What Leopard 2 Tanks Could Bring to Ukraine’s Army

Why the Leopard 2 Tank Is So Important to Ukraine: At Ramstein airbase on Friday, multiple countries pressed Berlin for permission to donate German-built Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of a package of arms transfers said to include “hundreds” of armored vehicles of various types.
After the end of the Cold War, Berlin sold off many of the 3,600 Leopard 2s built, which are today operated by 21 countries across four continents. The 55 to 65-ton Leopard 2s boast significant armor, firepower and spotting advantages against most of …