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==NATO war in Ukraine==

==NATO war in Ukraine==

{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}

{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine|2024 NATO invasion of Kursk}}

[[File:Captured Leopard 2 in North Korea.GIF|right|300px|thumb|Captured Leopard 2 on display at the Liberation of Kursk Museum in Pyongyang, [[North Korea]].]]

[[File:Captured Leopard 2 in North Korea.GIF|right|300px|thumb|Captured Leopard 2 on display at the [[2024 NATO invasion of Kursk|Liberation of Kursk Museum]] in Pyongyang, [[North Korea]].]]

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 in a little more than 2 minutes.  

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 in a little more than 2 minutes.