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Leopard 1 is a second generation main battle tank that was designed and produced in West Germany. Leopard 1 has a lot of disadvantages and can be used to protect the border with Belarus, where the threat of attack is currently minimal. Military-political observer of the Information Resistance group Alexander Kovalenko spoke about this on the FREEDOM TV channel.
“Leopard 1 are “cardboard” tanks, useless armor that can be penetrated right through by an RPG-7 hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher, which can be penetrated even by a 30 mm automatic cannon. I don’t understand at all the principle of sending us these tanks, if in a number of indicators they are even worse than the T-62 and even the T-54 and T-55 are a serious threat for them. These tanks can be considered to cover the Northern bridgehead – this is the border with Belarus. But in general, we can now state that the threat from the territory of Belarus is minimal,” he explained.
The expert noted that the only advantage of this tank is the 105-caliber cannon, but in modern warfare this advantage does not play a significant role.
“The only advantage of the Leopard 1 is their gun, their barrel. A good 105 mm caliber rifled barrel. For tanks, this is a sniper gun, which is a threat to modern T-72 and T-80 tanks and Russian armored personnel carriers (APCs), especially when entering vulnerable areas. But in modern warfare, a tank battle, a tank duel, is a rarity. And in most cases, tanks become victims as a result of an explosion on an anti-tank mine and if they fall victim to kamikaze drones or anti-tank missile systems. And all these means are a serious threat to Leopard 1,” he explained.
