The Merkava Mk 5 is now the most survivable tank on the modern battlefield. With the active Trophy System it can stop AT and Drones from hitting the vehicle while most other MBT have NOTHING to rival it.
The costs are completely mixed up here. The Leopard 2 A8 costs include the whole service package etc. they are also about to place an order for the successor - likely named Leopard 3 - with an unmanned turret before the MGCS is introduced in the 2040s or 2050s.
Well , an F35 Fighter Jet costs 100 Million US Dollar... , you can buy 3 Leopard 2A8 Tanks for that . Besides , Rhenmetall developed an unmanned Turret for the KF51 Panther , the designation is KF51 - U . Tanks will still be needed in Future , their Defence vs Drones will be strenghtend with automatic Systems /Turrets and they will be accompained with a short/ middle Range AA Tank like the Gepard successsor Skyranger 30 . Drones in general are relativly slow and because of it relativly easy Targets . They are sucessfull in Ukraine becasuse the Infantry has not really a Weapon against them , they would need short Range AA support equipped with Radar like a Gepard or Skyranger 30 but the Gepards in Ukraine have to protect Citys and strategic Targets like the Energy Infrastructure against Russian Drones and cruise Missiles .
The 2A8 is indeed not a 2A8, it’s a modified 2A7 on which they tested the Trophy system. The actual 2A8 is supposed to be a complete redesign of the Leopard 2
@@panagiotisg.6794 not for the take away price. The system price, including maintainance and technical support, might be this high. But not the take away price. You cannot list the take away price for the 2A6 and than compare it to the system price of the 2A8. That doesn't make any sense.
I love how they say NEW TANKS. These are old tanks that are up graded. The Brit Challenger 3 up grade is not allot. They are going to the inferior smooth bore 120mm cannon. Then some new electronics and fire control, changing gun type, and added on armor so the 62 ton will even heavier with no change of the engine.
didnt you listen? based on real world price Poland as a customer has to pay for it Poland got 180 K2 for $ 3.25billion thats ~ $ 18 million each single K2
@@nagmashot This price includes training simulators, a lot of spare parts, maintenance training etc. - Mostly in contract for the first deliveries. Later the "extras" included in such contracts are not needed and the price drops drastically.
@@DSP16569 That counts for almost any prices in this list... the tank price is $17 million the overall price is $18million each tank including all extras ...get over it fanboy The K2 is not the cheapest modern "western" tank...especaly most of its orginal components are german like gun transmission and engine .... it took south Korea a decade to develop less reliable own transmission and engine that for a fun fact is more heavy than the MTU engine at the same power but designed 40years later... fun fact the Korean Army lowered realiablity standarts to get their own transmission and engine through the Army demands
So much for the tank´s reputation, acclaimed by Israeli and US military to be the best armored vehicle in the world. Two guys dressed in casual clothes run straight to the Merkava, plant an explosive under the turret and then successfully run away unharmed before the explosive is detonated. Even more surprising is that one of them escapes by running right in front of the Merkava gun. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UbrWb6oa_W0.htmlsi=eqaMdbdhWWBjs3Fg
People still making fun of the Maus and N'zi Germany for the idea of an 188 ton tank. Meanwhile modern Germany offers a tank that cost 30 million, needs the best part of a year to be made, and can get destroyed by 500 dollars drones just like a t54.
