In their opinion, it's like comparing a BMW to a Zhiguli (old Soviet cars); the Leopards have a significant advantage over tanks produced during the USSR era. The Leopard 2A4 is noticeably larger ...

Additionally, the Leopard 2A4 tanks feature the EMES 15 fire control system with thermal imaging, making them effective in combat and superior to most Soviet-era tanks in terms of offensive ...

"We have 22 [battle] tanks of the Leopard 2A4 type that we could get ready and prepare for sending to Ukraine," a company official said in an interview with Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland.