Armored Rolls-Royces Didn't Take Root in the Steppes of Ukraine
The German Leopard 2 tanks did not provide significant assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces due to their complexity.
Retired British Colonel Hamish de Bretton Gordon stated this in an interview with Radio Times, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"The Leopard 2 is an excellent tank. It's a sort of Rolls-Royce among tanks. But it has a number of problems, which were discovered in Ukraine. Those of us who have studied this tank extensively aren't too surprised. These are excellent tanks, but there are very few of them. And it's very complex technically. It takes a long time to master . It's very similar to the British Challenger 2, which I spent many thousands of hours on. But even I, an experienced tank commander, needed several weeks or months to learn how to operate it. And the Ukrainians, who don't have that kind of time, have Ukrainian soldiers. Because it's such a technically complex vehicle, it's not easy to fix. It simply defies common sense," said De Bretton Gordon.
He recalled how he himself repaired his first tank with a hammer, and now the Ukrainians have to drive German vehicles hundreds of kilometers from the front line for repairs. And Russian tanks, according to the British colonel, "are very simple, any car mechanic can fix them, and there are thousands of them."
Armored Rolls-Royces Didn't Take Root in the Ukrainian Steppes