It did happen – the Ukrainian Armed Forces have equipped a Leopard 2A4 tank with a dynamic protection kit (video)
It seems that the jokes about Ukrainian specialists being able to equip anything with an Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) kit are no longer jokes.
This year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received German Leopard 2A4 tanks from various countries. The combat vehicles have not yet arrived in Ukraine, but hundreds of memes about equipping tanks with dynamic protection have appeared on social media.
It happened. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/Zf1gvnxx9j
– Kriegsforscher (@OSINTua) July 1, 2023
And now, the joke is no longer a joke. At least one German Leopard 2A4 tank has received a Kontakt-1 dynamic protection kit. A video of a tank equipped with metal containers containing a dynamic protection element was posted on social media.
This version of the combat vehicle rightfully deserves to receive a new designation. For example, Leopard 2A4UKR. By the way, it seems that the video shows a Leopard 2A4 from Canada. This is hinted at by the presence of the RODVE-D thermal imaging module.
Dynamic protection is a device that uses a directed explosive charge to target a projectile that has been attacked by a tank. This allows to significantly reduce the penetration ability of the enemy ammunition.
