Western tanks arriving in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Western allies are making good on pledges to supply advanced battle tanks to Kyiv to help push back Russian forces


LEOPARD 2

Entered service: 1979

Crew: Four

Manufacturer: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann 

Main armament: 120mm 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

Leopard 2A4 version shown


WESTERN MAIN BATTLE TANKS COMMITTED TO UKRAINE*
U.S. 	31
Germany 18
Poland 	14 
UK 	14 
Spain 	10 
Sweden 	10 
Canada 	8
Norway 	8
Finland† 6
Portugal 3

Leopard 2 
M1 Abrams 
Challenger 2
 
Total 122

Total Leopard 2: 77 

*Delivered or pledged as of Mar 28, 2023

†Supplying Leopard 2R mine-clearing vehicles


Sources: Army Recognition, Euromaidan Press, Newsweek, RFI, Reuters 
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