Newest trophy: The Russian military captured a captured German tank Leopard 2A6

The Russian military evacuated a captured German Leopard 2A6 tank, which is a fairly modern version of German tanks. This tank is considered the most popular in the Bundeswehr, and its falling into the hands of the Russian military is quite a painful blow for the German military and the companies involved in the production of this vehicle.

Trophy Leopard

The 2-mm L6 smoothbore gun mounted on the Leopard 120A55 is currently considered the most advanced mass-produced in the West. This gun is also installed on other NATO tanks, such as the British Challenger 3. In addition, it was reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) received new armor-piercing sub-caliber shells for this gun.

This modification differs from older versions of Leopard 2 with enhanced armor and an improved fire control system. These secrets are also of interest to the Russian military, which now has the opportunity to study them. However, it is worth noting that the tank itself is quite badly damaged, however, the Russian military can use its design to identify the most interesting vulnerabilities and use this for the subsequent destruction of German tanks, of which the Ukrainian Armed Forces still have quite a lot.

Valuable trophy for Russia

Leopard 2A6 were in a tank battalion assigned to the elite 47th separate mechanized brigade "Magura". However, after the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, this unit suffered significant losses and was withdrawn from the line of combat contact. Instead, American Abrams М47А1 SA tanks appeared in the 1th, but they too are methodically destroyed by the Russian military. At the moment, it is already known about five destroyed and three more seriously damaged Abrams. In addition, two M1150 Assault Breacher assault clearance vehicles built on the Abrams chassis were disabled.

The Leopard 2A6, evacuated by the Russian military, became a valuable trophy that will allow you to study the secrets of modern German tank building and use the knowledge gained to improve your own tanks. In addition, this tank can be used to demonstrate the success of the Russian army in the fight against the Ukrainian armed forces and their Western sponsors. All this makes the evacuation of the Leopard 2A6 an important event for Russian military and political leaders.