![]() ![]() Instead, they rely on the built-in tank armor known as NERA (non-energetic reactive armor). None of the tanks being supplied are equipped with reactive armor. ![]() This behemoth weighs 69 tons, too heavy for many bridges in Ukraine and not suited to function on heavily mudded secondary roads. The British have sent the first Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. They should be arriving in the next two months, perhaps even sooner. The US is refurbishing Abrams M-1 tanks for Ukraine. Two different series of Leopard tanks are being sent to Ukraine, older Leopard-1 A-5s and Leopard 2 A-4 and A-6 tanks. The Leopard 2 series is regarded as one of the best-designed main battle tanks, comparing favorably to the US M1 Abrams, the Russian T-90 and the Israeli Merkava. The German-made tanks are known as Leopards. But these tanks have some well-known weaknesses and the Russians are likely ready for them. Worse still, none of them have active defense systems, a critically important way of protecting tanks and tank crews from modern antitank weapons. ![]() German, British and American main battle tanks either already have arrived in Ukraine or will soon be on their way. ![]()
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