It did happen - the Ukrainian Defense Forces equipped the German Leopard 2A4 tank with the Kontakt dynamic protection kit

It seems to be a joke that Ukrainian specialists can equip anything with a set of explosive reactive armor

(Explosive Reactive Armour, ERA) are no longer jokes.

What is known

This year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received fromdifferent countries German tanks Leopard 2A4. Combat vehicles have not yet reached Ukraine, but hundreds of memes about equipping tanks with dynamic protection have appeared on social networks.

And now the joke is no longer a joke.At least one German Leopard 2A4 tank received the Kontakt-1 dynamic protection kit. A video appeared on social networks with a tank equipped with metal containers that contain an element of dynamic protection.

This version of the combat vehicle rightfully deservesget a new designation. For example, Leopard 2A4UKR. By the way, apparently, the video shows a Leopard 2A4 from Canada. This is hinted at by the presence of the RODVE-D thermal imaging module.

Dynamic protection isa device that uses a directed explosion of an explosive charge on a projectile that was attacked by a tank. This allows you to significantly reduce the penetration ability of enemy ammunition.