In Germany, summed up the European tank biathlon
8 teams participated in the competition: Austria on Leopard 2А4; UK on FV4034 Challenger 2; Germany on Leopard 2A6; Poland on Leopard 2A5; USA on Abrams M1A2 SEP v2; Ukraine on T-84; France on AMX-56 Leclerc; Sweden on Strv.122. The team of Ukraine, speaking on the T-84 Oplot, took the last, eighth place. On the first day of competition, the team’s tanks had problems with the fire control system. Last year, the Ukrainian T-64BM tankers took the second last place among six teams.
These competitions were held for the third time and are considered annual. The competition is attended by teams from NATO countries and allies. During competitions in Europe, contests such as combat shooting, technical training skills, medical aid, personal weapons and various actions of tank platoons in defense and offensive, and so on.
This year the discipline of overcoming obstacles in the form of passenger cars was added to the competition. The video, taken during the next stage of the Strong Europe Tank Challenge competition, shows the performances of teams on Abrams M1A2 (USA), Challenger II (Great Britain) and Leopard 2A5 (Poland) tanks:
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