Is the wedge armor on the turret front of Leopard 2A5, 2A6, etc. a shot trap? Is this a weakness? What it is for? For this I talked to a former Leopard 2A6 gunner in the German Panzermuseum.

Get the books: http://militaryhistorygroup.com

Cover design by vonKickass.

Disclosure in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2023 I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster.
   / daspanzermuseum  

»» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS ««
» Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com
» The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com
» Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com
» Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com
» IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com
» StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de
» Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de
» Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de


»» SUPPORT MHV ««
» patreon, see videos early (adfree) -   / mhv  
» subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv
» paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis

»» MERCHANDISE ««
» teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military...


» SOURCES «

Lobitz, Frank: Gesamtwerk Leopard 2. Entwicklung, Einsatz und alle Varianten des Leopard 2 und der Leopard-2-Kampfunterstützungsfahrzeuge - Bundeswehr und International, Tankograd Publishing: Erlangen, Germany, 2022.

https://www.bundesheer.at/aktuelles/d...

00:00 Intro: Shot trap?
00:43 Different Ammo
01:21 HEAT & APFSDS explained
02:14 No bouncing / ricochet
02:44 Regular AP vs Wedge?
02:55 Book & Sale Announcement
03:45 No AP used anymore
04:35 Wedge against what?
05:39 Leopard 2A4 and later models
06:22 When was 2A4 introduced?
06:45 Other tanks that use similar upgrades?
07:57 Why M1 Abrams no Upgrade?
08:46 What about Challenger 2?
09:31 Leopard 2A6 also side wedges
10:30 Sight modification due to Wedge
11:35 TVM Explanation

#shottrap #leopard2 #tanks #weakness