A Leopard 2A6 main battle tank participates in winter military exercises in Letzlingen, Germany.Sean Gallup/Getty Images Ukraine has been urging Western countries to supply it with tanks it can use against Russia. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz relented to pressure and agreed to send Leopard 2A6 battle tanks. Here's how the "predator on tracks" compares to NATO armored vehicles heading to or in Ukraine. This is an edited, translated version of an article that originally appeared on January 20, 2023.After months of mounting pressure and calls from other European leaders to act, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed on January 24 that Germany would send 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine.The German tank, known as a "predator on tracks" among the country's armed forces, is now among hundreds of armored vehicles Western countries, including the US and the UK, have sent or are sending to the country to help fight Russia's invasion.This is how the tank compares to other Western armored vehicles being sent to Ukraine.The Leopard 2A6 main battle tank.A German Leopard 2A6 tank fires at its target during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2017.US Army photo by Spc.
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