For guns "Leopard-2" no munitions capable of hitting frontal armor upgraded T-80 and T-90, and even more T-14 "Armata".

the Military expert, former chief of staff planning of the Bundeswehr Hans rühl said that the tanks "Leopard-2" available to the German army, can't fight the latest Russian tanks, writes Die Welt. the

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According to the rul and for guns "Leopard-2" no munitions capable of hitting frontal armor upgraded T-80 and T-90, and even more T-14 "Armata". The Ruehl says that the problem is not new, it must be at least 30 years. Back in the 80s with the adoption of new Soviet tanks face the urgent issue of improving the sub-caliber ammunition. the

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Needed the shells with uranium core, but not with tungsten, however, despite heated debate, the problem has not been resolved. At the time, as the Americans have adopted the projectile M with a core of depleted uranium.

DM 63. Photo: welt.de

Today, the Bundeswehr has DM 63 core on the basis of tungsten carbide, which in terms of armor penetration on par with American shells of depleted uranium 80-ies. Which is not sufficient for a confident defeat the latest and modernized Russian tanks.

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Another German expert Thorsten Ingholt noted that by 2017, the Bundeswehr must realize the modernization of the existing tank ammunition with a tungsten core., significantly increase their penetration. But the fact that such shells can be used only in the latest "Leopard-A", which in the Bundeswehr only 20 pieces.

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