I have searched on Google as well, no visual evidence. There were, to the best of my knowledge, no logs on German Leopards.
The logs have two purpose’s one is an extra bonus main purpose is for helping the tank get out of deep mud by giving it something to grab onto when put under. Bonus it works as HE, HEAT, and ATGM protection to some extant.
Again, I’m looking for real life proof that these have been used on German Leopard 2.
I could not find any evidence of the 2A4 but the reason they don’t use the unditching logs is because westerns countries believe digging is more effective then using the logs.
Which I find weird cause if you ask anyone who is stuck they say the best thing to do is put something under your vehicle for grip.
Also there is no log on the PzBtl 123 Leopard.
Wow, you didn’t even bother to look then.
Nope tried to find an image also can’t acesse yours.
Log is obviously removeable.
Unless I found three diffrent tanks some how.
And now see if you can find any evidence of a real world picture that shows any German Leopard 2 with this log.
I’m sure you’ll find that sort of solution in Ukraine, but I was not able to find it on a German Leopard and especially not on any from PzBtl 123.
I just told you earlier
did you not read my replies?
here, for your inner peace you human,
and btw, the Panzerbataillon 123 doesn’t exist anymore.
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its used to gain traction in mud
I qote myself again here is the reason why the West dosen’t have logs.
The whole old Bundeswehr ceased to exist. Didn’t really survive the budged cuts and troop reductions from end of the 90ties.
The logs themselves are quite good, but I assume they are not seen as neessary for German tanks because Grmany has a limited amount of terrain where that would come in handy and the tank bataillon structure assigns 2 recovery vehicles for 40 tanks.
So help should be close by if you get stuck…and if bad comes to worse, you can always use a Panzergrenadier to do the digging for you :D
yeah but I state the reason for there not being log the West just doesn’t believe we need them.
The log basically creates a paddle effect when the belly touches the ground and the tracks can’t get traction. NATO MBT design:
a. has more ground clearance, so gets stuck less often in similar conditions;
b. they either use tow cables or dedicated Recovery vehicles.
c. see @Tankskis1 remark ;)
Also the log method is extremely messy for the crew, one person has to secure the log to the tracks. drive forward or reverse, then remove log, place it on the start position and repeat. all this potentially up to your knees or waist in water and or mud.
Yeah and the other reason is they will just dig the tank out. so add that to yours as a C. point.