And there the pool of Leopard is much bigger,' Mölling said. 'It's spare parts, it's repair, maintenance, and overhaul that needs to be done. Around a dozen Russian main battle tanks have reportedly been spotted stuck in deep mud during a recent military exercise. One of the last modern conflicts which saw the extensive combat deployment of the T-34-85 was the Angolan Civil War. The German gunner has to get used to the Russian telescopic sight. Today’s main battle tank is threatened by more systems than ever before, and this has led the UK to develop a new, modular armour that will defeat even the most demanding of threats. Logistically speaking, the Leopards present a key advantage over America's M1 Abrams and the British Challenger 2: larger stocks. The optical systems of the Russian battle tank are, in comparison with the Germans, much inferior. So this also gives you a certain tactical advantage in moving in and out quite fast, but also crossing distances in a quite short range.' 'And third point is manoeuvre,' Mölling added. If you don't have to fear that any shot that hits you means that you basically go up in flames, it's quite something that helps you psychologically.' 'It has a very advanced armour, which is also important for the tank crews.

Christian Mölling, head of the Centre for Security and Defence at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), told Euronews.

So, it can fire quite a long range with different types of ammunition that you can basically shape towards your target, so what you want to hit, you can choose different types of ammunition for that,' Dr.

The Leopard is 'quite powerful with regard to firepower.

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