Using them will expose you for extended periods of time which you don’t want, you should take one or two rounds of HE, for dealing with light vehicles
Also only take enough ammo to fill up the autoloader don’t take any more than that bc it will be scattered everywhere inside the tank
Trust me the Leo’s have pretty good armor the issue is that pretty much everyone knows it’s weak spots.
And you should go by the “don’t get hit rule” in every tank.
It is also alot better for your sanity to not expect your tank to just bounce shots
ATGM is funny but not worth the risk. Despite what others say, the Leo’s gun depression, traverse/elevation and acceleration as well as reverse make it superior to the T80
The Abrams isn’t too different from Leo 2s, the faster reload, bigger 1st stage ammo stowage and getting shot in the turret ring are the standout differences
The T-80U is the biggest change, stronger armour (don’t rely on it) and it being the T-80UE-1 patches it’s biggest drawback from the standard T-80U: much faster horizontal turret drives (40 vs 24deg/sec). Explodes when touched wrong and, while better than T-72s it’s reverse will not get you out of trouble and the lack of neutral steering can be kind of annoying in all the city maps. It’s still a solid tank and probably one of the better picks for grinding USSR.
If Gaijin feels like expanding the plot, I don’t see why not. A pack similar for the Chally 2 OES and Type 90 are highly likely I’d guess.
Out of the 3, I’m pretty confident the HC is the best premium. The Armor is identical to the M1A2, while the others struggle to take hits. If you sit hull-down and utilize large sight lines, the Abrams shreds. It also safely carries about 40 rounds in the bustle compared to the Leopard’s 15 shells, while also getting MPAT (M830A1).