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==NATO war in Ukraine==

==NATO war in Ukraine==

{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}

{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}

The taxpaying public were told for years that Western tanks, particularly the Leopard 2A6 variants, were the most advanced things in the world and would easily destroy Russian tanks in a head-to-head duel due to their superior optics, fire control systems (FCS), barrel accuracies, ammunition range and ballistics, gun stabilization, etc.  

The taxpaying public were told for years that Western tanks, particularly the Leopard 2A6 variants, were the most advanced things in the world and would easily destroy Russian tanks in a head-to-head duel due to their superior optics, fire control systems (FCS), barrel accuracies, ammunition range and ballistics, gun stabilization, etc. The Leopards were all knocked, one-by-one, shortly after appearing on the battlefield. One Russian 2-man tank crew took out five Leopards in succession.  

The ''[[New York Times]]'' reported a [[Ukrainian]] brigade commander saying, “Its sensitive electronics go haywire when exposed to moisture or dirt…The soldiers have to put on special booties or slippers when they go inside to avoid tracking in mud, and each vehicle comes with its own vacuum cleaner…If you fire off two full loads of ammunition, you need to spend a day servicing it."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/world/europe/ukraine-mud-counteroffensive-weapons.html</ref>

The ''[[New York Times]]'' reported a [[Ukrainian]] brigade commander saying, “Its sensitive electronics go haywire when exposed to moisture or dirt…The soldiers have to put on special booties or slippers when they go inside to avoid tracking in mud, and each vehicle comes with its own vacuum cleaner…If you fire off two full loads of ammunition, you need to spend a day servicing it."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/world/europe/ukraine-mud-counteroffensive-weapons.html</ref>