In the past few days, the world's attention has been focused on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield. Under strong pressure from the United States, Germany decided to send its Leopard 2 main battle tank, the king of land warfare, to Ukraine, and at the same time asked the United States to also send its Leopard 2 main battle tank. These two tanks represent the crown of European and American tanks respectively, and they should be very powerful. Especially the German Leopard 2. When seeing this name, people immediately recall the German "Tiger" tank that killed all sides on the European battlefield during World War II. The Soviet army hated it. The current Leopard 2 is comparable to the Tiger in the past, and is recognized as one of the most powerful tanks in the world. Its third-generation performance completely crushes the T72 tank currently used by Russia on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield. What kind of crushing? In the Gulf War , the United States' M1 had a record of 43:0 against Russia's T72, and the Leopard 2 is said to be better than the M1. Theoretically, the aid of these two weapons to Ukraine should change the current decline of the Ukrainian army and put tremendous pressure on the Russian army.
But the Russia-Ukraine war is far from being changed by one or two advanced weapons.
1. War has always been a contest of comprehensive strength. Even if Ukraine received all 14 Leopard 2s and 31 M1s from Germany, plus Leopard 2s from other European countries, a mere hundred tanks would not be enough to change the firepower comparison between the Ukrainian army and the Russian army. In the face of anti-tank missiles and helicopters, no matter how powerful the tank is, it is still a living target, not to mention that the Ukrainian army is not familiar with these weapons for a while. Even if the United States provides fighter jets like the F16 in the future, it will only be a refueling tactic that will cause more damage.
2. The war attacks people’s hearts and morale, and Ukraine’s people’s hearts and morale have long been destroyed after this year’s consumption. There have been many incidents of collective surrender in the Ukrainian army, and recently it was reported that a number of senior officials resigned collectively, which revealed that the Ukrainian authorities have found it difficult to sustain themselves. It also shows that the proxy war designed by the United States NATO is getting more and more difficult. There is a huge division within Ukraine. Soldiers are increasingly aware that they are serving as cannon fodder for others. Relying on the shouts of a foreign president will not help.
