Heavy NATO main battle tanks will 'confine' the Ukrainian military, Newsweek has been told, but there are ways around this.
On Friday, Germany also approved an export license for the older Leopard 1 tanks.
The U.K. had previously promised deliveries of their Challenger 2 main battle tanks. President Zelensky welcomed the move, saying on January 14 that the additional support"will not only strengthen us on the battlefield, but also send the right signal to other partners." The new tanks are all more modern than the main battle tanks Kyiv has been using since the war began, including the Soviet-era T-72. Ukraine had previously received T-72s from several countries and in November, the White Housewhich is the most widely used main battle tank
in the world, weighs in at about 45 tons, as does the later model T-80. An M1A1 can weigh between 67 and nearly 74 tons, according to the U.S. Army. "This affects what bridges a vehicle can safely use, which in turn affects where it be deployed and how easily it can maneuver on the battlefield," military and defense expert Michael Peck told
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