Ukrainian Leopard 2A4 of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade jams an enemy FPV drone with EW and withstands two hits to its armor in the Pokrovsk sector on another mission (the tank was not critically damaged and continues to operate). [Published 29.06.2025]
29.06.2025
First clip is old footage. The rest of the video seeems to be recent footage.
The drone clip is from another (older mission). Somehow the source edited it in.
Wild. So are both the hits without the drone clearly visible (00:02 and 00:27) also from FPVs? I think I see a fast-moving drone in the latter.
Feindkontakt darf sich freundlich wegficken. Das sind deutsche Panzer. Wir mögen Sauerkraut mit Schnitzel /s but not really
“Withstands two hits to its armor” – Not a single direct hit to the armor is shown.
The first warhead falls in front of the track, exploding somewhere under, beneath, or next to it.
The second warhead clearly bounces off the turret or glacis and also explodes next to the tank.
An explosion itself is not lethal to the tank, it never has been. The HEAT warhead is what poses a threat. But for the HEAT warhead to penetrate, its fuse must strike the target head-on. Neither of these drones managed to hit the tank with their fuses. Instead, they fell on the tank and detonated, sending the warhead into the air and creating only a small shockwave visible on the camera.
This Leopard didn’t withstand two hits to its armor, it simply deflected two exploding drones.
Interesting that all the drones seem to be targeting the left (when standing in front of the tank and facing it) front corner. I believe that’s where the driver is sits in Leopards.
Like a bear being stung by wasps
I’ve been wondering why it seems modern MBTs don’t have/use their coaxial mgs. I haven’t seen any of the T series or western tanks opening up with them in any clips.
I know it wouldn’t be apparent in this clip as they weren’t engaging enemies. Just a thought triggered by it.
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The drone clip is from another (older mission). Somehow the source edited it in.
Wild. So are both the hits without the drone clearly visible (00:02 and 00:27) also from FPVs? I think I see a fast-moving drone in the latter.
Feindkontakt darf sich freundlich wegficken. Das sind deutsche Panzer. Wir mögen Sauerkraut mit Schnitzel /s but not really
“Withstands two hits to its armor” – Not a single direct hit to the armor is shown.
The first warhead falls in front of the track, exploding somewhere under, beneath, or next to it.
The second warhead clearly bounces off the turret or glacis and also explodes next to the tank.
An explosion itself is not lethal to the tank, it never has been. The HEAT warhead is what poses a threat. But for the HEAT warhead to penetrate, its fuse must strike the target head-on. Neither of these drones managed to hit the tank with their fuses. Instead, they fell on the tank and detonated, sending the warhead into the air and creating only a small shockwave visible on the camera.
This Leopard didn’t withstand two hits to its armor, it simply deflected two exploding drones.
Interesting that all the drones seem to be targeting the left (when standing in front of the tank and facing it) front corner. I believe that’s where the driver is sits in Leopards.
Like a bear being stung by wasps
I’ve been wondering why it seems modern MBTs don’t have/use their coaxial mgs. I haven’t seen any of the T series or western tanks opening up with them in any clips.
I know it wouldn’t be apparent in this clip as they weren’t engaging enemies. Just a thought triggered by it.
Moving so clean
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