The Absolutely Massive Tank that Russia Really Hates

[@livetillyoudielovelife2299]

Sweden has the best defence and fighting force in the world. It's called Finland

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

Pretty true tho😂 If it wasn’t so damn tragic, I’d almost want Russia to try and invade Finland a-la Winter War. Watching the Russians truly feel what pain and suffering is would be enjoyable to watch… it’s just I don’t want any fins to die… A finnish life is worth infinitely more than a Russian one.

[@alexandercampbell0001]

As a Swede I must agree.

[@red9mm]

Lmao

[@Delta5x7]

@@PeterMuskrat6968 dude you're unhinged, seek therapy

[@skirmsher1486]

as a swed i agree

[@jasonknight4510]

People often forget Swedes , Finns are descendants of Vikings. Warriors to the core. They are Also very proud people. People to often confuse kindness for weakness.

[@Jaco93]

You know the Swedes would have much better protection on this tank if it was using Nord VPN…

[@nekopop8159]

It would be cheaper if they use a coupon from Honey

[@callanj7282]

🤣

[@rondoofnightmare775]

Lolz!!!!

[@99PMoon]

Well played. Well played indeed.

[@kriztlumburt714]

😂😂😂 fucking righteous

[@voncth5791]

Sweden is not considered joining NATO, it is actively trying to join but getting blocked by Turkey

[@Hiznogood]

Erdogan is doing as his master in Mordor, Putin, tells him.

[@Mrdoctile]

Feb 22, 2023 - Sweden and Finland are firmly on course to become NATO members this year, Sweden's foreign minister said Wednesday..

[@alexfang2581]

And Hungary blocking it too as it wants Sweden to cancel debts it owes to Sweden.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Although Sweden does not share a border with Russia, Russia has been making noises about wanting to re-conquer Finland. And I cannot envisage Sweden sitting idly by if Russia were to invade Finland.

[@vladimator1842]

Them Ruskis are in a dire need of a lesson on how to "not piss off NATO neighboring countries" like Sweden, Norway and Finland for example, due to the fact that it will only strengthen their resolve in joining the Alliance for good!! Then....... it's all "pizdets" for the Russians!!

[@paullakowski2509]

Isn't Finland now apart of NATO with SWEDEN soon to follow.?

[@kitfo18]

See I always loved the design of the STRV-103 as a tank. It is perfect for a defensive style of combat. Yes it has disadvantages but advantages as well.

[@kintho1]

After all that happened in the last 12 months and information coming up about the effectives of the T-series, I think with the 103 and adding a little more reactive armour, can easily take on available russian tanks.

[@ph11p3540]

I still don't understand how the S Tank was designated as a main battle tank. In fact, its existence has me asking again what makes an MBT an MBT

[@Luluchan00]

@@kintho1 The 103 is completely obsolete. There is no viable amount of ERA you can place on the front to block 3bm60 or 3bm59. The base armor is just too thin. There's a reason the Swedes went for the Strv 121 and then the Strv 122 which is just an up armored 2a5. The 103 has poor mobility, poor usefulness on a open battlefield or a city environment, and poor ammunition selection. As bad as Russian armor has proven, there's a reason people don't expect the Leopard 1 to do well in Ukraine, and the Leo1a5 is superior to the 103.

[@Redavv]

A tank is never a defensive tool, you use it to attack with speed and firepower or counter attack if you were attacked first, Setting up tanks in idle positions for a long time is wrong use of a tank. Tanks = Cavalry.

[@louisbabycos106]

The STRV is a horrible choice for an MBT at best it's a niche tank destroyer and even in that role outside of Forrested areas it would be sub par in that area as well . An effective tank or even a tank destroyer from the 1960s onward needs a rotating turret . If somehow you could mount a rotating turret to the STRV you would have something special because of it's suspension was awesome. Being able to kneel and hug the ground is incredibly useful up until the widespread use of top attack munitions. A good use of the STRV today would as a javelin, hellfire or tow 2 missel carrier with a small turret . I'm sure that a small displacement turret large enough for hellfire, javelins ,spike ,nolols or tow could be fitted to the hull . The cost of conversation would be prohibitev and logistics would be constraining for such an out of date vehicle but it would work very well if it could be adequately supported .

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

It looks so sleek and futuristic, I love it

[@m.g.debruin8294]

One thing is for sure Russia makes Germany and Poland stronger than before.

[@attilazk]

... and the US and German (and israeli) military industrial complex a lot lot richer.

[@wisenber]

@@attilazk " military industrial complex a lot lot richer." The US was at or near capacity already. Arguably, they're making less by sending dated equipment to Ukraine. Germany already couldn't deliver what has already been ordered, which is why Sweden had to lease used ones before getting new ones.

[@mikepatrona472]

@@attilazk yeah but they are less likely to hit the button

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Thank God Russian nukes will ensure some madmen don't try lebensraum again

[@patrickkelly6691]

@@destroyerarmor2846 Which is exactly what Putin is trying, hoping the continual threat to use Nukes will prevent a full conventional reaction from NATO (it won't though)

[@taruxy]

the leopard gotta be the best looking tank out there, the design is f****g perfect...

[@schattensand]

Yes for a 40+ year old lady ( I know, that's a no say to a woman ) she is pretty and even more the most sexiest Lady on earth, after a5 overhaul.

[@Burnman83]

As somebody that actually served on a Leopard 2A5 that is the base of the STRV122, I can tell that 80% of what you name as changes compared to the base model are actually already present in the base model. Sweden significantly improved the 2A5, but the improvements you list are mainly not part of it ;)

[@Tankliker]

Just look up the KWS program lol. Sweden basically just kept the extra armore that other nations dropped during peace time because the fuel consumption was unreasonable high for just training.

[@evo3s75]

yea, only differences are iirc the extra armour (or mine protection) at the front of the hull and on top of the turret coupled with different smoke dischargers, (or if you take the PLSS, you also have the CITV which can raise up/down)

[@RaDeus87]

​@@evo3s75The fire-control computer was different too, made in Sweden.

[@nagmashot]

WRONG Sweden developt NOTHING at the Leo2... there was never a Leo2 A5 S.... there was the Leo2 TVR max... which was choosen by sweden as the Strv 122... in fact the first 16 Strv 122 were completely build in Germany and from there on the moved more and more production to sweden ...

[@nagmashot]

@@RaDeus87 wrong

[@anxietygamingactual6554]

"Chas-is." There it is, everybody drink!

[@jayburn00]

The spaced armor on the turret is also designed to disrupt the terminal ballistics of kinetic penetrators.

[@bamfordsteele555]

I've got a kinetic penetrator for you! 🤣

[@kentunemo5866]

Sweden war equipment, Kings of the battle Fields. Also Norway,Finland and Denmark brothers in war. Never mess with Scandinavia. Finnland-your thing is ours. Norway-viking brothers. Denmark-no countries have fought moore wars between them selfs. Still we love/hate you....

[@truxton1000]

Never mess with Scandinavia, "why not" said the Germans, after Denmark gave up after about one hour in April 1940 ;-) Fair enough, Norway lasted about 2 months...

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Gotland is called "Sweden's Aircraft Carrier"

[@ronaldotrumph8960]

The StV122 has no L55 gun. As all A5s it came with a L44. The first L55 were built into the L2A6s. A5 were only designed to fit the L55 later.

[@evo3s75]

yea, lot's of the things are also standard on the base Leopard 2's, for sure the CBRN protection which is *standard* with modern nato mbt's

[@KarILsson]

Strv 122 is about to get upgraded beggining with 44 strv 122 replacement of basically all electronic components, L55 gun, new night sights for the gunner and commander , night driving/dark driving camera for the driver, track assembly, new tracks...

[@evo3s75]

The Strv122 is equipped with an Rheinmetall smoothbore L/44 as standard with all 2A5's, the Leopard 2A6 got the L/55 And most of the things you said are included in the base Leopard 2's, just like the CBRN protection which is *standard* on all modern nato mbt's

[@pezpengy9308]

these are much better.... but i do miss the incredibly cute S tank.

[@gaius_enceladus]

That's a real kick-ass tank! Gooooo SWEDEN! Cheers from New Zealand!

[@matedeck3389]

But can it run Crysis?

[@volgantifriebus9549]

Definitely it can mohahahaha

[@viciousvictortee1298]

It runs DooM 2019... not bad...

[@BeardofBeesPool]

may this Crysis meme never die

[@m.g.debruin8294]

Yes but not on Russians old shit computers.Russia never get new computers.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

Great video of our version of the Leopard 2 tank!

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Tanks for the comment 😉

[@kristofferhellstrom]

@@DEATH-THE-GOAT Tank you! 😉😉

[@Future183]

The protection is still german tho but the inside tech are swedish yes

[@mp_za]

Say it with us: "chassis" is pronounced "chass-ee"!

[@ernesthill4017]

I dislike synthetic voices, they simply haven't the subtlety of a real human voice. This is obvious when mispronouncing foreign language words like "chassis", which is a French word 🤔

[@jakethesnake630]

@@ernesthill4017 I think he just suffers from a condition called 'being American'.

[@PMA65537]

@@ernesthill4017 It's like a blackcurrant with an extra H.

[@Brukner841]

@@ernesthill4017 holy crap, I never realized this voice was synthesized, I just thought "hah, silly American"

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Excellent vid! Nice interieur shots too. Greets from the Netherlands, T.

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

This was perhaps the best video presentation about the strv 122 I’ve seen!

[@volgantifriebus9549]

But can it run Rome Total War 2

[@RalfMartinTauer]

Sorry to disturb this adulation for the Leopard II, but back in 1997 we ran with our Leopard I A5's several free manoeuvres against regiment from the south of Germany with their Leopard II A5's. They were clearly in favour of the army commandments and were set out to win, but with strategies from known WW2 aces (Knispel, Rommel, et. al.) we were able to eliminate a whole platoon of II A5's with our old outdated material. Their last tank has even been fought with a sabre duel between their commanders standing on the rear motor cover side-by-side. ;-) This proves that even old scrap metal may play a vital role if handled properly or is in the control of well trained or guided units.

[@chrisvogt6365]

source: "dude, trust me"

[@RalfMartinTauer]

@@chrisvogt6365 did you ever serve the army or have been in a tank?

[@viceralman8450]

Dude, can you pass your supplier number, because you must be high to suggest such nonsense, you can put Jesus on WW2 and even the most incompetent crew in a modern one will win, as it is so superior that your comment is just ridiculous. 🤣🤣

[@marioncobaretti2280]

Nothing beats the abrams

[@anderseriksen2282]

@marion cobaretti: Mud, - small bridget, - lack off fuel, - long maintenance time, - urban/low/short-sight fighting, - direct hit from 155mm artillery - - just kill the engine and its DOOOOMED ha ha ha - comeon man - you are from USA - right ?? - I`ll give you 1 like for your believe in your MBT 🤠

[@DjJ785]

Wish the leaders can duke it out instead of using us humans like pawns

[@StudleyDuderight]

Would you really respect the outcome of a fist fight between two politicians? I sure as hell wouldn't. I would want to take my own swing at the other team's fucktard if it meant protecting my nation's interests. If that means cutting my way through a sea of that nation's fucktard soldiers then so be it. Ideally, we would just share everything and forget about the concept of nationality, but that ain't how our moronic species works. We're too greedy and tribal for that shit to work.

[@lohikarhu734]

That would change elections and wars!

[@mrbaab5932]

Think about the kind of leaders we would have. Don't think Biden or Kamala Harris is beating any other world leaders.

[@freetrade8830]

Maybe if the humans would refuse to enable genocidal "leaders"...

[@DoktorFreon]

It was a load of Leopard 2A4s (strv 121) that were returned to Germany as the lease ram out, not 2A5+ (strv 122)

[@attilazk]

This channel's info is mostly based on WikiPedia, which you can edit in few minutes to anything you want. So much about it's "reliable source of information". About the level of CNN and BBC: not much facts.

[@patterisepi]

@@attilazk still better than Fox news that just invents the information it needs.

[@evo3s75]

same with the Leopard 2's not having CBRN protection but the Strv122 having it, or the Strv122 using the L/55 (which it doesn't, the 2A6 does but the Strv122's still use the shorter L/44)

[@ernesthill4017]

The Germans didn't invent the tank, but it may be fairly argued they perfected it, and just as importantly, effective tank tactics

[@thedamnedatheist]

Disbanding parts of the Armed Forces when not needed wasn't a mistake. The situation now has changed.

[@Vaeleagle]

Such an old Tank, and such an wild beast. Germans and their tanks are a crazy story ;)

[@gecgoodpasi1654]

u should see the new monstrosity that is ment to replace the legendary leopard 😂lovely called KF51 Panther and it definitely fits into the crazy story of german tanks 🤣

[@barlauch9292]

@@gecgoodpasi1654 That is not exactly true. KF51 Panther is a new developed tank from Rheinmetall, but the Bundeswehr are not intending to replace the Leopard 2 till today.

[@jackmclane1826]

The Leopard 2 has been significantly updated since it first came out. Modern versions share only few characteristics with the first models.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

​@@barlauch9292 What do you mean developed by Rheinmetal? You mean just the gun - pretty sure the rest is made AND developed in SK. Thought they were going to make their new gun in house like the Japanese(which is an amazing gun! Can withstand MUCH more pressure then the l/55 allowing for that short AF barrel while having better velocity!

[@barlauch9292]

@@dianapennepacker6854 No, you confuse the KF51 Panther with the K2 black Panther, which is from south korea. The KF51 Panther is a new tank from Rheinmetall, which they showed last year the first time.

[@MRsolidcolor]

what makes the abrams so good is not what anyone but us gets..

[@grahamkeithtodd]

er challenger2 springs to mind

[@bakfixx]

On the modern battlefield, ALL tanks are coffins....

[@georgecoons6872]

Russia will hate the nuclear powers 75 ton H.K. tank. 6 40mm phased plasma cannon. 100% A.I. self awareness.

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

it should almost be a requirement that Swedish tank crews have beards

[@azynkron]

As a matter of fact, the Leclerc got a stoppage (it's fully automated) which was not only embarrassing but also DQd it. Edit: I've seen the 122 drive at full speed and engage 3 targets sequentially. It didn't miss.

[@vortexgen1]

Finland is tough as nails, and Sweden is nothing to laugh at either. Would be very good to have both of them in NATO. Hopefully soon.

[@garrycarr1358]

Please do a piece on the challenger 2 being undefeated

[@lorddart21]

You should do a video on depleted uranium rounds

[@rodzacjisook]

Please review the K2 Black Panther MBT. This is modern Western MBT Poland is getting 1000 of these tanks from South Korea.

[@mikeabcable]

If it’s originated from Korea it’s not “western” is it ?

[@rodzacjisook]

@@mikeabcable South Korea is a western liberal democracy same as Japan and Taiwan. Ie thanks to the USA after ww2 and the Korean War an Vietnam war (yes at one point more South Korean troops serviced in Vietnam than US troops, and the Vietcong feared them more than US troops). South Korea adopted many values of western style liberalize democracy like Australia and New Zealand are in the APAC but consider western liberal democracies. Or are basing your view on the fact they are not right race ie skin colour.

[@DJ1573]

@@rodzacjisook South Korea is not a liberal democracy. Expecally the new right wing government

[@rodzacjisook]

@@DJ1573 oh you are communist enjoy your new apartment in Pyongyang next comrade Moon apartment, who wanted to shutdown all of South Korea nuclear power station and reply on the CCP for South Korea power, how much is your energy bill per month, my mother in-laws is £30 per month in Goyang while my parents gas bill alone is £900 per month in the uk. Enjoy walking up 20 plus floors because there is no power in your apartment in Pyongyang. You know Comrade Moon allowed Chinese citizens living in Korea who were not citizens just has residency permits to vote presidential election and the National Assembly elections. Because a year before his party lost the mayoral elections in Seoul and Busan by over 30%. Comrade moon party seized control of kakaocorp so they can track all South Korean citizens so if there is a protest they know who was there. Saw that in August 2020 a protest against comrade moon and he next day the health ministry announced identity 55000 out 100000 of attended within 24 hours. Comrade moon party presidential candidate Lee is accused of murders and massive corruption over a housing development in Goyang and is suspected of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars, but witness keep turning up dead. He now the assembly member for Incheon, even through he was mayor for Goyang. I suggest you start watching Seoullite KZbinr to educate yourself at bit In the meantime stay out of South Korea. Oh the National Assembly is controlled by the opposition party to President moon party and the way the Korean constitution works assembly members cannot be arrested until convicted, design to stop military coups of the 70’s.

[@DJ1573]

@@rodzacjisook You are american eh?

[@grimkupid8478]

I'm definitely interested, but I'm gonna hold out for the Leopard 3 ...

[@jelmervandegraaff]

That would be the Panther

[@a5cent]

KF 51 by Rheinmetal

[@vitsobotka6268]

Ukraine has shown interest in the KF-51 Panther by Rheinmetall, would certainly be interesting if they actually buy them, once they are made of course

[@TheFIFABoys]

@@jelmervandegraaff That Tank will never be produced for Germany, since France and Germany have a joint Tank Program. KF 51 is more like a Tech Demo and or just for Exports.

[@Raphnix.]

I was looking for a clip showing the French/Swedish smokescreen system in action and it is here at 4:38

[@Anarchy_420]

Please create a Vid about The Gun Pods on The F-35's B and C and how it affects its stealth capabilities, how big of a deal does it affect the RCS, and are the Gun Pods themselves stealthy

[@damianousley8833]

One Achilles heal of all tanks is the antitank mine. When the track is severered the tank is immobile and a sitting duck for artillary and airsupport to vector onto.

[@yungpindakaas]

think less of what you can do to a tank. Think about what a tank can do for and to you.

[@damianousley8833]

@Wessel Reynierse Unfortunately, since the 1950s, the rise of anti-tank weaponry has grown considerably from what was available in WW2. The antitank guided missile systems enable infantry to confidently take out a tank from 2 or more kilometres. Yes, tanks are still handy items, but on a modern battlefield with Medium and heavy combat teams need infantry, aerial, and artillary support. Otherwise, if used by themselves, they can get destroyed very quickly. Even allied infantry managed to knock out german heavy tiger tanks when they were confronted with them. In Syria 10 leopard2 A4 tanks were knocked out by infantry alone with whatever means they had at their disposal. There is KZbin footage of women Kurdish fighters knocking out a Turkish Leopard 2. One hit huge fireball and plume of black smoke. The 1973 Yom Kippur war showed up the Israeli tactics of using tanks unsupported as deadly 300 knocked out on the first day by the Egyptian infantry with Saggar missles. There was a good horizon documentary about this in 1975 / 1976 The Bull's-eye War was the title. The early electronic systems shown in this documentary have only gotten more powerful in computing and lighter.

[@gunfisher4661]

@@damianousley8833 Some but not many have a detection system so that when it gets locked on it automatically deploys anti missile deterrent. I`m sure it don`t work that well but it`s a start.

[@damianousley8833]

@gun fisher The system I think you are referring to is an Israeli development against projectiles aimed at a tank where an incoming projectile or missle triggers the detection system which is a microwave radar and a small explosive charge is deployed and detonates causing a shock wave that detonates the incoming weapon before it strikes the tank. However, I was talking about mines which can be deployed ahead of a tanks path of direction and lie in wait for the tanks weight to detonate them. There were systems where infantry could project these mines by a throwing system from cover, not exposing themselves to direct fire from the tanks, secondary armourment, or tank supporting infantry. Simple, you can place the mines ahead of the tank safely without getting yourself shot up in the process. This process means you do not have to plant extensive mine fields, which the enemy can either circumvent or avoid. So if they do, you can deploy more mines rapidly in a targeted fashion to imobilise the enemy armour.modern mines utilise plastics and limited metal component's and are hard for metal detectors to pick up. But then again, there is always the reliable old favourite mine, the Claymore, which kills and maims infantry and also does extensive damage to light armoured vehicles.

[@Hiznogood]

@@damianousley8833 The Turkeys tanks fought without ground unit support and that’s why they where taken out. As weapon system is as good as the tactics you use. Sending in tanks into cities without proper support is a very stupid move as the Turks discovered. Never underestimate your opponents!

[@bulletproofpepper2]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Sion_Revan]

Wonder if they'll add reactive armor track skirts like the T.u.s.k 2 kit used on the Abram's

[@desmond-hawkins]

My favorite quirk of this channel is the creative pronunciation they use for so many words. Despite tons of comments every single time the word "chassis" is pronounced as "chassisss", this has absolutely no effect. I liked the "Le Clerk" name for the French tanks too, are these only used to defend administration buildings?

[@Omniseed]

Those Lee Clerks are *NOT* going to allow Payroll to be disrupted

[@mickleblade]

The Leclerc tank was named after a French supermarket chain...

[@desmond-hawkins]

@@mickleblade Yes that's true, and famous WW2 general "Maréchal Leclerc" was also named after the supermarket. Not many people know this.

[@nfineon]

LoL a $5,000 lancet drone will easily disable this tank like the leopard 2s it's based on. Even sending 4 drones for every one of these tanks is a highly cost effective tradeoff. MBTs are fighting in a new era.

[@kaydesign]

When it looks good it probably works good 💛

[@paulstewart6293]

All very depressing stuff. I hope they will never be used.

[@GuitarNerdTexas]

Informative video, but what's up with the techno keyboard background music? Sounds like a video game...

[@bangdoll4500]

Except for Poland, the number of tanks in Europe that are lacking. No matter how good the performance of a tank is, the power value is lower if the number is small.

[@augusto8821]

Not if your tanks are 6 times better than russian junk

[@wudruffwildcard252]

The only and most important thing you need to know is that it is based on the L2A5 which brought the most important advancements of all Leopard iterations!

[@raynetorrin]

If Russia messes with Sweden they will have to deal with Norway and Finland. NO ONE MESSES WITH SWEDEN BUT US!!!! That plus Poland itching for a fight with Russia i would not like to be Valddy baby right now.

[@captjinxmarine9832]

I always enjoy your productions. How about ding one on IHawks units. Everyone knows about SA-2s but no one knows about Hawks.

[@robt9048]

L/44 gun, and it was the A4/Strv 121 that was returned to Germany, all 120 122's remain in Sweden.

[@Wishfull-thinking]

if your name is Carl Engelbecktsson, there is just no other way than the military:)

[@factsy7042]

The Stridsvagn 122 is a Leopard 2 but adapted to Swedens needs, a smaller country with less tanks the tank itself need to pack a bigger punch.

[@terrywiebe5616]

Latest figures show Ukraine will only get maybe 24 tanks. Russia has prepared for years to fight Nato tanks. As if their worried 🤣

[@BaronVonYolo]

Talking about the Stridvagen while showing the Leo2...

[@glamdring0007]

If anything, at this point the disaster and humiliation for Russia of invading Ukraine has greatly reduced the ability and likelihood of Russia trying to project any power at all outside their borders. It's clear at this point they would have no answer for NATO infantry with anti-tank weapons let alone modern western MBTs. With most of their modern tanks lying in ruins on Ukrainian lands it will be years before Russia once again has a threat capable tank force. Recent reports suggest at most Russia can manufacture around 60 modern tanks per year...less than they would need for 1 month of operations in Ukraine at their current loss rates.

[@lordsqueak]

@@Mal101M Although what you say it true, the weapons sent are ones that are being replaced. Either by upgrades, or new larger orders. So even though there is a temporary dip in the amount of weapons they have, it is quickly being refilled. For example Poland has been placing orders for huge amounts of weapons, so they have a lot of old stuff to retire, or give away. Likewise with most of what the US has been sending, older systems that has been replaced with new ones. As a result from this conflict, and the threats russia has made, pretty much everyone has increased their defense spending, as it has become clear that diplomacy, economic coercion and common sense, is of no use in stopping an invasion. putin has made it clear that he will stop at nothing, send every last man he can, and never ever back down, no matter the cost. So it is painfully clear that the only way to stop an invasion, is by having superior firepower. Sweden for example, has been building their defense on the premise that it would be far too costly for anyone (russia) to invade. With the hope (and under the table agreements) that they will get support from NATO. But it has become painfully clear that putin doesn't care how costly a war will be, is and keeps getting, he will not back down. And that putin will threaten with nukes to prevent anyone from assisting. Sweden can no longer count of common sense to tell an aggressor that 'no, this war will be too costly.' or rely on assistance when other nations are being threatened with nukes. So they officially asked to join NATO. The point being that even if russia somehow magically retains the ability to quickly rebuild their army, the rest of the western world will already have built a much stronger force by that time. The only point in time where they will be 'weak' is from now, until their orders are being fulfilled. And that is debatable, because if anyone else gets invaded, they too will be able to count on the same support as Ukraine, with less steps, as putin's threats has shown to be ineffective. And with joining NATO, they are guarantied to get the support regardless of threats. So I would argue that even IF russia somehow still pose a threat, they are still less of a threat, because now, through the actions of putin, pretty much everyone is allied against russia. At least on the European side... Unfortunately on the middle eastern side , or russias south side , so to speak, things are looking ,,, restless. With old and new conflicts all they way from Turkey to China boiling. I suspect that even if russia somehow comes out on top in this conflict, they will quickly be involved in conflict over there. if nothing else, as a means for putin to stay in power. Which also would divert the threat from the European side. So no matter how things turn out , I think for the near future, russia will be less of a threat to Europe, one way or another.

[@wisenber]

@@Mal101M" in fact to say NATO isn't suffering from this war would be incredibly stupid" It would be incredibly stupid to deal with Russia after letting Ukraine fall than to arm Ukraine to defeat Russia there. " even there was an article that if UK in this current status went to war with russia, UK could suffer a humiliating defeat " Which sort of ignores the fact that the UK has never had the ability to fight Russia solo. The UK struggled to take the Falklands back. " this isn't just Ukraine russian war" Indeed. Russia has been doing the same in Georgia and Moldova and Putin declared his intention to reclaim the Baltic States.

[@m.g.debruin8294]

LOL Russia can't even get one soldier over sea and the UK navy is 10 times stronger than Russian Navy.@@wisenber

[@wisenber]

@@m.g.debruin8294 Russia has been in Syria and Sub-Saharan Africa for over a decade. Funny that you didn't know that or find it humorous. More sad really.

[@DrOneOneOne]

0:18 - ".....recruiting new conscripted troops...." Um. Conscripts don't get "recruited". They have almost no choice in the matter. That's what conscription is.

[@MrOliver1444]

Lets see what the KC 51 Panther will bring to the table

[@brianjordan2192]

"Si vis pacem parabellum." A 2000+ year old lesson that always seems to need to be re-learned. War is man's natural state, and Europeans do war best. More lessons that are periodically forgotten.

[@schattensand]

There were Huns and Mongols once, that showed Europeans some lessons about war, long time ago.

[@anilingus]

You mispronounced Skövde, but on the other hand i do not expect foreigners to get it right :)

[@ostiariusalpha]

They don't pronounce English correctly either, so who knows what country they're actually from?

[@swedfilms]

SCHÖVVDE!

[@anilingus]

@@swedfilms Exactly the correct pronunciation :D

[@litesaber54yi3]

3:06 - Chah-see

[@John2r1]

The Abrams is just a heavier Leopard 2 with a jet engine. And American Grunts inside it . The Marines use to have Abrams until 2021 when they were taken away from the Marines. I don't entirely know what the reason really was. But can assume that someone told the Geneva Convention that someone gave a Marine a tank lol. Anyways the Swedish Army made the best decision for there situation.

[@mikedittsche]

Abrams and Leo 2 both got heavier with the years (as we all do), with the upgrades. But the latest versions Abrams M1A2 Sep v3 and Leo 2 A7V have almost exactly the same weight (300kg difference).

[@John2r1]

@@mikedittsche 300kg makes a difference in terms of armor vs speed. And the difference in engines also does make a difference. The Swedish Army factored that in as well. A diesel engine is much easier to fuel when your other vehicles use the same fuel source. The Abrams gas turbine engine runs on a variety of fuels including diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, and marine diesel. It runs best on Jet Fuel. So they decided to go with the easier to maintain tank.

[@mikedittsche]

@@John2r1 between two 67 ton vehicles, 300kg makes a difference? That's less than 1%. The Leo2 has a gas tank capacity of 1200 litres, between a full tank and a tank filled to 4/5 is 300kg difference. Both tanks have multi fuel capable engines that can run on a wide variety of combustible fuels.

[@John2r1]

@@mikedittsche The Abrams Jet engine burns more fuel faster. And yes 300kg or 661 Lbs does make a difference. The more weigh you have the more difficult it is to move. Oh and the Leppard 2 is 62.5 tons . While the current Abrams is M1A2 SEP v3 version is 72.6 tons. So there is a noticeable difference there. And that difference is part of why the Swedish Army picked the Leppard 2 tank.

[@mikedittsche]

@@John2r1 the latest Leopard 2A7V is 66,5t and the Abrams M1A2 SEP v3 is 66,8t. Metric tons and US short tons are different. "The more weight you have the more difficult it is to move" This is a laughable argument for such a miniscule difference. That's like comparing two sedan cars and saying 10kg weight difference will be impactful.

[@jd4200mhz]

the leo 2 is way better then most of the russian tanks, but you have to know how to use it, it is still a soft tank, and you need to take that into account when useing it, it´s a hit and run tank, and the tank have never been a deisel engine, it a multipurpose enigine that can run almost every thing that can burn, i am sorry but you don´t know alot about this tank, it had ABC defffence systems from the satrt, and it hadt laser range finder from the start, and it has had active deffence systems from the start, it was meant to be the best tank, it hadt alot of new systems to be that, you are way off about the upgrades, i have served on these tanks from 1998 til 2010, and you don´t know how good this tank really is

[@carkid7640]

No one asked

[@jd4200mhz]

@@carkid7640 so why do you answer

[@PP-js2fy]

It uses a liquid cooled diesel engine that has the capacity to use multi-fuels. The Leo 2's MTU powerplant compression-combustion system is still similar to all diesels. Never heard of an active protection system in the early A0 baseline models. What APS are you referring to? Germany only just recently signed a deal in 2021 to buy the Trophy system from Israel with KMW as the contractor to install them. before that, I'm not aware of any APS mounted on Leo 2's.

[@jd4200mhz]

@@PP-js2fy ahh okay i did not know that germany did not use APS, we here in denmark installed APS in the earli 2000´s, it was our own system and not that effective, i can´t remember the name

[@PP-js2fy]

@@jd4200mhz on another topic, I understand Denmark has decided to donate all of its French-built CAESAR 155mm 8x8 SPG. It looks like the Royal Danish Army is thus completely without howitzer indirect fire capability now?!! What system is supposed to fill this capability gap?

[@Jan_Seidel]

7:00 *ROFL* building the first batch of 29 tank, charging the batteries with some crappy CTEK battery charger from the DIY market

[@travisstankowski7495]

If Russia goes after Sweden I'll hop on a plane and fight for them.

[@meditationsoundscapes5203]

the only man who pronounces chassis

[@JuergenGDB]

Leopard 2A5 with a few added features. Sandwiched between Norway and Finland, I doubt it will ever see combat.

[@richarddavies4322]

I know very little about tanks post ww2...... however this baby sure is pretty

[@bradjames6748]

So the swedish Leo's are up armoured like the Canadian ones?

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

The defence of Sweden was a special interest. Only one party wanted to keep the defense capability!

[@fumblerooskie]

I notice the barrel always rises after firing. Is that recoil doing that? Wouldn't that slow down re-firing?

[@andybird4463]

It lowers the breech inside the turret, making reloading easier.

[@1998TDM]

I suspect in the near future tanks and mobile artillery will have their own wee fleet of drones to co-ordinate targets and threats.

[@mausilugner6637]

Streitwagen ... es gibt eigentlich keinen besseren Namen für einen Panzer

[@sarqune]

Boy, this video was full of inaccuracies...

[@abuubaydullah1]

There is always something out there better which we don't know about yet, eg in WW2 the Germany got a big surprise from the Russian's T-34/76 no one knew of it at the time.

[@TrangleC]

I never heard anything before about Swedish tanks operating in Afghanistan and Iraq????!

[@bennyfredriksson3889]

Tank strength? = durability roads/bridges/ access of fuel/availability of ammunition/availability of spare parts/ availability of knowledgeable repairmen/technicians/infrastructure, maintenance transport/ a chain is only as strong as the weakest link, An abandoned tank is useless regardless

[@Chris.Davies]

"Chassis" - pronounced with a silent final "s": "sha-see" This isn't some American English thing.

[@CieplinskiPawel]

_Scandinavian_ *and* Finland‼️

[@shannonbruzelius4960]

Cha-see

[@landonpotts6815]

Great video

[@4Leka]

What's your source for the claim that Leopard 2 or Strv 122 fire control has the ability to lock-on to multiple targets at once?

[@JuergenGDB]

Wiki I bet, I have Janes Defense and I cant find what that Targeting system is, I believe its the same as the Leopard 2A5.

[@fackermann66]

I served on a Leo2 A4 more than 30 yrs ago. During that time the gunner could lock on a target, while the commander using his own optics locked on a second target. After the gunner fired on the 1st, the commander pushes a button and the cannon (as well as the gunners optics) jumped to the 2nd target.

[@4Leka]

@@fackermann66 No, he couldn't. There was no target lock, only manual target tracking. The commander could slew the turret to point at what he his sight was aiming at, but there was no target lock.

[@fackermann66]

@@4Leka No automated locking. You're right. I meant "lock" in a way of "targeting" and this had to be done manualy. Sry, i'm not an englisch native speaker.

[@paullakowski2509]

good to know @@fackermann66

[@nectariosprotopapas9112]

3:55 . Strv 122 which based on the Leopard 2A5 are using the L/44 gun . The L/55 is being used in the A6 and later variants , and as far as I`m informed the Leo 2A5 can not be upgraded to the A6 variant including the L/55 gun .

[@ddanielsandberg]

Not sure the L/55 is a great idea anyway. Our mechanised forces are kind of optimized for fighting in forests. Having a gun that's another 2m in length would probably reduce mobility. //Armchair General no.52784

[@nectariosprotopapas9112]

Actually it is 1.3 meters longer , but you have a good point . On the other side if an extra of 1.3 meters in barrel lenght is reducing your mobily by that much , then you are in a wrong possition to beggin with . Heavily dense forests are not tank`s "playground"

[@freetrade8830]

@@nectariosprotopapas9112 Sweden is basically a big forest. There’s not a whole lot of “tank-optimized” terrain.

[@paullakowski2509]

@@ddanielsandberg L 55 gun is 11x 120mm or 1.32meters longer

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

When I did my service a war with the Soviet Union was a reallity. _We even had a fire fight with Warsaw Pact attack and reconnaissance divers._

[@michaela7759]

The "unthinkable" became reality. Now together with all civilized countries let's help Ukraine kick orcs' ass and defeat the evil empire. SLAVA UKRAINI🇺🇦✊️ From Brazil🇧🇷

[@AFistfulOf4K]

The last "s" on chassis is silent

[@828enigma6]

Doesn't the underslope of the front of the turret front create a shot trap? This could be problematic.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

You probably know better than the engineers who designed the tank.

[@4Leka]

No. APFSDS rounds don't deflect from slopes.

[@RaptorJesus]

@@4Leka This. More importantly, at the ranges you're going to be engaging at, you nor the enemy is going to really be trying to hit a small specific area.

[@4Leka]

@@RaptorJesus Games like WoT and War Thunder really mislead people in this regard. You don't aim for weakspots on enemy tanks with a tank gun. You want to get the shot off as fast as possible and the guns are not accurate enough for that sort of precision anyway.

[@williamzk9083]

The turret Cheek Wedges are hollow and relatively thin, the long rod perpetrator will penetrate and be completely enclosed in the space without touching the sides and not only tumble but likely break into 2 or 3. After that it hits high level composite Armour on the main part of the turret. So long as the space in the cheeks is longer than the tungsten rod the tank is safe from anything. The turret cheeks were added after the 2A4 (in the Leopard 2A5) which also featured strengthened turret and hull roof Armour as well as better sensors.

[@RedSinter]

Turkey needs TBTFO in Sweden and Finland especially now that's it's become obvious Russian Subs and Surface Ships are making Communication and Resources in the Swedish and Norwegian their surrounding oceans. As it is the sort of strategic planning one does prior to conflicts. And over the last 15-20 years they have stayed clear of these areas.

[@crytp0crux]

Very happy subscriber...👍.

[@Mctavish90]

Do a video about the CV90 maybe?

[@TomasErikssonErnt]

I think he already has a done that... Not 100% sure

[@MrRockydee07]

Great video , Just How dose Russia counter all the advances around them from all the countrys ?

[@russellknight26]

When a bully has you cornered violence is the only option. So strike first and don't stop until they are no longer a threat. We just sent 4 L2A4s to Ukraine. Nothing special about these tanks. T-72s are not going to struggle destroying L2A4s but T-90Ms are a serious threat. Regardless fuck Trudeau and fuck NATO. Hopefully we ordered some new L2A7+ to replace the junk we sent to Ukraine.

[@aptarmbps]

Heavy artillery, rockets and large bomb drones

[@grahamkeithtodd]

they can't

[@Alfa75V6]

icbm are the things that really scare me , the rest is not that dangerous as long it is kept at enough distance.

[@jamallabarge2665]

No one has used an ICBM in combat. Even we Americans have never used one. At the end of the Cold War we were able to get the CEP (Circular Error Probable) down 20 meters. We did this using GPS. We were going to put a ballast into RVs, use them as kinetic kill weapons. So we could zap someone on the other side of the world using an ICBM. The Russians advised us that they might "confuse" an RV with a nuke with an RV containing ballast. Scratch that idea.

[@Alfa75V6]

@@jamallabarge2665 , i don’t understand what you are talking about , but saying that no one has used one ...

[@jamallabarge2665]

@@Alfa75V6 Has any nation used an intercontinental ballistic missile in war? I'm happy to be called out if I'm wrong. I just have never heard of it. I know that people have used nukes in war... and chemical weapons.. and biological weapons.

[@jamallabarge2665]

@@Alfa75V6 I'm worried that if people start using them, that they will start to land on civilians.

[@PrinceAmac]

@@jamallabarge2665 well yea, if used, they could be an issue. But they have surely NEVER been used. US dropped bombs on Japan. We didn't launch missiles.

[@pedrosantamaria494]

How bout the merkava or black panther

[@sanecanadian2351]

This aged well

[@atriplex6002]

and yet still germany cant make them quick enough compared to russia LMAO

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

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