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Fatal Flaw? Leopard 2 Shot Trap?

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. Cover design by vonKickass. Disclosure in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2023 I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster. https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/videos »» 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) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » 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/detail/erster-kampfpanzer-zur-modernisierung-uebergeben 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