Poland received the last batch of "Leopards"
The contract for the supply of 119 tanks and 200 units of other equipment was signed in November 2013 g, its cost was $ 180 million.
According to the newspaper, “the agreement provided for the supply of 119 tanks, including 105 units. in the version "Leopard-2A5", 14 units. in the version of "Leopard-2A4", as well as 200 units. other equipment and equipment, including: 18 BREM BPZ-2 "Bergepanzer", 40 passenger cars Mercedes-Benz 250 GD "Wolf" with the wheel formula 4X4, 120 middle-duty trucks of medium-carrying capacity Daimler-Benz 1017; light duty trucks DB U-4L with wheel formula 4X40, equipment for overcoming OBT "Leopard-1300" deep water barriers, laser shooting simulator AGDUS for OBT "Leopard-4A4", machine guns and radio stations for OBT "Zeopte" Geopard-2A2 ", machine guns and radio stations for OBT; BREM BPZ-5 "Bergepanzer" ”.
The first 11 tanks were delivered in May 2014.
According to the magazine Jane's Differences Weekly, a representative of the 34-th armored cavalry brigade of the Polish Land Forces, Captain Rafal Nowak, on November 28, the unit received the last batch of MBT Leopard-2А5. Now the team is equipped with 14-s tanks "Leopard-2A4" and 105 with newer "Leopard-2A5".
The remaining equipment, including automobiles, is expected to arrive in Poland at 2016.
It is noted that "Leopards" replaced the main tanks PT-91 "Tvardy" (Polish version T-72М) that were in service.
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