Russians Captured a Leopard 2A6. What Can They Learn From It ??

After getting so close to capturing one, over and over again, Russians actually managed to capture one Leopard 2 tank, more than a year after they'd been delivered to Ukraine, and not just any Leopard 2, but the Leopard 2A6, one of the most advanced Main Battle Tanks out there.
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[@RedEffectChannel]

The probable reason why the Russian guy mistook the tank for Leopard 2A5 is because the markings inside the hull of Leopard 2A6 tanks still retain Leopard 2A5 labels after the 2A6 upgrade. I was not aware of this, but a friend of mine, Tobias, who used to serve on a Leopard 2A6 in Bundeswehr, pointed this out to me. Picture of the label inside a random Leopard 2A6: imgur.com/a/O25Eu9I

[@koi_krapfen]

Thank you for all the interesting details you point out in your videos and comments. There are always a lot of things I overlooked or never thought about even though I'm into military hardware for a long time now.

[@brianb8489]

Hey dummy, Ukraine got leopard 2A4. They are not getting new tanks 😂😂😂

[@videre8884]

The Russians captured an engineering mine clearing vehicle M1150 ABV based on the Abrams,near Berdychi. The video of this is at night. The rear of the vehicle is burned but the front and middle section appear to be in good condition.

[@petriisoaho]

How do you tell it apart from Stridsvagn 122? The on that is improved by Sweds?

[@takingpigon8478]

I dont think they will learn that much from this tank and i wouldn't be surprised if we see some Russian propaganda.

[@danminmemer]

I could already hear Gaijin employee proposing new premium for russian tech tree

[@ah7maw265]

😂😂😂😂

[@raketny_hvost]

@@02suraditpengsaeng41 >copypaste meanwhile Oplot, T-64BV 2017: goes premium

[@NorthSea-xb7jk]

Gaijin is russian established company

[@raketny_hvost]

@@NorthSea-xb7jk yeah tell us

[@altamont6585]

​​@@02suraditpengsaeng41 so we have premium Marder, Abrams, Chally 2, Bradley, Leo 1, Leo 2A4, 2A5, 2A6, and also Strv 122s

[@chartreux1532]

Being a German Bundeswehr Veteran of the 23rd Gebirgsjägerbrigade with a whole Family of German Veterans including Eastern Front WW2, i find it hilarious that there are People who thought that if you send any Western Tanks to Ukraine that none of them would be captured and studied. The same Thing happened in all the Wars. The Soviet Russians captured Tiger Tanks, Panzer 3s, Stugs etc. thats just part of War. And we Germans captured all the Soviet Russian Tanks as well and studied them. It's weird to especially see so many Western Journalists be so surprised by this happening. This is just whats gonna happen either way and every Military knows this will happen. Just like Russians are aware Ukraine will capture their Technology. Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

[@theDarkside798]

War zu erwarten ja, nur ist halt die Frage wieviel sie von einem veralteten Panzer lernen wollen was sie nicht eh schon wissen. Soviel ich weiß sind das alles Leoparden die ursprünglich stand A5 waren und daher auch veraltete armorpackages haben. Viel interessanter wäre es doch zu wissen welche neuen Erkenntnisse die NATO aus den modernen T-90Ms ziehen kann.

[@rogerswope9881]

I believe this is the best NATO tank

[@user-nf5pr1hm3t]

People are suprised because there is a narative they listen to and belive. But to be fair with how media is right now you cant dodge that kind of thing.

[@GarrusVA]

So you are from the birth place of National Socialism

[@loretta231]

Ah, ein Mulitreiber 😂 War ich auch, aber in Mittenwald.

[@JewsRock-nm6vq]

They are going to reveal the real truth, that this tank doesn't comply with eu emissions standards

[@Truebotsman]

how dare they- Greta T

[@esenel92]

Or, soon we'll start seeing russian cars built for the european market because they've finally figured out how to cheat those tests 😁

[@_TeaDj_]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-mr2pl9ow5c]

😂😂😂

[@thiagomacedo1640]

não se eles tiverem tecnologia de trapaças Volkswagem .

[@ivankrylov6270]

They're about to leak the full specs on wt forums

[@davidclevesguzman3397]

Gaijin is about to nerf the whole Leopard 2 series except for the swedish ones lmao

[@user-ll3od5ev8d]

These old tanks, dummy. Maybe, Russia can finally built a decent tank

[@LulwUt.]

​@@davidclevesguzman3397 they like swedes so much

[@chargemannyn2918]

@@davidclevesguzman3397 russia love sweden, they want to be viking lol

[@georgros4199]

​@@chargemannyn2918 real reason of current war - they just want to be vikig

[@T80s]

The 2A6 sent to Ukraine was a 2A5 built in January 1999 modified to A6 standard (post 2001) according to plaque inside the tank. Latest large maintenance/upgrade was done in 2017.

[@AlexanderTch]

You lie. That's A6

[@mikitheslav9711]

@@AlexanderTch read what he just wrote, it was a 2a5 MODIFIED to the 2a6 standard. It used to be a 2a5, it got upgraded to 2a6.

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

@@AlexanderTch A6 is an A5 with the L/55 gun

[@kalks4334]

​@@AlexanderTchShut up russian troll

[@jebise1126]

1999 new build? or upgrade?

[@DzinkyDzink]

Yeah I can imagine this dialogue in the future: "Granpa, what did you do during SVO?" "Little Vanya, I was an anti-tank gunner and managed to disable a Leopard tank once. The one in Kubinka museum - it was me!" "But it says here that it drove over a mine..." "👿"

[@flummi6966]

Mine aka Gearbox....

[@Adam4ik3579]

dont worry, that dude not gonna survie "svo" anyways lol.

[@haythemsandel8303]

@@Adam4ik3579 Russians are taking way less losses than the Ukrainians so he has a very high chance of "surviving"

[@eruseanumber1505]

@@Adam4ik3579 650,000+ KIA on the ukrainian side, Kharkiv will boost those numbers.

[@WatchThunderOnYT]

@@eruseanumber1505you’re a joker

[@dotnask0001]

WT document leaks are going to be insane!

[@RazorsharpLT]

Eh, what did the Russians say when we obliterated their techn in Iraq? Oh, right. "It's just the export version".

[@alexkatc59]

@@RazorsharpLT Most of losses was from aviation. So, what is your statement?

[@ry0usama511]

​@@RazorsharpLT ya guys said the same thing when F16 got shut down by Mig21

[@RazorsharpLT]

@@ry0usama511 lmao Never happened

[@RazorsharpLT]

@@ry0usama511 You're probably Indian, assuming you tell yoursrelf that at night to sleep. All the F-16's Pakistan was given were accounted for. The only plane that was downed was a MIG-21.

[@joeoria4497]

the thing the Russians found was the cheat emissions software installed same as the VW diesel cars 😂😂😂

[@Vitaliy0001]

Most underrated comment

[@ukuskota4106]

haha

[@sooryan_1018]

Holy shit I forgot about those 😭😭💀💀

[@filipbitala2624]

Given they didnt get the kind of the tank, nor what destroyed it, its likely they would have miscalculated the emissions anyway

[@lookinaturmom]

😂

[@IrrationalCharm]

Russians have to report the dissapointing news that they couldnt find any washmachines inside the Leopard 2A6

[@alexrims1892]

Я так понимаю, что эти танки были рассчитаны против папуасов, а в России они быстро вышли из чата.

[@Pusahispidasaimensis]

@@alexrims1892 "Leopard was designed against the Papuans" 😂 russian propaganda never ceases to amuse us!

[@alexrims1892]

@@Pusahispidasaimensis Гитлер тоже развлекался.

[@Pusahispidasaimensis]

@@alexrims1892 Sure, hiding in bunkers 24/7 just like your great leader Putler is doing now. They have plenty in common when you think about it.

[@windyfuckface3715]

@@Pusahispidasaimensis no propaganda, straight facts:) bro just mocks yall xDD

[@K-SHABAB]

New premium is coming guys

[@armoredlumberjack1999]

they're gonna run out of things to ad at this rate.

[@IgrMak]

Наконец-то нам удалось найти источник радиодеталей для производства русских стиральных машин! Спасибо вам, фрау Бербок! 🎉😅

[@YuryTimofeyev]

There is nothing in that machine that they don't know. There are things they can't manufacture, because their factories are tooled differently.

[@JackSeries44]

Thank you for your comment, some common sense and truthful information is hard to find on this platforme.

[@peterhoffmann2231]

not to mention mbts are extremly obsolete in this new drone warfare. the t90 with the top cage are probably better in overall usability edit: pls guys im sorry, tanks are NOT obsolete

[@DIREWOLFx75]

"There are things they can't manufacture, because their factories are tooled differently." Wow, just for once, someone who gives a statement like this CORRECTLY! Damn, that's RARE! Tooling can always be changed though, so if they see something they do like, they might make it part of the nextgen upgrade for their own vehicles. "There is nothing in that machine that they don't know." Overall, no. But there's probably some details here and there that they do not have the exact measures and composition of previously. So, it's unlikely to provide anything truly useful, but it does have some minor parts that could be interesting to Russia, like the easy maintenance setup, as the Leo2 engineers spent a LOT of effort on those, and it might be a viable improvement to Russian tanks, depending on if it fits their logistics chain of course. Making an improvement that speeds up maintenance by 25%, but also forces you to replace thousands of toolsets in your logicistics chain, is really NOT an improvement.

[@majorian4897]

@@peterhoffmann2231 They're not obsolete, you just can't use them by themselves. A massive mobile cannon will never be obsolete. This is like saying because SAM's exist that aircraft are obsolete.

[@mindofgaz6016]

​@peterhoffmann2231tanks aren't obsolete

[@venator5]

Gaijin fix Leopard tanks already. Now you can get access to it in Russia!

[@Klovaneer]

What is wrong with them?

[@venator5]

@@Klovaneer Old meme. at least.

[@Klovaneer]

@@venator5 I don't play 10.0+ myself but Leo 2 is the least controversial tank from what i hear, literally "just fine".

[@aaroncruz9181]

Imagine Kim Jong Un comes to see it.

[@Iden_in_the_Rain]

@@Klovaneerthe only controversial one is the 2A7V (and the Strv 122+) because a nation other than Russia actually had the best MBT

[@sperber0901]

we got Russian Leopard 2a6 before GTA VI, what a time to be alive

[@joebenson528]

We'll get a Russian K2 Black Panther (from Poland) before Elder Scrolls 6.

[@user-md1lu2cl2n]

​@@joebenson528 can we not? Poland is in NATO, and this way we will get live action adaptation of Fallout franchise. And this is not what I'm looking for)

[@TGBBP72]

​@@user-md1lu2cl2n pretty sure Ukraine has those. He's saying Russia will capture one of Ukraines

[@KonradCurse88]

@@user-md1lu2cl2n of couse not, article 5 dont force nato to defend someone, it only says that nato wil go and check all options they can have in such situation. so when you choose between nukes and kicking off poland from nato we all know what USA wil choose, afgan and vietnam 'allies' won't let us lie about it

[@user-md1lu2cl2n]

​@@KonradCurse88 this will mean the end of NATO, so I doubt they will abandon Poland. Or any other NATO member.

[@davidclevesguzman3397]

Gaijin: Don't leak classified documents in our forums. Russian army:

[@CatOfCulture]

Imagine disabling one of the most advanced tanks of your enemy and your own country blue balls you, personally, I wouldn't take that.

[@BlazeFlame24]

2A6 is not advanced, its literally 2A5 with longer gun, thats it, no new thermals or engine upgrades.

[@i3lackfusion]

@@BlazeFlame24its still one of the best tanks Ukraine has available

[@AlexanderK9519]

​@@BlazeFlame24 Ukrainian Leopard 2A5/6 is in service with NATO armies right now and Germany has them as well in for frontline use

[@kornstat3253]

@@i3lackfusion 1980s technology.

[@Klovaneer]

@@kornstat3253 Suddenly modern NATO MBTs aren't so good, wonder why.

[@CapitalismScorner]

RedEffect, you are wrong. The guys didn't say, that they would repair the whole tank. They reported, they would fix tank running gear and some of electric systems.

[@L5GUK]

I think that's implied. But RE's point still stands to questioning where they're going to get the parts from to do that.

[@eugeneemerick4359]

I always love these narrators. Russia will gain technological knowledge for free. Curtesy of NATO

[@jacklamb2904]

It’s like 40 years old tech

[@CapitalismScorner]

@@L5GUK It wasn't the first Leo we've hit. This first one captured in such good condition, but there are a lot of heavily damaged and destroyed Leos on the territory controlled by us (Russians) at the moment. I think the guys could take some parts from them.

[@attilamarics3374]

@@L5GUK They would probalby make them themselves. I mena its only 1 tank, and they need for just a show. If they have mechanics itll be fixed.

[@rodiculous9464]

I didnt watch the source video but in russian "mine" is a common mistranslation, for example a mortar called мимомет translates to "mine launcher" in english. So they may not actually have meant that it drove over a mine. If they said it got hit by a "mine" it could mean a lot of things in reality since this is sort of a catch all term.

[@afaf9292]

он сказал танк наехал на мину после чего экипаж покинул машину которая потом была добита дроном

[@ilyamoisv]

@@afaf9292 ну это похоже на неправильный перевод слова миномёт. и правда...

[@gerfand]

2 days repair makes sense, remember they are making a museum piece not an actual Tank

[@hatecrewsix2]

They can repair the cosmetics and exteriors in 2 days just for the parade.

[@gerfand]

@@hatecrewsix2 yes, its what they are doing

[@m.g.debruin8294]

@@hatecrewsix2 LOL Russia have only wheel chairs for the Parade

[@princeo15]

​@@m.g.debruin8294they don't beg anyone for weapons atleast 😂😂😂

[@ryelor123]

I think they meant 2 days to get the engine started and that was mistranslated. I'm sure Mustie1 could get it running in 1 day.

[@juusolatva]

if the Germans were actually afraid of the tank getting captured, they wouldn't have allowed anyone to send them to Ukraine as with arms sales you need an export licence from the original seller (Germany in this case) for re-exporting/transferring them to another country.

[@decreatious4520]

i mean if you put anything into service for an armed force its already figured to be "capturable" to some variance

[@_solaris_4057]

It still has the same DTech Armor that the leo2a7 has, if nothing else they know the exact rha they need to penetrate.

[@bobsagetthelord6621]

It’s a value proposition. You can be afraid to have something captured and you can send it anyway. It just depends depends how much there is to gain from sending it or to lose from not sending it. There certainly is tech that nations would rather not let out of their own jurisdiction. That’s why there Export models of vehicles and equipment, and exporting in general is not just a question of money. Realistically Europe doesn’t have the quantity of tanks to pick and choose what they send.

[@truckjones3798]

Germany sent Leopard 2A6, so no re-export or licence involved. Conclusion remains the same: they looked at the pros and cons and decided to go ahead.

[@aggravated_assault]

​@@_solaris_4057bit leo 2a7v has a modified upper plate alswell as m8dified turret cheeks

[@stoptellingmewhattowrite]

Nothing will be learned ... it all has been already leaked in War Thunder forums. 😂

[@TheMagicalWizardPyro]

Most War Thunder 'leaks' turn out to be unclassified documents anyone can access with an Internet connection. I think only one was a genuine leak, the Leclerc traverse speed if I remember correctly. However all of the other ones are just an excuse by Gaijin not to buff the vehicles. If you watch Spookston he had a video from a while ago on a Cold War US tank, I think it was either the M41 or M60. But he provided declassified documents of the vehicle's trials to Gaijin, and Gaijin claimed they were classified. Despite not being.

[@anotherfriendlyshikikan6960]

@@TheMagicalWizardPyrowhat about that Chinese one?

[@TheMagicalWizardPyro]

@@anotherfriendlyshikikan6960 dunno about those

[@CrashNTheBoys2002]

@@TheMagicalWizardPyroif you don’t know, you shouldn’t speak like you do know.

[@TheMagicalWizardPyro]

@@CrashNTheBoys2002 I'm just remembering information from a while ago. Just because I'm not completely up to date doesn't mean the information I provide is irrelevant. Maybe you could fill me in rq on the Chinese leaks? Like if they're legitimate classified or not.

[@CT--js6sp]

Russian engineer: "Wait, so no ammo under seats?!" Yeah and then also more than 4 km/h backwards speed!! 😯

[@cideltacommand7169]

Nyet Ivan, you load the ammo manually Wait what ?

[@alikaraahmet5050]

no it's next to the driver Ivan

[@joebloggs430]

NO but the ejection seats only work under bridges

[@toto-yf8tc]

European engineer: oh no wait there is no more engineer. That's why they could not make a functioning tank

[@KuK137]

Ivan - what do you mean this shyte weights 80 tons and has top speed of 0 km/h outside of highways as it instantly sinks into the ground as soon as it hits damp ground?

[@hewhoneverdies001]

German armored vehicles being paraded through Moscow on V-Day... WHAT YEAR IS THIS!?!

[@leolex1289]

Doesn't matter. War never changes.

[@dancingferret6654]

The question will be whether there will be Russian armored vehicles paraded through Moscow at the same time. Based on last year's parade, the answer may be no.

[@sharoyveduchi]

@@dancingferret6654 >2022: Moscow will run out of ammo and tanks in 2 weeks! >2023: Moscow will run out of ammo and tanks in 2 weeks! >2024: Moscow will r-

[@alikaraahmet5050]

@@dancingferret6654 u literally live in a parallel world, not parading tanks in red square does not mean "they don't have tanks" but they are at frontlines and reserves at borders cuz they are at active war, just scroll the internet they are building 20 to 25 tanks each week at least

[@dancingferret6654]

@@alikaraahmet5050 I thought Russia's real army was still held in reserve in case of a conflict with NATO, and that only the lower tier stuff was in Ukraine. If that was the case, why would there have been dozens of tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles at the 2022 parade, when in 2023 there was literally one (1) T-34 as the only tracked vehicle in the parade. Are the rest of the normally dozen T-34s on the borders? Russia is not building 20-25 tanks a week. They might, on a really, really good week, restore that many old tanks from mothballs. If they were really building that many new you wouldn't see anything but T-90Ms and T-80BVMs on the front line these days, instead of seeing VDV units using T-54s for assaults. If they had that production capability, they would be putting it into artillery shells and cruise missiles, both of which they are severely constrained in (aside from the NK artillery shells they got).

[@wardredd6394]

That is no longer A tank.. it is a "Donation"

[@omaralonso2471]

Well after losing more than 3k tanks, russia needs western donations by now too lmao

[@davidoblast8291]

@@omaralonso2471waaa waaa nice inflated numbers jose

[@jussi8111]

@@omaralonso2471 atleast they are producing their own and dont need to beg from the west

[@omaralonso2471]

@@davidoblast8291 now say that without crying 🤡

[@omaralonso2471]

@@jussi8111 and we are gladly supplying, why are you also crying again for?

[@messyjessem.3108]

I saw an article "Leopard 2 on train to Moscow" I was wondering when you were going to make a video on if it's real or not.

[@chlorhexidine2506]

bro did not watch the entire video first

[@andyfriederichsen]

@@chlorhexidine2506 How do you know?

[@ost-mann2860]

Aren't you able to confirm its authenticity yourself?

[@VodkaPandas]

Saw Bradley too arrive on Moscow yesterday, they will participate in next month Victory day parade.

[@justgames9516]

I am sure this is real, 9th of May is soon they might want to include it as part of a trophy for the parade. This applies to Bradley’s, hunmvees and marders

[@fleshdog5931]

4:10 PISS BOTTLE JUMPSCARE!

[@ymishaus2266]

You have an experienced eye, my friend.

[@DaddysBelt92]

LOOL

[@theodorkorner1497]

That's just Apfelschorle to keep the driver hydrated 😅

[@user-qw6es4ly3g]

​@@theodorkorner1497 refilled personally by the generous mechanic

[@borisslavk01nolastname91]

Jarate!

[@l.b.3416]

You know the difference between *fire* and *explosion* ? Just because X can burn does not mean it can explode. Thats the whole point damit.

[@ThatOneGuy-mn6dv]

I will only say 3 things here. 1) That poor guy likely had no honest idea what he was told and was likely given a news report at the last moment and nobody bother to give the correct info about this. 2) Can we all give a moment to those poor sods who had to work getting this out of the mud, pulling it out and transporting this to a number of place. No really the people who had to work on all this must be coming up with new curse words and are in such a fit of rage it borders on a stroke. 3) If the Challenger 2 is taken expect someone to flip.

[@viking5736]

considering its their job to recover armored vehicles, I can't imagine the recovery crew would have struggled/made a huge fuss about it 🤷‍♂️

[@ThatOneGuy-mn6dv]

Than you've never done their line of work for a living or not put much thought about it. Trust me man it's not fun even if you're set for this task it's not easy.

[@decreatious4520]

@@ThatOneGuy-mn6dv I mean cant you just put a tow rope and haul it out lol ?/r

[@ThatOneGuy-mn6dv]

@@decreatious4520 It's more than just putting on a tow rope. Think about what that tow rope is pulling for just a moment and what is the design limit of that said tow rope. Than think about what it'/s trying pull and what the tow rope is applied on to pull said thing out of something like mud that is likely stuck or is going to be stuck in a mud pool like in Ukraine. Granted maybe the ground isn't so bad now or in stated area but still leaves us with a problem of what now a near 70+ ton tank that has its own support gear just for this tank and you're now using other support gear build for something generally of a lighter weight. Think about it and again think about being one of the people trying to actually do it.

[@decreatious4520]

@@ThatOneGuy-mn6dv i did put /r for a reason yo. its called a joke not a dick so dont take it so hard

[@o_vroboros]

I'm not your regular watcher, but i loved this video. The info and the delivery (background music, images on screen, dry humor)

[@saint_alucardwarthunder759]

Omg, *THANK YOU* , RedEffect, for the info about the propellant! I was having an arguement and even thought that I started to go crazy bcuz couldn't find any info on it!

[@rxzxqx6982]

they can learn how to make proper reverse gear i guess? I'm serious here

[@linvydasb.7875]

no not really.

[@roberterdei8627]

Correct, they can go back in time and tell their 1960's and 70's counterparts about modern systems of the far future, and then be told that the cost is much too high for the numbers of armored units required for defending something the size of the Soviet Union. You are highly intelligent and most likely a very successful individual!

[@jaycentoret2866]

they know how to but dont have the money

[@NineSeptims]

@@jaycentoret2866 True. They have smart peeps that can arrange it but it would never get funding.

[@user-yu1im1rf9w]

​@@jaycentoret2866No money ?..😅 Russia is the 5th economy of the world ! ))..

[@iceman3577]

Russian shovels are really nasty against tank

[@soap_off]

hypersonic shovels

[@andyfriederichsen]

What's the joke here?

[@orionlt1028]

@@andyfriederichsen ask british inteligence :)))))))))))))))

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

​@@andyfriederichsen Joke?

[@kalks4334]

​@@andyfriederichsenno joke to find here, just a meet'n'greet for russian trolls

[@ivanstepanovic1327]

Also, the first Abrams to be captured confirmed. On KZbin channel "Military today" you can see Russians parading around it before it is towed away. The inside seems pretty fried, though...

[@megarayquaza7185]

Eben Nicht bis jetzt wurde kein Abrams erbeutet zumindest gibt es dafür keine Hinweise

[@Mr79dream]

@@megarayquaza7185 let's say, they capture a heap of burned out scrap metal in the rough shape of an M1A1 Abrams.

[@TheRifild]

@@megarayquaza7185 there is few videos of abrams on the road to Moscow, in way worse condition tha the leopard tho

[@doprisi]

Good video RedEffect, keep em coming

[@BrenoAgmL]

This was expected.

[@Ancient_by_stander]

Local man learns that Nato tanks can be destroyed🤯🤯🤯

[@BrenoAgmL]

@@Ancient_by_stander are you dumb or something?

[@BrenoAgmL]

@@Ancient_by_stander brainrot.

[@Troll73778]

​@@Ancient_by_stander Exactly why he expected it 🤦

[@Ancient_by_stander]

@@BrenoAgmL what is?

[@darkstonefire2530]

Really good breakdown, fascinating to see inside one so well

[@itznazaagain9610]

Beeakdown? Isnt it like 1/5 in Lost tanks ratio there? 😂 russia lost way more gear

[@rinaldoman3331]

The Russians posted a photo of an M1150 recovery vehicle. The photo shows the complete armor layer of turret; in general, it matches the diagrams on the Internet, if this is an early package.

[@Karza_357]

Very interesting video with excellent footage. Thanks.

[@pickle4422]

They can learn that blowout panels are a major asset for crew survival.

[@Fv4005_enjoyer]

This means we can see firing trials if the gun still works, and protection trials, to see which Russian Apfsds or Atgms would be able to penetrate and kill the tank. So its not entirely irrelevant, though they probably know a fair bit about it already tbh

[@dhanu_4539]

The barrel looks damaged.

[@user-uy8ss3hg6g]

We are no longer living in WW2 conditions, and i belive there is no need to physically fire or shoot at anything. They will just test propelant energy density, look at sabot materials. And then put everything into PC to run some simulations. Same for armor. Yotube is full of thouse simulation channels. If civilians have acces to relatively percise software, military should have its top-notch vesions too.

[@Oblivisci........]

That barrel fkd

[@namesurname624]

They lied for no reason about every aspect of damaging and recovering that tank, why would you expect them to tell the truth about any trials with it?

[@RichelieuUnlimited]

It‘s armor scheme is from the 90s, it likely hasn’t gotten the 2019 upgrades.

[@ringhunter1006]

Good video my man and really informative..

[@daikovany]

Like always, clear and honest explained! Thanks!

[@carboodle610]

I clicked on this video expecting all the Gaijin comments and I wasn't dissapointed

[@showdown66]

Russia just recovered an M1150 Abrams, looks in reasonable shape

[@GrindThunderer]

What Abrams?

[@GrindThunderer]

Oh the mine clearer

[@tanzimhasan2460]

@@GrindThunderer yep, Engineering vehicle they say

[@PuffPuffPass0420]

Built from an M1A1 which is old technology which was last used in 1992..So its like current Russian tanks except the turret doesnt blow off like them🤣🤣🤣

[@5gurus-bimiseveriz]

@@PuffPuffPass0420Every single abrahams is built off the M1A1, wtf are you yapping about?

[@greybuckleton]

Excellent, as always.

[@user-do6dl5gh1z]

1. Optics 2. Barrel composition 3. APFSDS design

[@RichelieuUnlimited]

If they‘re able to learn anything, they‘re unlikely to be able to replicate it. Things like those require specialized tooling and at times exotic raw materials.

[@user-ew8qu5yi5h]

​@@RichelieuUnlimitedwhich Russia doesn't have??😂

[@haythemsandel8303]

@@RichelieuUnlimited They have all of that

[@Keckegenkai]

@@user-ew8qu5yi5h russias optics industry went tits up after the fall of the SU; the civilian part which is easily converted into the military was quite literally a copy of the german/east german design since Helios family of lenses are Carl Zeiss copies (Biotar iirc) were already outdated in the 70s

[@user-do6dl5gh1z]

@@RichelieuUnlimited China has it

[@tomk3732]

Driver station seems ok so maybe most wires are OK. If so in few days the tank may indeed be drivable.

[@wallingnaga6563]

Yes it seems like drivable but not shootable

[@adillakandi.r]

If in that case this tank will absolutely be on parade this May

[@edhongkham1497]

I think they know pretty much about the tank already. they might try to copy something minor but doubt it’s a game changer for them

[@pauliewalnuts240]

The russians brought this tank to moscow to display for their victory day parade but its a stationary display. There was a picture of it just as damaged as it was here.

[@kjellkriminell372]

Its good to consider that Leopard 1-6 are all variants that 18 year old conscripts are trained on so i cant imagine its hard for a spy to gather the general information. What is probably valuable is as you said the internals of the ammo and armor, both of which only more experienced personnel will ever handle.

[@jimcipriano5322]

It's not they don't know how to make one, it's are they willing to spend the money to build them.

[@Paronak]

And the damage to the reputation of their "superior everything". "Copying NATO design? What? NATO tanks are better?"

[@rm4po4]

Well, and the fact that they (the Russians) seem to believe in battle-field simplicity and smaller light tanks w/ auto-loaders. Which seems to be crucial factors in this battlefield.

[@honkhonk8009]

@@Paronak Saying NATO designs arent better because a couple got blown up, is insane cope. The crew survived. Look at the blown up Abrams's that look like they survived a MOAB, still having immaculate crew interiors. The "reputation" you speak of is basically just propaganda against Russia. Any country that actually fields these vehicles aint complainin

[@rodiculous9464]

​@@honkhonk8009yeah because those countries have never fought a real war

[@Juho-uf8si]

starting to build these tanks would mean first building facilities for manufacturing parts and assembly lines +workforce for all that, i doubt they are building anything captured within this war. They may improve their own designs and parts by examining western equipment tho.

[@muslim4039]

Please red, can you do a short video about the Iraqi modified T-55 Named AL-Kafeel?

[@Lookmaxxed_Pikachu_69]

Why would anyone do a video on an obsolete trash 1960s tank

[@stephenhumphrey7935]

​@@Lookmaxxed_Pikachu_69Because it's interesting.

[@muslim4039]

@@Lookmaxxed_Pikachu_69 this is like saying (why would anyone do a video about a panzer IV or a T-34?, it's an old obsolete tank)

[@Lookmaxxed_Pikachu_69]

@@muslim4039 no-one really cares about the panzer 4 compared to the Tiger King Tiger or even the Panther

[@muslim4039]

@@Lookmaxxed_Pikachu_69 That is absolutely wrong, these are just different tanks and you don't have to love them all but you cant say a tank isn't worth mentioning because you don't love it.

[@nixles2577]

He said about mines because he didn’t know how the tracks were removed from this tank. the tracks were removed by explosion, this was mentioned in the original news in the postscript with the video where the tank was evacuated.

[@xmeda]

They know it well already, but it will look nice displayed in Patriot park next to some Tiger tank.

[@gupler]

Abrams is now officially captured by the Russians just 3 days later. Lets Peer pressure RedEffect into making another video.

[@themrdog23]

Would be stupid to not examine it. Every bit of info you gain is worth something. Maybe not alot. But eventually every little bit helps

[@DIREWOLFx75]

Of course they will go over it with finetooth comb. BUT, Russia most likely already know the vast majority of information about it. There's probably some details here and there that they don't have the specifics of, but those are unlikely to be important. But yes, any information might end up being an advantage, so they're guaranteed to sweep it top to bottom thoroughly.

[@decreatious4520]

@@DIREWOLFx75 considering the armor layout is pretty easy to guess and that most modern at weapons go through a shitload of armor to be stopped i doudt thats an angle they are leaning towards. as for electronics depending on how much survived the disabling modern coms are switched fairly regurlarly and most of the stuff isnt some wunder thing at most i would say a propoganda piece for the ruskies

[@PuffPuffPass0420]

Russia can't even manufacture that many of their own tanks as it is..Theyre getting destroyed faster than they can be built and they're even using 1950s era tanks lmao. Ukraine and Russia are both corrupt nations with 2 short men in a pissing competition while Dementia Joe Biden launders 60% of the aid sent there

[@Tjecktjeck]

It's a 20 year old tank.. They aleredy got info about equal or in some cases superior tech from their cooperation with French arms industry prior to 2014. Issue for them is that they are not able to re-produce it on a mass scale. For example 40CTAS (which is considered by many as most advanced auto-cannon today) started as Franco-Russian project. But it went nowhere there.

[@DIREWOLFx75]

@@Tjecktjeck "Issue for them is that they are not able to re-produce it on a mass scale." Correction, not able to reproduce it ECONOMICALLY on a mass scale.

[@ahmedalsadik]

Maybe they can learn about the mechanical miracle of making a reverse gear that doesn't go at 4 miles a week.

[@nnlukichev1]

Как сказал главный инженер Т90, если министерство обороны России поставит задачу увеличить заднюю скорость - завод это сделает. Но такая задача в техническом задании отсутствует. Так +20км задней скорости не повлияют на современную картину боя, с учётом дронов летающих со скоростями более 70км/ч

[@Real_OSHA_Unsafety_Engineer]

They've been experimenting with Gas powered engines that has a decent reverse gear function... and also starting to phase out V-Engines. I think RedEffect mentioned this one back before about the new engines Russia is on experimenting stage. But then V-Engines are really good engines, they've maximized its full limitations of its modifications and are now focusing on new engines.

[@user-uy8fw5sp4t]

Ну таким как ты быстрый задний ход необходим для трусливого бега с линии фронта) не удивил

[@graham2631]

Maybe it's intentional, they don't retreat.

[@rodiculous9464]

Maybe the west can learn about mechanical myrical called "manufacturing 50 year old shell design at a rate higher than 10 per year"

[@rafsanjani3090]

I heard that russian was also capture a abrams tank in very recently

[@urdnotwrex6969]

not just that, also you can check out that exhibition in Moscow, Abrams is next to Leopard 2A6 and there are many other things.

[@user-tr8ou2ct1e]

5 штук уничтожено.

[@nad829]

@@urdnotwrex6969 yes yes, although they stil cannot understand why is the turret still attached to the body, rumors say its not a real tank, we all knowreal tanks turrets fly to space if hit with anything bigger than a hand granade

[@koenjonker480]

The 2a6 is like 20 years old, the tech is not leap years ahead of the russians. its just a more expensive design, the russians have other design philosophies. They might learn from the ammo or armor but the computer stuff is dated.

[@decreatious4520]

honestly the armor isnt very important since most at weapons can defeat nearly anything armored outside of main guns and such. ammo is a bit iffy since most of the time they are shooting HE varients in support of infantry. legit being used as mobile direct fire arty 9/10th of the time

[@hinz1]

That M1018 canister looks nasty, apparently 1100 10mm/9.42g tungsten balls at 1410m/s.

[@TheAnticlinton]

Its basically a giant shotgun. No aoe,no killing power against troops behind obstacles, no demolition power. HE-FRAG is far superior

[@funcompilator1202]

120 mm shotgun is insane

[@thanos9820]

I came to throw a joke about gaijin and leaking docs, but this community was faster than light in doin that 😂😂😂

[@mikes.4136]

Yes - the propellants and the projectiles will be of great value. The armor must be studied by the material science group.

[@SuperUltimateLP]

Oly if they can actually reverse engineer the polymer (thats always troublesome, its kind alike unmixing chocolatemilk)

[@user-bv7yr6wy3h]

Low-sensitive inert explosives in shells are not used in Russian tanks, since they are many times more expensive than conventional explosives, they are worse in cumulative shells, and the bulk of the shells in Russian tanks come from warehouses from Soviet times, when inert shells were not produced. In any case, the shells in Soviet tanks are open without metallic casings (just like the automatic loader itself is not protected by armor, at least from the crew), and simply the ignition of gunpowder is inevitable and also destroys the tank irrevocably. The use of low-sensitive explosives in shells is expensive, reduces the effectiveness of explosives by one and a half times, reduces the armor penetration of shaped charges, which is not high anyway, and will not provide sufficient protection without other measures - increasing armor, maintaining armor protection for the ammunition from the crew, separating powder charges from explosives , creating knockout panels to allow the gunpowder flame to escape or throwing a burning container of gunpowder out of the tank. Inert explosives have been known for a long time, they are weaker, and they do not protect against damage from cumulative jets or other very harsh shaking - but can only withstand a small fire or impact from fragments - which is not now the main means of destruction - from cumulative jets

[@babathegoodmansamba8533]

Russians have many Leopards destroyed also. Some more Leopards, Marder, Abrams, ........ are for display in Moscow , others in St Petersburg with French Tanks, Brady's , Leopards Abrams ( more ) and Swedish ones. Also many other weapons. Bravo Russia, best Army in the world !!!!

[@purpul2399]

Sounds bad if the best army in the world cannot defeat some poor random country within over 2 years hahah what a shame

[@197BRUTE]

OMG there will be no parade with captured hardware on 9. May. There is already a display of captured hardware in Moscow on Poklonnaya Gora.

[@lfjm100]

It is a very vulnerable tank, that's why they abandoned it, by the way, they faced a real army and not sheep herders, that's why it looks like many tanks.

[@GM-xk1nw]

The the Rheinmetall 120 mm L/55 smoothbore gun is a good catch

[@magamer_8i]

Gaijin gonna add an upgraded T90m

[@johnbennett606]

Far too complicated for a mere Russian

[@dupond948]

Thanks for your video

[@alexk8583]

Abrams tanks were also captured and now they're in Moscow on display.

[@alfredpetrossian3036]

Sholtz left his underpants in the tank and wants it back.

[@erikstolzenberger1517]

*Scholz...at least get his name right^^

[@scpgaming-452]

ukraine capture t-90 m russian people still calm russian capture leopard-2 germany people triggered

[@ofwschroedinger527]

@@scpgaming-452 i dont think we are triggered either, no. Tanks that get used will be lost and potentially captured. this is the case for any and all vehicles

[@5co756]

​@@scpgaming-452Ukraine use Russian tanks anyways , but Russia don't use Leopards . That's the point dude , this is why people get excited.

[@JamesGonzalez-em9un]

*panties

[@justanaverageguy912]

considering how many (and which) countries have bought these, i doubt there is much russia doesn't know about these yet, except maybe some of the specialized components. I also doubt the russians will be able to conjure up the industrial capabilities to reproduce the electronic components, optics etc., as they lack the german high tech industry. just because you know what something is made of, doesn't mean you have the means to reproduce it. this is a trophy taken, and the innards a bargaining chip with the chinese.

[@iansysoev9462]

And what exactly can't be replicated?

[@NO_NAME_722]

По факту тут и без копирования "высокой немецкой технологичности " наша армия жгëт всю эту технику. Как бы пользы от этой немецкой оптики мы не видим😂😂😂😂 Значит получается мы должны прятать от Запада свои секреты.

[@Blackreaper95]

​@@iansysoev9462the optics, fire control systems, electronics, engine, most likely the gear box can't be copied.

[@iansysoev9462]

@@Blackreaper95microelectronics - yes, but Russia has its own. Everything else you mentioned - can be replicated

[@Keckegenkai]

@@iansysoev9462 definitely not the optics

[@Finnegan20]

You say there is no damage resembling a mine, but in the clip at 2:21, the left track is indeed knocked off, maybe from the rpg or whatever. But it still remains the track was knocked off. You can clearly see the track ends before the first road wheel.

[@SRFriso94]

That SCDB propellant would probably be very interesting for the Russians and their relatively vulnerable ammo storage in their own tanks - if they can figure out a way to mass-produce it. But as with anything in Russia, that's a pretty big 'if'.

[@Behemoth29]

Just saw it on display in Moscow, very interesting.

[@CubiT0X]

Russians Captured a Leopard 2A6: What Can I Learn From It ?? Turkey: Hi there !!

[@ozymandiastr8554]

What do you mean i dont understand how its related to Turkey. Please explain , thanks

[@ofwschroedinger527]

@@ozymandiastr8554 it isnt, the 2a6 was never sold to turkey, turkeys most modern leo is the 2a4

[@buddy1155]

@@ozymandiastr8554 Turkey lost a few Leopards 2 in Syria, Russia received at least one of them just slightly older.

[@claudio6572]

​@@ozymandiastr8554 turkey lost some leopards in syria, and russia took advantage of it by also them being present in syria

[@CrazyDutchguys]

@@buddy1155 Slightly is a bit of an understatement... 2A4 is from the 80s, 2A6 is 2017

[@jonny2954]

Most important things won't even be ammo, armor or whatever. It's the really complicated stuff. Engine. Transmission. South Korea is one of the leading countries in the automotive industry and has only recently developed engine and transmission to replace the German RENK and MTU combo in the K2 Black Panther. Tank transmissions are more complicated than one would think. And even though the Leopard 2 transmission is ancient compared to something like the HSWL 256, it's still miles ahead of anything Russia can mass produce. Remember the latest T-90 still can't turn the tracks in opposite directions like western tanks. It's one track stop the other moves, but not both in opposite directions.

[@firas83s]

when it comes to mines there are many types of anti tanks ,some of then can be exploded by the vibration of the tank not necessary destroying the chains it might hit the belly of the tank and these type can kill the driver ,some of them can follow the heat and can jump from the ground and stick to the exhaust some of then can follow the radio signal, some of them can be detonated from far away ....etc

[@zutihun7441]

i just dont understand why a lot of people thinks that russians are living in the stone age.

[@innexum]

Because they loot toilets and washing machines as status symbols.

[@ODST6262]

Good point. Russians have limitations due to their industrial base, and history of relatively cheap and replaceable, and simple. That doesn't mean they are stupid (except maybe the management).

[@5gurus-bimiseveriz]

@@ODST6262Their military production is larger than nato combined, the only problem they really have is budget but with the steady and fast rise of brics that probably won’t be a problem in a few years

[@eioclementi1355]

Russian are poorer then the average European

[@evilleader1991]

Let them say whatever, this is the exact reason why Russia is beating Ukraine on the battlefield. Muhh superior western tech.

[@mpkid5]

They will learn that its just as useless as all the other leopards that were destroyed before it

[@seushimarejikaze1337]

they dont have spare parts in the meaning they dont have means to produce them, but they do have other leopard wrecks. probably lot of parts are interchangeable between a5 and a6 so it is a posibility that they may be able to actually fix it up.

[@stickpge]

Considering the damage on the interiour… doupt it, that tank is heavily damaged and the russians simply do not have the tools nor the experience needed to fix it, hell even a western tank depot with the tools and trained repair crews would find this hard to fix, not saying its impossible but at best the ruskies can get the thing driving under its own power but that is about as far as I see that thing getting working and even that is a long shot seeing as the tank was hit in the engine and lord only knows what is broken or burnt to cinders in there

[@cheesesniper473]

Rebuilding an enemy tank without spare parts is difficult to do. Hell, it's hard to do it for tanks that have been out of service for over 40 years, let alone trying to rebuild old WW2 tanks. Rebuilding some of those took years. Replacing a random bolt from an engine assembly is very difficult if you have to reverse engineer the bolts size, thread, and hardness.

[@danb2234]

Bro they could get the same info on the wt forums. Waste of time

[@vesmeb02]

It looks like we will soon have a review of the Abrams M1, which, according to leaked documents, had a Dm63a1 upd: M1150 has already been taken from Stepovoye (Although not soon, because the leopard 2a6 was taken only after the front end was pushed back 3.5 km (but strv 122 was pulled out of the gray zone🤔))

[@fritzmordred4874]

Welp, time to wait till WT update and add some juicy info about this tank

[@pogeru3593]

@RedEffectChannel Is it worth to go full time infantry in CAF instead of reserve

[@sljivo55]

this music...😌

[@TrollkaTV]

если автора послушать так выходит что подорожник надо приложить и все танк снова на ходу🤣

[@matsv201]

I don´t think Russia will copy the propellant. The reason is that its quite a bit more expensive to produce, and Russia does use more ammo in general making that to costly. It would not surprise me if Russia already had the ability to produce those propellant, but lacked the capacity.

[@fdsfggr]

interesting for russians: optic gear and the performance of vision and time needed to see an acquire diffrent targets at diffrent ranges stabelisers maybe the ammo yes the engine ? possible

[@tirushone6446]

Hopfully the russian goverment will relase offical documentation about what they learned on the gijian forums so leo in WT can be %100 accurate 🙏

[@pabcu2507]

They’ll find that it’s missing putinium

[@LIONIQ-foxhound]

Very Briefed And Summarized Ideas : Notice that the gun barrel has damage or holes that may indicate that it was hit by shrapnel, usually when the tanks driving inside land mines field it turn the main gun backwards so that it is not affected by the pressure ,shrapnel produced by the continues mines explosion, and I do not know why the Russians want to distort how the tank was damaged into a story that the mobility of the tank was killed by a mine and then its destruction occurred using FPV, in the end: 1- for the Russians to say that they used primitive shoulder launcher to damage a tank in the caliber of the Leopard A5/A6, which led to its abandonment, and its removal from the Ukrainian battle order, is considered a great achievement that exceeds in value the killing of the mobility using mines and then destroying it using loitering ammunition. In the end, the Russian soldiers’ chances while using unguided RPGs to knockout a main battle tank are considered average, especially with the topographical complexities and under the pressure of engagement... 2- In both stories, the tank was disabled using the same HEAT ammunition, so what is the point from attributing the disabling of the tank to land mines instead of first shoot kill especially when using the same ammo's... Let's get to the heart of the matter : what will the Russians benefit from the leopard A6: 1- the overall designing, as the larger size translates into higher protection possiblity and a friendly useing environment for tank crew, the sperate ammunition storage, and the effectiveness of the blowout panel... 2- the fire management system, especially the ballistic computer, while the multi-channel sighting device were catastrophically damaged... 3- the engine which is a weak point in the Soviet and then Russian tanks and engine industries, not only it is possible to reverse engineer the engine and then make the necessary engineering improvements, upgrading and developments to it before launching mass production, especially since Russian diesel powered tanks are using engines whose designs date back to WW2, but the engine of the nasty germans tank is generally characterized by its: easy to perform field maintenance on, lift and replace during, with the electronic inspection and diagnosis feature, without the need to dismantle the engine and examine it mechanically... 4-the efficiency, reliability and the durability of the electrical stabilizing system is one of the most important components in the tank for an advanced modern fire management system, especially for a turret in the size and weight of the leopard tank, but I disagree with you on the part of the cost or price of the Russian electrical stabilizing system (unless its components and devices are cheaper) in the end the system used on the leopard will not be cheaper than its Russian counterpart, and this partly explains the difference in the price of the state of art Russian t90ms, compared to the price of the second hand and obsolete Leopard 2a4, One of the reasons for the differences in prices of the tanks is due to the costs of the components, and here is what can be considered the quantity and quality of the accessories the tank equipped with... 5- the Weapons systems are divided into: A- the rheinmetall 120mm L55, which is superior to the Russian 120 mm 2a46 L48 gun in terms of durability or the number of shells fired before it needs to be replaced, and provides performance data superior to its Russian counterpart... B- the coaxial 20 mm rapid-fire gun, this caliber can either be adopted as coaxial machine gun on board the t14 Armata, or replace the auxiliary 12.7mm with a 20mm caliber, or add it alongside the 12.7mm to increase and diversify the auxiliary firepower, especially with the utilization of unmanned turret, distributing the tank crew inside the hull and expansion the usage of artificial intelligence applications... 6- the munitions, and propellent, especially the AFPSDs and the mp-high explosive-tracer dm11 munitions withIHE (Insensitive High Explosive) warhead with a programmable fuse and ballistic cap, which provide better overall performance regarding the penetration and programmable destruction capabilities than its Russian counterparts and have a maximum range equal to or higher than the Russian one, but perhaps the maximum range is related to the elevation of the tank gun barrel, even when a less power propellant charge is used...

[@frododiddledeebipedybopedy9840]

Red, what if a mine took out a track (or 2) while the tank was being towed away? Could explain the switch to the truck.

[@Ajay-hp7gw]

If I'm not mistaken, T-90M got captured by ukra in the early phase of war, yes? What do they do to the tank?

[@5gurus-bimiseveriz]

They probably gave it to nato but knowing the corruption in the ukr military some general might have scrapped it and sold the good high value parts to collectors and warlords

[@MilMI-24]

3 have already been captured + 10 T-90A and 1 T-90AK

[@ZenxoXD]

nothing they will say their own tanks are better😂

[@EOR3]

Note the filling indicator (pressure gauge) of the KiddeDeugra fire extingiush system...

[@cameronolney7705]

now Russia can learn what a reverse gear is and gun depression.