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Germany, Italy, Sweden and Spain have signed a contract for joint development of a new battle tank under the leadership of German defense manufacturers Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing political and industry sources.
The British-made Challenger 2 has been touted as being one of the most advanced main battle tanks (MBTs) in service today
In a turn of events first reported by Forbes, Germany's prized main battle tank, the Leopard 2, is already paying dividends in Lend-Lease service to the Ukrainians. In the 13 or so weeks since the first shipments of Leopard 2s arrived on the front lines, only five of the 71 German MBTs delivered to Ukraine have been lost to enemy action. A further ten have sustained battle damage only to make it back to base for repairs. But if you know anything about Leopard 2s, they were built to take a pummeling and carry on fighting
The fundamental toughness of the 69-ton Leopard 2 means tanks might take damage, visit a depot, return to the fighting then again take damage and head out for repairs.
The Russian military confirmed this week that Ukraine has deployed its elite 82nd Air Assault Brigade in Zaporozhye. The brigade is known to be armed with Challenger IIs, the much-hyped but little-seen British tanks. What are the tanks’ strong and weak points, and what challenges will they face against Russian forces?