Ukraine Veteran: Why Leopard 1 is better than Leopard 2 for Ukraine

Ukraine is soon to receive 110 Leopard 1 (likely the variant 1A5). A German combat engineer fighting with the Legion in Ukraine explains why he thinks that the Leopard 1 is preferable over the Leopard 2 due to various reasons that are often missed. Additionally, we also look at some basic features of the Leopard 1. DISCLAIMER D: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019 & 2020. DISCLAIMER A: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Cover: Leopard 1A5, Rainer Lippert, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - » Panzerkonferenz Video - »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - » subscribe star - » paypal donation - » YouTube Membership - »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - »» SOURCES «« Hilmes, Rolf: Kampfpanzer Leopard 1: Entwicklung, Serie, Komponenten. 1. Auflage, Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2019. Lobitz, Frank: Kampfpanzer LEOPARD 1 in der Bundeswehr - Frühe Jahre. Tankograd Publishing: Erlangen, Germany, 2006. Lobitz, Frank: Kampfpanzer LEOPARD 1 in der Bundeswehr - Späte Jahre. Tankograd Publishing: Erlangen, Germany, 2006. Hilmes, Rolf: Meilensteine der Panzerentwicklung Panzerkonzepte und Baugruppentechnologie. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2020. Jens’ first Leopard thread: Jens second Leopard thread: 00:00 Intro 00:22 News & Recent History (2022-2023) 01:22 Why the Leopard 1 is preferable to the Leopard 2 01:35 Main Battle Tank Focus wrong 02:38 Weapon Priorities for Ukraine 03:14 Older vs Newer tanks 04:03 Cost 05:30 Weight (tactics & logistics) 06:60 Leopard 1: Firepower 08:26 Leopard 1: Armor Protection 09:19 Leopard 1: Mobility 10:39 Leopard 1: Ergonomics 12:01 Summary #leopard1,#leopardukraine,#leopard2