During a visit to Lviv on January 11, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that within the framework of the international coalition of allies, including Poland, Ukraine will receive a company of Leopard 2 tanks. Note that the tank company has 10 tanks.

Main characteristics:.

Crew - 4 people.

Years of production and operation - since 1979;

The caliber and brand of the gun is 120 mm Rheinmetall Rh-120;

Gun type - smoothbore;

Barrel length - 55 calibers;

Ammunition - 42;

Speed \u200b\u200bon the highway - from 68 to 72 km / h;

Type of armor - combined anti-ballistic, mounted on 2A5 and later models.

Leopard 2 is considered one of the most expensive tanks in the world. At the same time, the tank is worth its money - it has high reliability, survivability, excellent firepower. As of last year, the number of Leopard 2 combat vehicles produced exceeded 3,500 units, more than 2,500 of which are still listed as being in service..

The main operators of these combat vehicles are Austria, Denmark, Finland, directly Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Norway, Canada, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey - they are armed with fairly new modifications 2A4 (1987),.

Also, Leopard 2 tanks are considered one of the best battle tanks in terms of crew survival - which compares favorably with numerous vehicles of Soviet origin.

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Recall, the leader of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, at a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of Poland, Andrzej Duda, following the meeting in Lviv, said that his country intends to send air defense systems and anti-aircraft installations to Ukraine.