How Leopard 2 Tank Was Defeated In The Russia-Ukraine War 

T-14, Abrams, Leopard, I wouldn’t want to be in any tank on the battlefield today. Anything coming from above means death either way.

Leopards were defeated in Syria. No tank is invincible anymore. They are just mobile targets.

Zelensky said that Russia only have shovels to protect themselves 😂😂

*You can ONLY use tanks with combined Air and Ground Support. We have said it a thousand times.*

You forgot the 152mm krasnopol artillery round has destroyed several armored vehicles.

These tanks are good for joy riding especially in Iraq Afghanistan

It looks to me like there's been a fundamental technological change since the end of the cold war/Gulf war. Antitank rockets (Kornet) and especially loitering munitions (Lancet) mean that even well-built tanks with the best defenses money can buy are vulnerable to relatively cheap weapons that the tank's crew will likely never even notice. If Russia had the ability to produce enough Lancets, they could send them out over the front lines and disable every Ukrainian vehicle. I don't know when the next war will happen, but I'm thinking it will look very different from what militaries have been planning for.

Reality of war is always different than anticipated

I have heard that some Ukrainian Soldiers have refused to man the Leopard 2 Tank as it is the Primary target of the Russian Military and Generally one of the first items to be Attacked and Destroyed on the Battlefield.

I think that's why Germany was hesitant at first to send their Leopard Tanks. They suspect that the battlefield war tactics change.

1943 - However, as the conflict unfolded, the Tigers & Panthers faced unforeseen challenges and suffered significant defeats at the hands of Russian forces. 2023 - However, as the conflict unfolded, the Leopard-2 faced unforeseen challenges and suffered significant defeats at the hands of Russian forces.

The Leopard is not a bad tank, it is one of the most formidable tanks. They were just not used properly in Ukraine. Without combined armed forces (infantry, artillery,air support and defense) they are very vulnerable.

On todays modern battlefields, there are just too many ways to take out armor.

Next up M1 Abrams

So Russia just figured out to attack the tanks top, sides and rear? Wow. What was Germany thinkin'.

Most of the destroyed "Leopards" seem to be Bradleys 😆

Notice how most if not all successful attacks are from airborne or air launched weapons. It's not a tank vs tank match up. Without corresponding air support and defense, as well as effective infantry support, the tanks are sitting ducks.

Leopard went to say hello to its grandfather Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B, «Tiger II

All tanks are vulnerable. None are indestructible.

Technology keeps changing how wars are being fought. Tanks are the main land based mobile weapon in WW2, but not anymore as drones are taking over.

Combined arms is needed to use tanks properly. Otherwise... tanks are just target practice.

Nothing is indestructible both sides! If ur tank is spotted it will be destroyed, if u snuck up to an opponent? U win the round!! Its all about who gets the first accurate shot!!

That leopard was really hyped. What NATO should’ve really invested in was fighter, jets, and more weapons like missiles with a range over 150 miles.

Being a tank, it's a sitting duck from aerial attack. Tanks are only useful after the oppositions air power has been neutralized

Tanks like the Leopard or M1 Abrams were designed in the 1970s and 80s. A drone attack from above wasn't really envisioned at the time. Now the relatively thin top armor becomes a problem.

In my opinion Tanks, Carriers and Jets are entering into obsolescence, near future missiles or drones of considerably cheaper value and smaller would efficiently destroy slow and very expensive vehicles.

That's was not a leopard tank. So far zero Challenger tank's destroyed: is that odd. Oh yes there's no previous footage of this tank. SO ABSOLUTE FANTASY.

Not only leopard 2; the list is incredibly long! Leopard 2 and maybe 1 Challenger 2 T84 T90 T80 T72-1/2/3/idk if more T64 T55 AMX-30 Leclerc The polish and swedish ones whose names i don't remember right now And soon the M1 Abrams will be on the list. Happened in Iraq and Yemen, will happen here as well

The 6 million dollar wonder turn into rubbish by a 20,000 dollar Lancet lol

This viral picture of the Bradley square in Zaporozhye would really stick for long 😂😂😂😂

Same missile knocked out the challenger 2 …and probing for tank weaknesses has always been a tank killing strategy.

Who knew? Not having proper air coverage results in tanks getting ruined. I mean this has NEVER happened before, right? Right?!?

Abrams tanks, Leopard tanks, Challenger-2 tanks and so on are the best MBT in the world... against weak nations with outdated tanks. 😂😂😂

Long story short, this is the first time that NATO weapons are up against a formidable modern army and are getting exposed as ordinary. All of this fancy equipment was portrayed as invincible against the poor Iraqis… but not against Russia.

If I understood correctly, there was just lacking infantry, in order to defend from airborne projectiles. I guess those should be equipped with tennis rackets.

"Defeated" - They've barely lost any... lol. "Significant Defeat" LOL.

The wonder weapon,wonder where they are now.

Where did this guy dream up defeated Challengers and Abrams. Abrams hasn't even gotten to the battlefield. As soon as I heard that I'm gone.

We should have begun training these people on Gryphons and F-16's in 2014. The air game is totally lopsided.

Guessing it takes more than two weeks to train on a tank. Being a former M60A3 tanker, it takes more than two weeks. It takes months. As for F16s, Im sure it takes a few months to train. Correctly

anti tank guided missile systems with tandem warheads will take out any tank, that they hit, basically. a javelin will do the same thing. the kornet is less portable and not nearly as set it and forget it as the javelin. to quote putin "all tanks burn"

on top of these missiles mentioned, all tanks could be easily stopped by just driving onto a mine. nevermind the tough armour it carries

This war has brought the obsolescence of tanks, APCs, jets, and helicopters into stark relief. The missiles, artillery, drones, and plain old infantrymen are the real performers today.

Why is the 2A6 variant called state of the art in this video? It's from 2001. The 2A7 is from 2014 in comparisson. And the 2A8 is expected to be first delivered in 2025. The 2A7(2A7V) has significant improvements in almost every aspect(There is way to much to different to even start listing them here). There is also an 2A7A1 variant which added the Trophy-HV system for automatic defense against all kinds of missiles and projectiles.

Germany was forced by it's occupier to embarrass itself in Ukraine. Remember it didn't want to supply them at first.

Not surprising. Rebels in NW Syria destroyed Leo 2s often, usually with Russian Kornet ATGMs. Kornet just claimed an "invincible" Challenger 2, burning brightly, and a reported 2nd one yesterday.

"Russian deploy Kornet missles in Ukraine ,disebling, not only Leopard tanks but Challanger and Abrams tanks."Lol, Chanllanger was not even dployed yet on battle and Arbarms not even arrived in Ukraine.

2022: Western tanks are a game changer. They are designed to resist Soviet weapons. 2023: Anyone else remember what an unexploded Leopard and Bradley look like?

They’re having their first real test in a real war

When Russia offers to have peace talks …..go to those talks

The air guard on the tank isn't doing his job!

Burning well, no question about that.

The Leopard2 in 2023 is the Tiger tanks of 1943 in Kurks...

Likewise, the Ukrainians used or still using the Javelin and the NLAW which have decimated the tank armoured forces of Russia.

The West is learning about the Russian Army's prowess, the hard way. 😂

Thank you for the objective reviews and reporting, something lacking in today's mainstream media. Keep up the great work!

Surprising defeat of Leopard 2? Are you serious? Every unbiased military expert stated from the start that these NATO tanks will be obliterated in Ukraine.

Finally something that is non bias my god…

Leopard tank is a metal coffin on tracked wheels .

I am shocked to learn that these tanks were without infantry complement.

It seems to me that they always target the turret which is supposedly the most heavily armored and protected with reactive armor. Yet, if the tracks are hit, won't the tank be disabled and unable to continue the fight? However, having said that, the drones seem to be doing the job and in many cases the turrets are blown off the tank. If so, maybe the day of tanks is over, like the battleship. Maybe the day of drones is the current era of warfare. One kilogram, which is about 2 lbs, is all it takes for a Lancet drone of Russia to kill a Leopard tank. Supposedly the UK Challenger tank is in Ukraine and the Abrams are supposedly being rushed to Ukraine----with trained crews. The Challengers were supposed to use those depleted uranium rounds which were blown up at a depot by the Russians. Do they have alternate munitions? The Abrams are refurbs and not the latest 'gee whiz' from the US. With the history of the German Leopards, it would seem the Challengers and Abrams would fare no better. Is there something about the Challengers and Abrams that makes them better than the Leopards?

Its 30 now, and the old Lep 1's have not arrived yet they say.

Not enough time to train the crews. They took out sophisticated NATO High-Tech., in case the Russians would capture one of the tanks. 2A4 and 2A5, no 2A7s.

I must say this has the be the first non-basis channel I see so far, I really appreciate how you guys don't just say that Ukraines winning everything-you look at truth, (I don't want Russian lies either) I sub'd a while ago- but I'm 100% going to recomend this channel as a channel that looks at what really happen- not the Tv version. (btw I think I would still run from any tank =/)

Loss of 920 armored vehicles? They don't report that in the news. That place is a meat grinder.

The age of the tank is over, the age of ATM is here. Technology wins everytime

Almost like it's a bad idea to send armor with no air cover or air defenses whatsoever. Who would've thought...

Let's see how the UKs challenger 2 tankshold out, or not in this case..

The last sentence (in the vid.), is the one that matters.

At 2.00, 15 aircraft, 3 helicopters, 920 armored vehicles. ROFLcopter takes to the air. At an average length of a BMP of 6.7 meters, that would be roughly a 6km column of back to back vehicles. How do you expect anyone to believe this?

I actually like your channel,You are the first Western non bias channel I have come across

leopards and Bradleys columns cant even reach the first line of Russian defense ROFL

What about the abrams that was destroyed yesterday ! Nevermind the old leopard

Those damn Russian shovels 😂

This is why you will never see the M1 Abrams in Ukraine it will be at such an embarrassment to watch him burn for the u.s.

What matter is, the crews survived. I'd rather ride western tank any day 24/7 than Russian's walking barbecue tank.

Who does send tanks without infantry and anti-aircraft cover???

Top of turret is thinner armor, therefore a choice spot to engage.

Good episode. Not really just about the leopard 2. Any tank without infantry and air support is vulnerable. Precision munitions are changing modern warfare.

Leopard tanks looking like 🍿 on the battlefield alongside the Abrams tanks. This war is a strategic matter of low budget weapons destroying extremely high cost western equipment. It's like using a slingshot to bring down an American apache helicopter. Ridiculous.

This certainly does not change the image of the Leopard 2A6 as an excellent tank and one of the best in the world at the moment. Certainly the best NATO tank in mass use at the moment. As Abrams and Challenger 2 are also excellent tanks... But here is the West itself, or better and more precisely, let's not lie, first of all the US as the boss, is waging a proxy war against Russia... And here they are right on the case of Leopard 2 tanks and IFV Bradley, you can see the level of blindness by their propaganda... Because people in the West really believed in their own propaganda and the lies that are told in that propaganda... A year and a half ago, from of the beginning of the second part of the Ukrainian war, from February last year ... Until today. So many were amazed "how is it possible that the Leopard 2A4/A6 was destroyed"?! Where is the biggest "game changer" Challenger 2? He is nowhere! It was presented so pompously in the propaganda, which thousands and millions of people believed... That it is "an incredible tank, a miracle of technology, which has never been destroyed until now, here are 14 pieces of these tanks for Ukraine, which will destroy hundreds of Russian tanks"?! Well, before the offensive itself, CNN showed how the Ukrainians are training now that they have modern Western equipment and Challenger 2 tanks, "you can see how they are easily breaking through the Russian lines"?! That's propaganda! The truth is completely different. The Challenger 2 is a much worse tank than the Leopard 2 A6, which was destroyed as soon as it appeared, and even the Leo 2 no longer appears on the battlefield. Until today, the Challenger 2 has not appeared on the battlefield at all?! Except in the Goebbelsian propaganda, in training, and in the media that spread that propaganda CNN, BBC, SUN, SKY, MSNBC, Free Europe/Ukraine... Let's remind you, not all the notorious lies of these Goebbelsian media "Russians are drunk backward genocidal lunatics, who remove chips from washing machines that were developed in the west to produce tanks... And even when they produce a tank, it is actually broken, because of corruption in Russia... The first series of extraordinary modernized T-55S tanks arrived in Ukraine from Slovenia "Although it is the same old T-55 tank with a slight modernization, which did not bring any special benefits to this tank?! However, this tank is really used by the Ukrainians on the front lines... On the other hand, several videos show that some T-55 tanks are being transported on trains in Russia, and this is the same propaganda of the above-mentioned and various other media from the West mocking "hahaha, here is the proof that the Russians have no more tanks, the Ukrainians destroyed everything with powerful Western weapons, and now there are also museum specimens of T-55 tanks, they only have that left"?! So the T-55 donated from Slovenia to Ukraine is an "incredible beast of a superior machine"?! But when the Russians do it, it's "hahah outdated garbage"?! Do you see the pattern of how globalist propaganda works?! Although so far we have not seen a single T-55 from the Russian side in the war in Ukraine, on the front lines! But that's why we saw the fate of the T-55 S from the Ukrainian side ... Russians mainly use T-72B3/B3M, T-80BVM, T-90S/M ... And these tanks are produced and modernized in three shifts in several factories ... so let's continue "spirit from Kiev, 13 from snake island, the Russians have no more ammunition and missiles"?! This was repeated with ammunition in the propaganda media for a year and a half, every month 10 times! And every time it was a lie! a few days before the fall of Bakhmut, "the Russians ran out of ammunition with only shovels"?! Further comment is redundant! So when they put this kind of propaganda into people's heads, for which it must be admitted that Goebbels and Hitler are little children from the amusement park, amateurs... People really believe in it, they believe in their own lies and propaganda. So they believed that the Russian army is actually "a bunch of stupid idiots, with outdated military equipment, and that they are actually below the level of rebels and mujahideen from the Middle East"?! And that the Leopard 2 will be a "game changer" even though in the recent past we witnessed that the rebels in Syria, without training in slippers, destroyed 8 pieces of Leopard 2A4 tanks in a few hours with the old Soviet ATGM systems... And that the Challenger 2 since its existence in 25 years has not participated, like any western tank, in any war, but in a series of low-intensity conflicts, against several tens of thousands of times of a weaker opponent with backward military equipment, without training, in slippers?! In 25 years, Challenger 2 participated in only one minor operation in Basra, and nowhere else! But that's what happens when you believe your propaganda about "game changers" Leo 2, Challenger 2, Abrams, PZH-2000, Cesar, Himars... These can be "game changers" against the Taliban, ignorant, untrained poorly armed civilians, or rebels... Not against a serious army. The proof is that the Ukrainians are returning with T-72 and T-64 tanks, and old Russian towed and self-propelled howitzers... But the problem of the West, or better said the US boss, is that it never had the balls to wage war against its own equals, but against backward small countries of the third world, for the sake of colonial influence and occupation of those countries and theft of its resources... I understand that he lies a little bit, it's war, propaganda always exists... But this goes beyond common sense! Because there are few in the West, so that lie can pass with most of the truth... But outside of common sense, the Western mainstream media lie about everything, they even invent fairy tales! But in the case of the IFV Bradley, tanks Leo2A 6, Challenger 2, PZH-2000, M-777, Himars...Propaganda and lies, in the case of Ukraine, are hitting the heads of the bosses in Washington! And that lie and propaganda is rejected on their heads and Ukraine really "wins"!

Tanks still have a function...but sweeping rapidly across open ground isn't going to happen anymore...it is called hand held anti tank missiles, fire and forget, and thousands of drones, observational and those with warheads...same thing with close air support...if your enemy has air defence, the days of large numbers of close air support aircraft swooping in to cover assaults is over...this war has changed many things...

Perhaps in around 50 years, armies will stop using tanks and start using more "drone-like" assets which are cheaper and more effective.

Wow, an honest, objective analysis.

Slovakia : I wish a lot of success to soldiers of Russian Federation .

5 tanks and a few disable Bradleys is called a defeat? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

no infos on effectiveness of the advanced crew potection in leopard tanks? did more or less tank crew members survive in them compared to soviet tanks?

MBT se tornarão no futuro uma arma de nicho muito limitado assim como o xm-25 punisher...

west really think Russia was like the middle east they're not the same 🤣

In fact Leopard is doing great after all the crew was safe, alive. It’s a tanks purpose. You expect 16 tanks to make a game change..?! While t90 crew tanks where all dead when tank got attacked.

Except that it wasnt defeated? Ukraine has gained more ground in a month than Russia has in a year..

1:15 it's not Kyiv regime and ukraine hasn't still utilized its 17 western brigades (about 63000 people)- said by Mark Milley

Wishful thinking is a wonderful thing. It allows you to avoid reality.

Drones seem to be changing everything on the battlefield, other then people dieing 😢

Never underestimate the Russians!

Cool, so they have destroyed M1A2 Abrams and Challengers aswell even tho Abrams isn't delivered yet to Ukraine and there is no corfirmation of Challengers being used in frontline combat yet XD

Anglosax mainstream: "Leopard 2 will win a war" 😂😂😂😂

Any tank is only as good as the infantry and tactics that support it.

Doesn't look like any of the tanks had ERA nor air support; much less going across on a minefield without adequate support, so it's a shame that the equipment and personnel were essentially wasted. Hopefully, a lesson learned.

The Lancet drone, so small , so deadly. Truly a game changer for the Russian army .