U.S., Germany ready to send tanks to Ukraine

Germany has agreed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and the U.S. is finalising plans to send M1 Abrams tanks, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield


LEOPARD 2A4 

Entered service: 1985 

Crew: Four

Manufacturer: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann

Main armament: 120mm L44 smoothbore gun

Secondary armament
Two 7.62mm machine guns

Weight
62 tonnes

Road speed
72km/h

Engine: 12-cylinder, 1,500hp MTU MB 873 diesel

Protection: Spaced multi-layer armour, optional anti-mine and anti-IED protection


M1A1 ABRAMS 

Entered service: 1986

Crew: Four

Manufacturer: General Dynamics

Main armament: 120mm M256 smoothbore gun

Secondary armament
Two 7.62mm machine guns, one 12.7mm machine gun

Engine: 1,500hp Honeywell AGT1500 gas turbine

Protection: Composite armour reinforced by depleted uranium mesh

Weight
67.6 tonnes

Road speed
68km/h


Sources: BBC, Army Recognition, U.S. Army
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