Denmark, which refused to supply Kyiv with Leopard 2 tanks, is considering an option with Leopard 1A5

The Ukrainian army may be armed with German Leopard MBTs of the first series along with tanks second. The option of supplying Leopard 1A5 is being considered by Denmark, which previously refused to supply Kyiv with Leopard 2.

The Danish government has asked Farhzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG), a military equipment modernization company in Flensburg, Germany, to buy back an undisclosed number of Leopard 1A5 tanks that once belonged to the Danish army. There are 99 tanks of the first series in the warehouses of FFG. The Danes intend to repair a certain amount of armored vehicles, and then transfer it to Ukraine.

Thorsten Pieter, sales director of Flensburger Farhzeugbau Gesellschaft, said that during the inspection of the existing tanks, it was found that some of the equipment could be prepared relatively quickly, while others would have to tinker. Nevertheless, the Germans could prepare about 40 Leopard 1A5 tanks if the German government already gives permission for this.

We have not yet begun the reconstruction of any of the tanks, but we have carried out an inspection. We concluded that we could have 20 tanks repaired and ready to ship within three months and another 20 tanks in six months.

- he said.

Earlier, Danish Defense Minister Jakob Elleman-Jensen issued a statement confirming the country's refusal to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv. The Danish army is armed with a total of 44 Leopard 2 tanks, purchased in 2000 from Germany, of which 14 tanks are located on the territory of the Baltic countries as part of the NATO forces contingent, and the remaining 30 "protect" the territory of Denmark. In general, the Danes themselves are not enough. But they do not want to leave their Ukrainian "allies" in Oslo, and the option with former Danish tanks is quite real.

Comments

[1razvgod]

Almost every NATO country in Europe is always afraid of being left not only completely without heavy weapons, but even partially, I don’t understand what they are afraid of ?! They declare that they are not at war with Russia, why should they be afraid of Russia then? Or who from Africa poses a threat to them? Where is Denmark, where is Russia, some kind of circus, if they don’t threaten you, then what they give weapons for, if they threaten, then they’ll also come in handy for what

[Shurik70]

we can have 20 tanks repaired and ready to ship within three months and another 20 tanks in six months

Total: 20 years without Russian oil and gas, and another 20 without fertilizers.

[Egeny]

Your words are in God's ears ... But what about the income from oil and gas .. and fertilizers to boot.)

[Leader_Barmaleev]

Everything is much more prosaic - I don’t know how old you are, but if you caught the collapse of the Soviet Union at a sane age, you must remember how everyone hated everyone. Each republic believed that it was eaten and robbed. Multiply these sentiments by 10 and you will get the attitude of the EU countries towards each other. Different languages, different cultures, the need to pretend that everything is fine and a bonus to this frenzied migration from Asia and Africa - in Paris you can not hear the French language. So they all have something to fear - World War II greatly redrawn European borders - and now so many "non-precedents" have been created that the temptation to redraw everything in a new way is very great.

[1razvgod]

As an adult, I met the collapse of the Motherland in places where hostilities were already underway, but at the expense of overeating and robbery, I didn’t hear then, at least at the household level, and that at the top it was like that, I’m from a simple family, my mother is a Russian teacher, my father is a driver, and I found this hatred it was a shock, the neighbor turns out to have hated all his life ... Although I still can't believe it. After the temptation, Pandora's box may open...

[Myths]

Just believing that they will not have to fight, they are ready to give everything. They don’t give away just because they are waiting for their own benefit. Well, they still don’t trust neighbors, military operations are possible even in one alliance, but when there are no targets outside the alliance. Therefore, this alliance is nothing more than a club of interests not for the sake of peace, but against it.

[withoutreverse]

These are ladies, and these are not ladies! Funny Europeans mln.

[svp67]

Quote from: 1razvgod

I don't understand what they are afraid of?

The beginning of a showdown in NATO itself ... In this "alliance" the contradictions are clearly beginning to become more and more irreconcilable, the United States plays the "fourth Rome" perfectly, using the principle of "divide and rule" to the fullest

[ivan1979nkl]

Denmark considering option with Leopard 1A5

well, how could a great land power stand aside in helping Ukrainian democracy

[Irek]

The hunt for imported tanks will be tough, suicides will not be prepared for long, so as not to bother ...

[forcecom]

In general, the Danes themselves are not enough. But to leave their Ukrainian "allies" in Oslo they don’t want to, and the option with former Danish tanks is quite real.

Degradation of the creative team of the portal on the face. Where can I send my geography textbook?

[Vyacheslav57]

Quote: Forcecom

Where can I send my geography textbook?

Copenhagen is too long, so let it be Oslo.

[cat Rusich]

Quote: Vyacheslav57

Quote: Forcecom

Where can I send my geography textbook?

Copenhagen is too long, so let it be Oslo.

С 1536 to 1814 Denmark and Norway were one state.
King's title "King of Denmark and Norway, Wends and Goths"

[Chervony Biker]

This applies only to the "news department"
Young shoots - victims of EG
We, as readers, will kindly teach and correct.

[Metallurg_2]

The first Leos are even older than the T-62s. Something between T-55 and T-62.
In any case, the frontal armor of 70 mm is penetrated even by conventional kinetic AP shells.

[cold wind]

In modern realities, Leopard 1 is a self-propelled gun. In principle, the power of a 105 mm high explosive is significant, the accuracy of the L7 gun with the FCS in the A5 variant is excellent.

[Chervony Biker]

All samples of Western armored vehicles were created as "anti-tanks" after WWII
How do you imagine firing from a tank, on the offensive along a crossroads, but without an automatic loader?
(About the Leclercs, we are not talking now.)
I won’t tell you the details, but in BW such an exercise is NOT even practiced.

[Vasily M]

Quote: Irek

The hunt for imported tanks will be tough, suicides and will not be prepared for long so as not to bother ..

It looks like the logs are in a hurry, because they feel that in no more than 10 weeks there will be no one to transfer the tanks to. Although, of course, it sounds very optimistic.

[single-n]

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But they do not want to leave their Ukrainian "allies" in Oslo

Oslo in Denmark!!! Hey author. Denmark has not owned Norway for at least 100 years.

[futurohunter]

Probably, a place is already being prepared in the museum exposition of armored vehicles ... And more than one ...

[futurohunter]

It's time to come up with a new type of tank battles - museum battles ... So it will come to rhombuses and Renault FT17. In the meantime, we are waiting for the Tigers with the Panthers

[voyaka uh]

Leopard-1 Good for infantry support.
The 105 mm cannon is a copy of the English L7 - the champion in accuracy.
It is much more accurate than 120 mm smoothbore.
In Israel, tankers with Merkava-1/2 105 mm always won shooting
at the traditional distance of 4 km for tankers Merkava-3/4 120 mm

[Abdula Volny]

This is complete junk, if only all at once)))

[Chervony Biker]

You really are. Only the Greeks have about 500 of them.

[Chervony Biker]

I have already written more than once on VO that we will be talking about the transfer of precisely the "first" Leopards.
Our colleague Roman Skomorokhov, argued in his detailed article (I really liked it, by the way), that we will talk about the "second" ...
We'll see.
I will not repeat my arguments and facts, but all deliveries of weapons to the Wehrmacht's coming out can be conditionally divided into two categories.
1. testing of weapons samples
2. mass disposal of old stocks
In general, the "first" Leopard is a cool car. I happened to see him in a section in Munster in the tank museum.
Side armor in 30-40 mm. Taki is impressive.
But nevertheless, this is a TANK and he will come to us again to kill with the familiar crosses on the armor

[Chervony Biker]

If anyone paid attention - you can see in the photo.
LEOPARD DOES NOT SEE THE LEFT SIDE of the mechanical water at all! Even surveillance devices are not directed there.
This also applies to Leo.2.
Well... Maybe someone will come in handy.
He also has a "remarkable feature" to drop the caterpillar with a smooth turn in any direction.
When sharp and at speed - everything is fine.
Under certain conditions, these factors may play a role.