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Leopard Tanks: Why They Became the Best
Greetings, our topic is Leopard tanks. First of all, we must go back to World War Two.
Greetings, our topic is Leopard tanks. First of all, we must go back to World War Two.
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00:00Greetings. Our topic is Leopard Tanks. First of all, we must go back to World War II.
00:08After the Germans lost World War II, America and other allies imposed many sanctions on Germany.
00:14Tank sanctions were just one of them.
00:17From 45 to 60, models such as the German and Russian-made T-55 or the US-made M48 were
00:25condemned to be used.
00:29Therefore, Germany's old tank inventory contains plenty of both Russian and American tanks.
00:35As a result, their inventories were extremely complex. This was causing a lot of logistical problems.
00:41So why couldn't the Germans produce their own tanks? Because Germany was limited.
00:46He was forbidden to build his own tanks and to have more than 300 and 400 tanks in his inventory.
00:54However, towards the years 1965, the ban on tank design was lifted due to West Germany's good relations with the
01:03USA.
01:04Thus, the Leopard project began.
01:06Although the Leopard ones were designed and produced in the 60-65 years,
01:11they were actually the first tank produced by the Germans after World War II.
01:19When producing Leopard's, what was at the forefront was not armor like the old Nazi tanks, but firepower, the ability
01:26of the shooting units, and the mobility of the vehicle.
01:30Armor III was in the plan.
01:32For this reason, the tank's armor was far behind its counterparts.
01:36The strongest part of the tank's hull was only 70mm thick.
01:43Moreover, since it was not placed at a sufficient angle, it had no chance against modern ammunition.
01:48It could only block small ammunition.
01:52Anti-aircraft, like ACV shooting.
01:54Even though its front turret was thicker, it was still inadequate.
01:58The thing is, since German engineers knew that anti-tank technology was much more advanced than the armor technology of
02:05that period,
02:06they did not pay much attention to armor.
02:08Because a Hidget ammunition had a comfortable firing force of up to 400mm in line with its model in the
02:1560s.
02:16At that time, armored vehicles did not have a chance against anti-tank systems,
02:21because primitive steel armor from the Second World War was still used instead of composite armor.
02:30For this reason, the Leopard's armor was always left in the background.
02:34The main feature required from these tanks was to be able to see long distances
02:39and to neutralize Soviet vehicles with its accurate gun with high penetration capacity.
02:46Although the Germans' optical units were sufficiently advanced,
02:50they did not have guns compatible with modern ammunition.
02:53If even a new generation German gun had been wanted to be produced,
02:57the project could have been completed with a delay,
03:00while the design process, prototype trials, and acceptance were effected.
03:03During the process, it was decided that the appropriate weapon for the Leopards
03:07was the 105mm rifled L7 gun used in the British-made Centurion Mark Pfaff models.
03:15Even though this gun was British-made,
03:17it later became so popular that it became a standard in all NATO-produced tanks.
03:22Although models with modernized operating parts, such as the M68-1, emerged over time,
03:28the gist of the gun was still the same.
03:35Germany wants to reach an agreement with England over the L7 ball.
03:39Since this ball was not very popular in those years,
03:42the British government soon gave the green light and the tender was approved.
03:47Thus, the Leopard's weapon is decided.
03:50The L7 cannon could penetrate comfortable steel armor with a thickness of 300 meters
03:55with APDS ammunition, 400 meters with heat ammunition,
04:00and 130 meters with Hesh ammunition.
04:03He has especially high exit velocity, accuracy, and arrival.
04:08APDSs were perfect for hunting Russian tanks from long range.
04:12In the medium range, heat models, which were less accurate
04:15but had higher arrival capacity than APDS, were preferred.
04:19No matter how high the accuracy of the main gun was,
04:22the optical units had to be equally good, otherwise vision would not be possible.
04:28One of the main purposes of producing these tanks
04:31was to hit Russian tanks from a distance without entering their firing range
04:35and to see them without being seen.
04:44Therefore, sighting systems had to be on the tanks of those years.
04:49While the M61-T62 tanks, which were seen as rivals of the Leopard ones,
04:55had a sniper unit with 7 and 8 zoom capabilities,
04:58these new German tanks used optics with X16 zoom capacity.
05:06This meant that Leopards could observe and detect twice as well as both Russian and American tanks.
05:17Leopards had high engine performance as well as advanced shooting characteristics.
05:21The vehicle had a 10-cylinder, multi-fuel, 830-horsepower engine,
05:27which allowed the 42-ton vehicle to accelerate up to 65 kilometers,
05:32giving it a clear advantage over its competitors in terms of tonnage.
05:36Thus, the vehicle could reach the combat environment almost 50% faster than the M60 models.
05:44Its operational range was also above its competitors with 600 kilometers.
05:49The bottom line is that Leopards were one of the best tanks adapted to their year.
05:53Even later, Leopard 1 couloir tanks such as the AMX-30 were also produced by France.
05:59By the 70s, it became necessary to modernize the Leopard 1 tanks.
06:04Even T-55 tanks had a stabilization feature, but these tanks did not.
06:10This meant that the vehicle could not shoot accurately while moving.
06:13Vertical and horizontal stabilization feature was added to Leopard over time.
06:24Thus, Leopard 1-1 models gained the ability to fire while moving.
06:30In addition, hollow skirt armor was integrated into the perimeter and body of the tower to increase survivability.
06:38Additionally, ice claws were added to the front hull.
06:43When the Leopard 1-3 models were introduced, the turret structure of the tank was changed and became thicker.
06:50In the future, this design would also be used in the prototype Leopard 2 models.
06:55Many different variants over time.
06:58Although the Leopard 1 series was produced, the features of most of them were generally similar.
07:03The real difference was in 1-5.
07:06By adding a thermal camera to these models, the vehicle's situational awareness has been increased.
07:12It also gained the ability to operate day and night in all weather conditions.
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07:19Although work was being done on 1-6 models towards the 7, this project was discontinued in favor of the
07:25Leopard 2 models.
07:26So was the 105 gun of these tanks sufficient?
07:29The answer to this is generally yes, against T-62 one-of-a-kind tanks.
07:34The vehicle had a penetration power in the 350-400mm band with APFSDS ammunition.
07:42Although it was sufficient to penetrate the old generation Soviet tanks, the T-72, which entered the Soviet army towards
07:49the 78 years, was far superior to the Leopard 1 tanks, especially the T-80.
07:55The penetration capacity of the sabbats used was not good enough to penetrate the front armor of the T-80
08:01models.
08:03Moreover, it was superior to the Leopard 1 series in every aspect, in terms of gun, speed, and armor.
08:09That's why we started working on Leopard 2 tanks.
08:12Before moving on to the newly developed Leopard 2 tanks, I would like to point out that the models sold
08:18to Canada are still used under the name Leopard C-2.
08:23The difference of the C series is that it is equipped with composite armor resistant to rockets.
08:32Leopard 2 tanks would be much different from its brother Leopard 1.
08:37In the 75-80 years, special composite materials were becoming more common in tanks rather than steel.
08:44Naturally, only comfortable steel could not be considered in the newly developed Leopard 2 tanks.
08:50During the prototype work of the tank, a Leopard 2 variant close to 30 was designed.
08:55While some had armor with armor, some had armor with only gaps.
08:59In some cases, 120M ray metal was preferred to 44, and in some others, 105M L7 tube was preferred, winning
09:08faithfully.
09:09Autoloaders were even tried on some models, such as the PT-16.
09:13As a result, Leopard 2AV was created by combining the good features of all prototypes.
09:192AV actually had the same turret visually as the 204 tanks used today.
09:24However, NARA, its internal structure and thickness material were completely different.
09:30The picture I prepared is the interior detail of the tower.
09:36Stop and check it out.
09:38Its front body consisted of primitive NARA armor, similar to the tower.
09:47Although it was deemed sufficient to block the low-generation armor-reducing ammunition of T-72 tanks,
09:53it was not found effective against the new generation, 125mm guns of T-80 tanks,
09:59which can penetrate steel with an average thickness of 500mm.
10:03So two Aminus Zero models were produced.
10:06Although the turret of this model is not much different from the 2AV from the outside,
10:10the design and material of the NARA armor has been completely renewed,
10:14and the forward armor has been completely changed.
10:17Even though 2-0 had a completely innovative design, it was still considered a prototype.
10:22While even the 1-5 models had a thermal site, these models did not.
10:27For this reason, 2-1 models were produced in a short time, and a thermal camera was added to the
10:32tank.
10:32In addition, minor architectural changes were made inside the vehicle.
10:36By 85-86, Leopard 2-A3 models were used.
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11:20was the addition of armor.
11:22Although the tank's turret was protected by 800mm thick composite-based panels on the cheeks,
11:28the thickness of the shield armor was only 400mm in total.
11:33He was naturally weaker.
11:34To close this gap, German engineers added 250mm of additional titanium armor right behind the shield.
11:42However, in the following series, the shield armor was reduced,
11:46and the weak area of the vehicle was reduced even slightly.
11:50So, were the new 2-4 tanks effective against the T-80s?
11:54The answer to this is yes.
11:56Tungsten armor combined with boron carbide ceramics were used in the vehicle.
12:00These new generation armors were 2-3 times stronger than the Soviet's primitive single-sulite-supported steel armor,
12:08and were also effective against sabot shots from the 125mm cannon.
12:14Even the newly developed tanks of the Russians were pale against the Leopard 2-4.
12:20Since the Soviets were inadequate against the newly developed German tanks,
12:25T-80s were developed.
12:27New types of reactive armor with sabot resistance were first tested on T-80 tanks and were successful.
12:34The front armor of this tank could block the DM-33 sabbets that the 2-4s used at that time
12:41at many points,
12:43and the T-80s now had a reach of over 500mm.
12:52A5s were much different from A-4s, especially in the tower.
12:57While 800mm thick armor was used in the old towers,
13:01this thickness was increased to over 1,000mm in a 5s, and the shield section was reduced.
13:07Thus, the resistance of the front tower was increased to 60%.
13:11In addition to increasing the armor thickness of the tower cheeks,
13:15armor with angled gaps was also integrated.
13:1810mm intersection in the middle of two different taint 30mm lines.
13:23Although it is not very thick, it disrupts the balance of the sabbets that hit it
13:27because it is placed at an angle and with gaps.
13:32Thus, it could reduce the penetration effect.
13:34In addition, it eliminated the penetration effect
13:38by expanding the jet effect of the pit-proof heads of LTCM systems.
13:48A new generation thermal camera that can rotate 360 degrees was added in the new model.
14:01Since it has a rotatable structure, it is perfect for target detection.
14:07Let's get to the issue that many people wonder about and cannot find an answer to.
14:11What is the difference between A5s and A6s?
14:14The L44 ball is used in A5s, and the L45 ball is used in A6s.
14:18The main difference between the two balls is their length.
14:21While L44s have a penetration power of 700-800mm depending on the sabbets used,
14:28L45 provides penetration up to 1,000mm.
14:36A7s were the answer to T90s, which evolved into 2000s.
14:44Still the same.
14:45Naturally, although the tower was not penetrated,
14:48the hull had now become a weak area.
14:51For this reason, it was necessary to add additional armor to the hull.
14:56Taking this into account in the A7 versions,
14:59additional armor was added to the front body.
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