ericnesbitt3161]

He has a tictok 😮

[@LegioXIVGemini]

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[@cableyoutuber]

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[@carlosferreira6420]

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[@MichaelWarman]

8:27 The Challenger is undefeated to enemy fire, though 1 was destroyed in a friendly fire accident. While we'd like it to be the case that they're indestructible wonder machines, the stat is largely just because we haven't been fielding them against near peer adversaries with any real anti tank capability. It seems inevitable that the Russians will destroy some, even if they are superior to the Russian tanks.

[@IconoclastX]

Are you some kind of stupid? U.S. nor Ukraine has never had a single casualty. Not even in the American civil war were there any casualties. That's russian propoganda. Do you need any spare batteries, bot? [I'm joking btw]

[@jamesgornall5731]

Depends what you consider superior, ultimately like all armour the pendulum swings towards firepower besting it until something appears which can defend without being 4 feet thick and weighing 500 tons. With urban survival packages the M1 clocks in at nearly 80, it becomes so big nothing can recover it, it drinks fuel and requires more and more maintenance.

[@jez_77]

@@jamesgornall5731 I mean, Challenger is easily superior to any Russian tank. So is Abrams, so is Leclerc and so is Leopard. Russia uses slightly modified cold war junk which is just a target practice for most of the modern MBTs.

[@rsbandbj1]

i'm sure if russians did focus artillary it would be destroyed. their training should be almost over, this summer is going to be a game changing. and now that Finland has joined NATO, russia is in deep dodo.

[@xuibd]

​@@jez_77 Leopard and Abrams from 1979 and 1980 respectively. Challenger and Leclerc from 90s, but T90 also from this time period. So term "slightly modified cold era junk" should apply to all of them

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

All of these tanks: *Enters the Battlefield* Russian Artillery batteries: So you have chosen *DEATH*

[@sam8404]

8:50 actually the Abrams is known for being able to run on practically any fuel available including diesel and gasoline. Got to say you guys could've researched this one a little better.

[@bogustoast22none25]

They always do that. Every fucking time they talk about the Abrams, they ‘forget’ it can run on anything and say it only runs on jet fuel. I’m starting to think it’s to make the other tanks look better

[@fj1659]

They also forget to say that the Abrams Gun is a License build RH120 L55 ;) And they dident mention that the Leopard engine can run on a mixture of oil an Gasoline

[@sargesacker2599]

@@fj1659 The Abrams gun is 44 calibers long not 55.

[@nandoman4769]

Expecting accuracy from a Simple History video is like expecting to win the lottery.

[@ThatGuyOrby]

@@fj1659 Because one it's not an L/55 it's an L/44, it's not even an L/44 any more because it was extensively redesigned so calling it an L/44 instead of an L/44 variant is dishonest, and because it was a logistical move and not a performance one. This was the time when most of NATO (save for the UK) was trying to standardize all tank ammunition so it could be used by all NATO tanks, using a common gun (or a variant of said gun) was a massive step in this direction to make collective logistics more effective. The gun can also barely be considered the same gun anymore as the American version was heavily revised to use far fewer and far less overly complex components to make it easier and quicker to perform maintenance on and to produce. There's little point in parading the fact that it was a German originating design when the Americans nearly completely redesigned the thing to their liking and the reasoning for using a German gun was primarily logistical.

[@TimeForaBuzz]

:3 Ka-52 says hi

[@cinnalavender3792]

The Fact I like how these 3 are well known and most famous MBT's of the West Many of these MBT"s have commonly influenced other designs especially the Leopard 2 series. Other Western MBT's may include... French Leclerc (One interesting feature about this MBT is instead of being a 4 man crew its 3 man the Loader is no longer needed as the tank has a Bustle Autoloader), Italian Ariete (Which uses a design layout as similar as the Challenger of the British MBT), Swedish Stridsvagn 122 (Exact same copy and design as the Leopard 2 but the Hull is extra armoured), Israel's Merkava MK4 (and Previous Merkava's although they were heavily influenced by the previous British Centurions), South Korea's K1-88 and K2 Black Panther series (which are influenced by Abram prototype designs and also features what the Leclerc has which is a Bustle Autoloader but the K1-88 uses Human/Manual Loader), Turkish Altay (This tank is the same as the K2 Black Panther however it has a bit of Turkish technology and removed the Autoloading Function and replaced with a more Manual/Human Loader) Japanese Type 90 and Type 10 (The Type 90 was an Influence by the Leopard 2 earlier variants before Leopard 2's had the turret composite wedges and after Japanese innovation of a more modern MBT led to the creation of the Type 10 which you can still see has the Type 90 and Leopard 2 influence if you look closer in detail they also house a 4 second Bustle Autoloading system which may be the fastest Autoloading system in tanking history), India's Arjun MK2 (Which is an Interesting MBT although I haven't looked much into it, but it uses the Notorious number... 120mm Cannon something typical fond of Western MBT's as well has having 4 crew meaning that it uses a Human/Manual Loader its also planned to upgrade the gun from 120mm to 125mm something fond of the East) Last but not least but another interesting one, Is the Chinese ZTZ99A/Type 99 (which is the only Eastern design of a MBT that features things such as Dual or Twin Transmission which helps it turn in one spot, the ZTZ99A however still uses more Soviet or Russian influence tanks which you may see ZTZ99 still uses 125mm Cannons and uses carousel autoloading which are mostly found on Eastern Bloc tanks such as the T-72, T-90 and T-80, this also includes Ukraine's former innovations of T-80's and T-72's most knowingly the T-84 which still has its Soviet Influence, however ZTZ99 may be treated as an Eastern innovative tank whilst to other tank enthusiasts it may not be as so) As say, to Establish what tank comes from the Western world or Soviet/Eastern world would be easy to tell, if the tank is big and bulky and has good mobility as well as a reverse speed as well featuring a 4 man crew or a 3 man crew with a Bustle autoloading system A tank from the East would feature something as being a short tank, smaller and compact and featuring a carousel autoloading system, its pretty interesting how you can tell tanks have certain roots from what side they originally come from. Hopefully someone reads this thank you!

[@_myst_4267]

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[@user-cd4de7mj9r]

Дорогой друг, возможно я тебя расстрою, но танки типа т-72 это разработка не Украины, а УВЗ. Уралвагонзавод.

[@ezragoldberg3132]

There are several more upgrades to the Stridsvagn 122 than just increased armor thickness.

[@Femgericht]

перечислил танки которые не опробованы в войнах

[@corymorimacori1059]

“Unlike the government we don't keep secrets of our capabilities. We don't sell policy, we sell power. We are a super power for hire.” Jonathan Irons

[@saiprateek5779]

We know how the game ended😅

[@nandoman4769]

"We diddle minors and when we're caught we come out as gay."

[@MotivatedVergil111]

"Are we developing such a weapon? No we are not... because we've already developed it.

[@moisesezequielgutierrez]

_"Politicians don't know how to solve problems. _*_But I do._*_ So let's be clear."_

[@theoperations804]

Call of Duty: Advance Warfare

[@wtranger9649]

The only comment I have is that I don't THINK the export version of the Abrams is equipped with the depleted uranium armor as I believe it is still classified but I would love if someone knows this to be true or not. Edit: Wow I made this comment and not 5 seconds later they addressed this lol

[@MotivatedVergil111]

Either way, the Export Abrams has some fort of APFSDS (Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot) round

[@EvLSpectre]

I would say the Leo is the best option. Solely on that is a MBT used by Poland. And they have the maintenance facilities so close.

[@paufernandezboj5517]

And The majority of The EU NATO countries has The leopard so its more EASY to get new pieces for maintenamce and repair

[@EvLSpectre]

@@paufernandezboj5517 Yea. But shard polish border and they already voiced direct support. That would be my main reasoning

[@paufernandezboj5517]

@@EvLSpectre or mixting The Two tanks for more realitibity and elasticity that's another posibilita

[@holdencross5904]

I mean- they have spent the previous months building repair yards

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Poland is aloe the country directly benefiting the most as they get to take thier Beloved Galecia.

[@DeltaHorse22]

the clips coming out of Ukraine with the burning Leopards are not a good advertising for the germs

[@user-dd6ne6qy3h]

Помню, однажды там уже были "европейские " танки

[@watisthhisthing]

Glad i refreshed the page to see this freshly posted

[@sam8404]

One important detail that was left out is where the ammo is stored in these tanks. The Abrams is the only one that has all its ammo stored completely separate from the crew and under blowout panels. The Leo and Challenger both have ammo storage in the crew compartment.

[@islandmaster5064]

Let's hope the Leo amd challenger don't become the newest jack-in-the box tank

[@sandraneuser2158]

The front of the Leopard is one of the thickest rmor parts and the ammo storage has blow out panels too. So its even saver than abrams and you get a faster reload :)

[@CelabroSpace]

I'm pretty sure that the Leopard doesn't use explosive ammo, but I can't remember

[@christophermarkee5445]

​​@@sandraneuser2158 Tell that to the Turkish military and all their Leos Smoking in Syria 🇸🇾 😅

[@thermiteturtle3486]

Why would Abram hide ammo from its crew?

[@Bashfulvideos1]

The fact the leopard was the fastest, the abrams being a close second, the challenger 2 being the shield is by design and doctrine, the British tank was to sit and hull down against Russian offensives, while the other two did the offensive battles.

[@bobigorg1665]

There is one catch, Ukraine has absolutely no advantage in the air.

[@bullbuster944]

​@bobigorg1665 Air power on both sides in the war is extremely lack luster

[@oneenglishbastard87]

​@@bobigorg1665Tell that to the thousand videos of Ukrainian drones dropping grenades on troops and blowing up tanks and bmps

[@critrawkets]

​@@oneenglishbastard87 the advantage in the air as in planes, you know?

[@oneenglishbastard87]

@@critrawkets You don't need a strong air force when you have strong western air defense systems. In the Falklands the Argentinians outnumbered our air force 4-1, we didn't take a single air to air loss and by the end of the war we'd lost one harrier due to ground fire while the Argentinian air force is still recovering to this day

[@wojtekpolska1013]

The Challenger 2 is a clear winner, as it has a built-in kettle for making tea

[@paufernandezboj5517]

The ukranians Will not use that I think 😅

[@wojtekpolska1013]

@@paufernandezboj5517 tea is surprisingly popular in eastern europe, so maybe :P not sure about Ukraine, but in Poland when you visit someone you are almost always offered tea by them

[@ZeroNitroMan]

Maybe you can brew instant coffee with it? Just figures.

[@mrclaus82]

Когда понимаешь, что картина совсем другая.. Был ЗРК Patriot и не стало ЗРК Patriot , а уничтожила его ракета стоимость в 800 раз меньше самой установки. Так-же и танки..

[@last0rder]

Знищиний патріот 2 тижні збиває ракети русняві, як так....

[@Kawaii_Boy3]

Мда, теперь мы выяснили, что все эти видео с сравнениями бесполезны, их просто кроют дронами, минами и артиллерией. Результаты уже показаны

[@ХРЕНОРЕЗ]

When he says which tank is the best, the first thing that came to my mind was which tank burns better

[@rsx0094]

Why Russian tanks act as a target and LIKE Leopards and Challengers are better than T 90. The T 90 surpasses them in armor, guns, and of course crew.

[@breadwayy]

I appreciate you guys giving us all of this information, whether it be recent events or early history, I'm learning a lot from you.

[@aM1AbramsTank]

The M1 Abrams was developed from the failure of the MBT-70 project to replace the obsolescent M60 tank. There are three main operational Abrams versions, the M1, M1A1, and M1A2, with each new iteration seeing improvements in armament, protection, and electronics. Extensive improvements have been implemented to the latest formerly designated M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 3 or SEPv3 and M1A2 SEPv4, respectively versions such as improved composite armor, better optics, digital systems and ammunition.[10] The Abrams was due to be replaced by the Future Combat Systems XM1202 but due to its cancellation, the U.S. military has opted to continue maintaining and operating the M1 series for the foreseeable future by upgrading with improved optics, armor and firepower.

[@alfredkugler3043]

The Leo2 was developed from the remains of that project as well. The MBT-70 was a US-German joint project, and failed because the US and Germany had some diverging ideas about what the resulting tank should be able to do. And it became insanely expensive. Unsurprisingly, the US ideas mostly manifested in the Abrams, while the German ideas materialized in the form of the Leo2.

[@jakubw.2779]

As you mention MBT-70 it's worth to note that Abrams and Leopard 2 are basically cousins, since both of those tanks are built on experiences with MBT/Kpz 70. Not to mention that m256 gun is slightly modified Rheinmetall Rh120 gun mounted on Leopard tanks. What makes the different is doctrine which made them what they are. US wanted solid piece of armor, which can take a beating and provide maximum crew protection, germans on the other hand knew they'll never outnumber russians with their tanks, so they wanted something agile and quick to adapt shoot and scoot tactic, accurate while driving, yet sufficiently protected to take a hit or two and relatively simple construction so the training wouldn't take ages and as mentioned in video could be operated by conscript army

[@user-fy2fo2ll8s]

YOUR TANKS WILL BURN LIKE FASCISTS !!

[@alfredkugler3043]

@@user-fy2fo2ll8s Sure they will. Now take your copium and weep in silence.

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

​@@user-fy2fo2ll8s Calm down Ivan the orc. You're the fascists today.

[@kajor5527]

Maybe it is only me, but the firing sound and animation of smokes is so fuckin satisfying

[@Duke_of_Petchington]

The challenger 2 i might add can be fitted with the same engine as the Leo 2A6, which is smaller the more bulky and older Perkins engine; which could see more fuel reserves added and endurance increased.

[@pax6833]

Forgot to mention they also got the Leopard 1 and the M-555 (regunned T-55). Also I heard that it might be possible for M60s to be exported from Greece/Turkey.

[@holdencross5904]

Almost 200 Leo 1s

[@andreykalashnikov4800]

Опыт контрнахрюка показал, что леоперды - барахло.

[@glennconnot1]

FYI the "engine operated" smoke generator is no longer in use on Abrams tanks, for reasons.

[@Mortablunt]

The verdict is in: 2 weeks of operations, half of them destroyed without even passing Russian pickets.

[@vito7428]

My source being trust me bro my Russian leaning biased military news outlets say so

[@user-ln6xv2qs4i]

all these expensive tanks have already been destroyed, and they have done almost no harm. so ha ha ha.

[@tonyl4571]

Leopards brought a whole new level of hold my beer

[@sleepyspartan1367]

Unfortunately, there was one thing this video missed and that's how seamless the tanks fit the Ukraine military doctrine. The challenger was never really meant to server an anti-tank capacity. It can and does but it main function is infantry support. It's the reason why the Challenger is so heavily armoured and doesn't use smooth bore like other modern tanks due to the fact the staple ammunition doesn't work with smooth bore. Fortunately dir the changller 3 they're planning ti use smart ammunition allowing fir the switch to smooth bore. For a morw in depth explaination i recommend the channel lazerpig as they look into aspects of why the tanks are designed they way they are which. Overall though this was actually pretty good video and didn't fall fir the trap of "big + thick armour = best tank" and instead picked a more nuanced approach leading to what's probably a better answer

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

Challenger 2 was, just like Challenger 1 and Chieftain, designed for large scale tank on tank engagements in the north german plaines. Even non smart HEAT-FS with fragmentation liner have better performence against soft targets like infantry in cover than a HESH round. Challenger 2´s capability for firesupport against soft targets is very limited.

[@sleepyspartan1367]

@@zhufortheimpaler4041 I think you meant not designed for tank on tank engagements but the rest of that is right. Challenger 2 is just the challenger 1 with an upgrade package. Challenger 3 so far is looking to be the same thing with the most notable thing being they are moving to smart ammunition allowing them to keep using the HESH rounds well also moving over to the much better smooth bore gun. Honestly though considering that if Britain might feel that this is one of the most optimal designs for their military doctrine then just fixing the finer details makes sense.

[@user-wo6qd8er1b]

Now the Leopard tank is defeated the remain is Abrams and Challenger good luck with that because Russia capture few Leopard tank and Bradley including western equipment for analyze it then making it more better than western equipment

[@viswajitbala3455]

Here after first confirmed destroyed Challenger 2

[@user-wo6qd8er1b]

@@viswajitbala3455 10-12 Challenger 2 left

[@jansenart0]

Machine guns that fire next to and the same direction as a tank's main gun are "coaxial guns".

[@ianendangan7462]

8:56 the Abraham's turbine engine can run on any fuel.

[@PwnstarUK]

Challenger has longest kill of any tank ever AND it’s armour has never been penetrated… and tea making facilities which also can be used for hot MREs

[@OpenGL4ever]

The problem with the rifled gun of the Challenger is, it might be the most accurate at large distance, but it looses very rapidly kinetic energy at large distanced, which means, it can't penetrate well protected vehicles like other tanks. That's why the Leopard 2 A6 has much more firepower with its smoothbore gun, than the Challenger or the Abrams. The Abrams does have a smoothbore gun too, but it's the shorter L/44 version, the Leopard 2 A6 does have the longer L/55.

[@voidtempering8700]

Its armor has been penetrated by an RPG-29.

[@gentlemanrated]

A single challenger was lost in combat in 2003 but this was due to a 'blue on blue' incident in which the commanders hatch was opened

[@sentinelxcix2526]

@@voidtempering8700 The lower plate is 70mm of Rolled armour, the add-on package used ERA on the lower plate which was defeated by the tandem charge of the RPG-29, taking the driver's foot and injuring two others, but they made it back to base. Following that, the add-on package was upgraded to use a block of Dorchester armour instead, as it won't be vulnerable to tandem charges.

[@voidtempering8700]

@@sentinelxcix2526 It is still vulnerable, just not to something like the RPG-29 tandem warheads. There are much stronger ones that can penetrate it.

[@Krutt27]

The UK actually doubled the number of tanks it will send to Ukraine from 14 to 28.

[@nashdrilla7856]

No they didn't.... read some updated news.

[@Mortablunt]

Oh wow, from a single company to 2 companies. Can't wait to see them in Kubinka if the KA52 don't get them all first. Z.

[@Krutt27]

@@Mortablunt same ka52 that's being shotdown by stingers?

[@Mortablunt]

@@Krutt27 Without proof, no different than all the other Kiev Nazis lies.

[@CaptainTwix7]

3:07 The M2 HMG does not have a shoulder stock when its mounted to the top of tanks :)

[@alanroberson9749]

Very good job fellows throughout the 3rd grade 4A enlightenment week of said April!! Bravissimo. One important detail that was left out is where the ammo is stored in these tanks. The Abrams is the only one that has all its ammo stored completely separate from the crew and under blowout panels. The Leo and Challenger both have ammo storage in the crew compartment.

[@op-physics]

Im very sure that the leopard also has blowout panels, and seperating armor. Maybe there are more than one spot where you can store ammunition?

[@ravelzxcvb]

correction on the leopard 2 tanks, they had been in service with those mentioned countries , not necessary seen action as suggested by the narrative.

[@kolasillers7776]

You forgot main Challenger's advance. You can make a tea .😂😂

[@corymorimacori1059]

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[@BaeNana6583]

Did you have a line

[@drk5orp-655]

So much effort you put into this... Great job!

[@rubbishnubbish]

chatGPT has never been funnier

[@watchman0062]

Great Comment.

[@firstnamelastnamethirdname]

you deserve a pin 📌📍

[@noahboat580]

From what i heard the M1A2 Abrams was built to fight against, well, russian arms and environments. When it was serviced in the middle east it was pretty much a similar situation, but in a desert terrain

[@hellgates_javed6451]

Iraqi army was already destroyed

[@JeanLucCaptain]

so your trying to tell me that fighting a developing nation with 20 year old tanks back in desert storm (decades ago) is "similar"? in what way? 14 abrooms against the entire REAL Russian miltary with massive artillery advantage and Ukraine air defence falling apart should be bloody obvious what happens.

[@182Nutty]

@@JeanLucCaptain Obvious, really, like it was so obvious that Kiev would fall in 3 days? The real Russian military has proven to be far less capable than anyone could have imagined. Their inept performance has surprised NATO especially. Much of their best armor and precision weapons have already been expended whereas Ukraine are now just starting to gain superior armor. Russian air defence - S300's taken out by guided artillery munitions at 50km range or much further by HARM missiles. Russian air force rarely shows itself much beyond the frontline because of the threat from Ukrainian anti air missiles. To me it's obvious what happens next.......

[@BEZIMMIENY96]

@@JeanLucCaptain Where are the T14 Ivan?

[@voidtempering8700]

​@@182Nutty Tou do realize that very few Russia S-300s have been taken out, right? Most of what you wrote is correct, just not that aspect.

[@theduke7539]

Abrams is multifuel. Your comments section has pointed this out on several videos and even your own script on a video about the abrams got that right. Its most efficient on jet fuel but it can run on anything

[@ineverexist666]

M256 cannon on the Abrams is the RH 120 L/44 produced under license while the Leopard 2 from a A6 on has the RH 120 L/55

[@Aureus_]

I've waited for a vid on this

[@davidrobertson5700]

What action has the leopard 2 seen in Switzerland ? Could you name that battle or is it so top secret that it didn't happen ?

[@MTTT1234]

They should not have said 'saw actions', and instead say 'countries that operate them'.

[@paufernandezboj5517]

They Saw action with The German, spanish and greek expeditionary forces in Irak and afghanistan and too in The turkish army against The kurds and The islamic state

[@darkomiceski3755]

​@@paufernandezboj5517 the Turks weren't very satisfied from this tanks.

[@davidrobertson5700]

@@paufernandezboj5517 the dude clearly said SWITZERLAND in the video. I didn't ask for where else they served, I asked about the secret swiss war nobody knows about. So WHEN was this war, WHO was it with and were the tanks and war a stealth war because NOBODY I know knows fk all about it or was it bullshyte ?

[@CasualGamingDad187]

Remember when Joe said sending tanks to Ukraine would start ww3? Fun times.

[@MC-ht8ud]

Pepperidge Farm Remembers

[@iwantyourcookiesnow]

Iran invading Israel will start WW3.

[@paufernandezboj5517]

Like The same with Putin saying that he was to do a training manuver and now we are here 1 year later

[@CasualGamingDad187]

@@paufernandezboj5517 are you saying we should trust a Russian dictator just as much as a us president?

[@jasonb9562]

@@paufernandezboj5517well apparently the Russian Army needs more training so they’ll stay there til they get it right. Or die

[@Slycarlo]

The lack of ERA tiles on the tanks is pretty disturbing

[@azizekerroum5694]

You forgot the active protection system on the challenger 2 that can destroy any projectiles that travel by low speed like RPGs or slow guided missiles

[@voidtempering8700]

Only the Challenger 3 will get APS.

[@johnslugger]

*I'd like to see videos of US and NATO Armor working in Ukraine once in a while!!!*

[@0bsolete_fps773]

Finally, a channel that doesn't just say "Abrams no. 1" because I've heard enough of it. Good video.

[@codyspegel6317]

Ok, the Crews that get the challenger are going to be so happy to have that HVAC. It may not be fast, but she is comfortable.

[@PhilippBrandAkatosh]

I have to say, this channel is really awesome, thank you for sharing your intel.

[@Inucroft]

The Challenger 2 also has a Smooth Bore variant, that can fire a wider range of ammunition.

[@joeerickson516]

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[@squidysnose69]

It was a prototype tank lol. Its not in mass production.

[@salzstange6341]

@@squidysnose69true. Challenger 3 will have the Leo 2 gun however

[@holdencross5904]

@@squidysnose69 actually it’s the newest Challenger 3 Black Knight I believe and no it’s not a prototype more than 150 are being upgraded to a smoothbore gun. I believe it was supposed to wait until Rheinmetall had developed a 130mm gun but it never came around. The Chally 2s going to Ukraine have the Rifled.

[@OpenGL4ever]

@@holdencross5904 The Rheinmetall 130 mm gun is already in the KF51 Panther. The British just didn't order the upgrade from 120 mm to 130 mm.

[@Hathur]

Canada also sent 8 Leopard II tanks, wasn't just Germany.

[@paufernandezboj5517]

And Spain too I think that we send 10 tanks and 10 APCs

[@MC-ht8ud]

Canada 👎

[@poster5887]

As a 13 year old-History Enthusiast, I’m excited.

[@Tobiasfowler]

The Challenger can also make a good brew.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

Which of the three is the best? Depends on personal preference. All tanks are basically the same with just designs that reflect their respective nation. After all, the Leopard and Abrams stem from an abandon project for the US and German to make a joint super tank to kill the Soviet's butt. The UK made their own, using the same caliber for ease of use by the others.

[@Maria_Erias]

The Challenger-II uses a rifled barrel, though. This prevents the Challenger from using a lot of the specific anti-tank rounds used by most other NATO tanks, as they depend on a smoothbore cannon.

[@Inucroft]

@@Maria_Erias The Challenger 2 has Smooth Bore variants.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

@@Maria_Erias The Challenger 2 does shoot sabot rounds through its rifled barrel. The casing for the sabot just has a spinning plate to it so it rides the rifling as the sabot is still.

[@Maria_Erias]

@@WolfeSaber9933 True, but isn't this a specially-designed round for the Challenger? I know issues were raised with the choice of a rifled barrel because it couldn't draw upon common NATO rounds, and any UK tank group would basically have to hump its own ammo into a warzone.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

@@Maria_Erias But the Challenger 2 can be outfitted with a smoothbore, along with statements that Challenger 3 is getting smoothbore.

[@baarum]

The Abrahams main gun is the same as the Leopard, licensed by Rheinmetall to the US, and they both can fire the same ammo. Germany just doesn't use the DU rounds, 'cus reasons....

[@sirhektur7879]

Well maybe its because Germany still being heavily restricted with many things even nowadays, just because they lost ww2

[@l.vanwinkelhoff3415]

Its not really the same gun tho…. The Americans use a licensed Rheinmetall L44 canon but the 2a6 uses a L55 (a longer upgraded version) the L55 is more accurate over distance because of the longer barrel. So you could say its the same but not really because the abrams is less accurate on a long distance.

[@m.b.9688]

​@@l.vanwinkelhoff3415 The L44 is the gun of the Leopard 2 to the Version 2A5 while after 2A6 L55. That is important to mention

[@l.vanwinkelhoff3415]

@@m.b.9688 oh yeah thats right I forgot to mention. Thanks 😁

[@SuicidalCat231]

cause it's toxic and you don't want that laying in your homecountry. Germanys military doctrine is defence, americas is offence so ofc they use DU rounds outside the US

[@Maksim_MrYuk]

What is the name of the app that makes animations? ?

[@atklm1]

Challenger is unique for providing heating and cooling in crew compartment? Leopard and Abrams have heating and cooling as well. Even the older versions did.

[@sankyu3950]

Definitely a war thunder match

[@bumpermanthesecond615]

Challenger is an example of how the british retain their tank design since the introduction of churchill heavy tank. See why is it slower than others?

[@BlackWater_49]

4:25 The Abrams only has a 120mm L/44 main gun while the Leopard 2A6 has a 120mm L/55 one which means the Leopard 2A6's one has more power.

[@gabrielbitencourt1879]

I am by no means a military specialist but if i had to choose one based solely on this video i would choose the british one.

[@Alexander-ws6jn]

Бам бам мы стреляем по леопардам

[@tsg...2867]

Looking at today's offensive of Ukraine, I can say for sure - these tanks are burning as well as other equipment. These pieces of iron make no sense when the new T-90M are fighting against this junk.

[@mr6johnclark]

well consider the T-90M is in few numbers and Russian tanks have a tendency of launching their turrets. Ivans army is centered around Tanks. These Western tanks are a distraction... Worry about the JAVELINS and the BRADLEYS which can spot them at longer ranges and shoot them before getting into annon range.

[@quarkedbutt3957]

If the chally 2 has the full armor package it will be an absolute fucking unit there

[@tasman006]

Great vid just one mistake the Abrams tank is multi fuel you can use petrol, desiel keroscene and mentioned jet fuel.

[@davidjames-rp6oi]

such bs! the leapards haven't been much good, 7 knocked out already, will be the same when the others get there, they just haven't met any decent opposition yet

[@AndrewPonti]

Abrams is an amazing MBT but I feel like the Leopard is going to be the best bet for the Ukrainians ATM - easier to train on in the short term, amazing tech and engineering (those Germans make things well...), closer to get them to the front seeing that the Poles use these (and repair facilities too could be easily exported close by), among a few other things.

[@user-pz7bt6rk7j]

these nerds at the training ground somehow managed to tear off the Leopard Tower.😂😂😂

[@Mortablunt]

The verdict is in: 2 weeks of operations, half of them destroyed without even passing Russian pickets.

[@user-ef5bl8ss3o]

​@@Mortablunt💯💯💯

[@PigMechanicsgeneral]

Amazing keep up the good work simple history

[@ozgun6224]

so which one is more durable to tactical nuke?

[@Neil.c04]

Everyone in the comments seem to be a qualified tank engineer

[@Maximka45]

Burnt leopards and Bradleys under Orekhovo say hello! С Днём России!🇷🇺

[@Mortablunt]

The verdict is in: 2 weeks of operations, half of them destroyed without even passing Russian pickets. KA52 go BRRRRRRRRR.

[@TomWalters-ij2cr]

Mate shut up

[@theconqueringram5295]

These tanks are impressive, I'd to be within range of them.

[@ryanduke6224]

How is the challenger the more modern tank?

[@syahrulkhaeruman6734]

Meanwhile Leopard 2 : Grrrrr!!!! I am the best world tank free ukraine Reality Leopard 2 : Meow!!! cyka blyat

[@bobigorg1665]

Funny story, exactly one day after this video, Ukrainian soldiers at the Polish training ground somehow destroyed their first Leopard🤕

[@Mortablunt]

The verdict is in: 2 weeks of operations, half of them destroyed without even passing Russian pickets. KA52 go BRRRRRRRRR.

[@TheLoremistress]

You forgot the Challengers tea making facilities 😊

[@mohammadubaid9071]

Simple history, please make a video on 1971 war.

[@chheinrich8486]

Sure you dont mean the franco prussian war of 1870/1871?

[@glitchboi3537]

@@chheinrich8486 he is probably talking about the India Pakistan war in 1971 also known as Bangladesh liberation war

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

It's kind of odd to send a bunch of completely different tank systems to a hot war zone in small numbers.

[@Sterge08]

They don’t want many to be destroyed and they don’t want to risk them being captured by Russia.

[@someonelse241]

They probably just wanna see if their tanks can go well against the russians

[@MR_Nosy_Otter1]

not to mention most ukrainias have no trainig in them and those that are being trained will take at least a year or two until finished. that's why nato is beyond stupid with war

[@andyfriederichsen]

We (the USA) shouldn't even be getting involved in this BS.

[@will1223141]

​@@MR_Nosy_Otter1 they've been training them with you as weapons pretty much since June the year the war started so it's been almost a year soon you'll start seeing f-15 and F-16 is in combat cuz we announced in June in 2022 we're training pilots to fly those here in America wines and they've been back yet

[@BobbyEllaForever]

$9 million seems like a steal if you are in the market for, y’know, a tank

[@sinner3877]

Could you do a video about The Maknovtchina ?

[@rudzxs]

горят они кстати тоже отменно 😉

[@comicstrip-pp4510]

As a Swiss Leo 2A4 tanker I must say that the video is very precise and correct with it's information

[@kremepye3613]

As a swiss army knife i think you should go make some clocks and do some international banking

[@comicstrip-pp4510]

@@kremepye3613 oh we do that naturally too. A jack of all trades, a true Swiss army knife

[@ThatGuyOrby]

save for the fact that they, as like many many other channels have, either intentionally neglect or did not know that the Abrams engine is multifuel. It's one of it's most well known features, that it can run on basically everything, but they fell into the same hole so many other have claiming it only runs on jet fuel. It runs best on jet fuel but it can run on any fuel you can think of.

[@nicz7694]

@@ThatGuyOrby Thats a nice Info! How is the efficiency on Petrol/Gas and Diesel? And is Liquid Gas/ Gas for Cars also viable? A friend basically "upgraded" his Car which ran on petrol to also support gas (as in gas.. you know, the non fluid stuff) I did not know that a normal engine can support that aswell. Would be the Abrams engine capable of something like that aswell? (sry for the kind of confusing english :D)

[@ThatGuyOrby]

@@nicz7694 Well the known fuel efficiency for Jet Fuel, what the Abrams was optimized for, is known to be about 0.6 miles per gallon (0.43 kilometers per liter). While there's no definitive available information on the efficiency of running on alternate fuels it is generally accepted that it's efficiency is noticeably reduced when running on alternate fuels. To answer your question liquid gas is indeed a viable fuel for the Abrams. (Also your English is perfectly fine, so don't worry XD)

[@vortexgen1]

The Leo2 also has the shortest supply chain.

[@KilIimanjar0]

It's gonna be weird seeing pictures of green Abrams tanks

[@darthplagueis3488]

Not even a few more minutes early and Russian bots are already squatting over the comments.

[@deathmourne1]

We see them already in play. All salty over Russia losing

[@darthplagueis3488]

@@deathmourne1 indeed, the cope from these paid zoids are a marvelous sight. I’m sure more reactionary zoids will come by and spew their kremlin bullshit.

[@arthurmorgan2906]

Yeah commies must be desperate... all they got left.

[@nimbusnimbus.IV.]

"Russian bots" says the n@zi supporter.

[@hookfangtrew_yt2804]

@@deathmourne1 Na, ukraine and russia are tied rn

[@ARTUSSIK]

Send more, we recycle ♻️ 💪🤍💙❤️

[@usmcdevildog3497]

Still voting in for MACV-SOG

[@zodio_gamer6432]

Did you finish? T-90/t-14 solo

[@Ando0o0o]

Apfsds rounds don’t spin they are stabilized by the fins hence the fs in the apfsds

[@iwantyourcookiesnow]

Your momma spins on the pole