Named in honor of the Panther, a WWII-era medium tank, it will replace Germany’s current Leopard 2 and French Leclerc. It’s set to have a huge 130mm main gun, compared with the 120 and 125mm
The Hotcars.com report also says the T-14 is more powerful than rival tanks, writing “the T-14 sports the all-new 2A82-1M 125 mm (4.92 in) smoothbore cannon, replacing the older 2A46 125 mm gun of previous Russian and Soviet tanks. This cannon is more powerful than its Western counterparts like the German Leopard 2's Rheinmetall 120 mm gun.”The Ukrainian army is ready with its modern Western tanks as Ukraine’s tank brigades have now deployed the sophisticated Leopard-2 tanks and cutting-edge IFVs received from the NATO allies. Besides the Leopard-2, Kyiv will also deploy the British Challenger-2 MBTs. The US-made Abrams will only arrive by fall this year. File Image: T-14 Armata
The Leopard 2 tank, while not having as much combat experience as the Abrams and Merkava, has been used by numerous armies and has seen service in Afghanistan and Syria. All of these tanks, including the Challenger 2, have survived RPG and ATGM hits and IED detonations, demonstrating their durability and effectiveness in combat.
The main difference between the M1 Abrams and the Leopard 2 is the powerplant, as the German tank is powered by a turbodiesel V12 made by MTU, a division of Rolls-Royce.