Leopard 2 has many vulnerable areas: the expert showed reinforced tanks and pointed out the disadvantages

Military and political commentator Oleksandr Kovalenko spoke about the installation of dynamic protection (DZ) "Kontakt-1" on German Leopard 2a4 tanks, pointing out some of the shortcomings of such a combination. "Leopard 2A4 with a Kontakt-1 body kit''. And that's right. After all, the Leopard 2A4 has a lot of vulnerable areas. But there are questions. For example, the angle of placement of the DZ on the tower is not optimal… Obviously, an attempt was made to solve problem of the large armor mask of the gun, and, it is worth noting, successful. Also, the DZ was placed along the tour of the tower, which is the most vulnerable zone. But it was not completely closed," the expert wrote. In his opinion, the line of thought of those who decided to strengthen the protection of tanks in this way is correct, but "the implementation is somewhat confusing": "Perhaps there were reasons why the DZ is not at an angle of 45°, the lower frontal part is not closed and the turret is not has full coverage, although on the T-72, the "chimneys" were pretty well bypassed by the frame from the DZ". Leopard-2a4 tanks

Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces – how many Leopard 2 tanks did Ukraine lose?

We will remind, earlier it was reported that during the 13 weeks of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine lost only 5 Leopard 2 tanks. A total of 71 units were transferred, Forbes wrote. It was noted that all tanks were lost in the south of the country. According to the publication, this happened between Mala Tokmachka and Robotino. It is also known that at least 10 tanks received various damages. Damaged vehicles are repaired at bases in Poland and Germany, after which they will return to the front.