The Islamic State would have destroyed the first tank Leopard 2A4 in Syria. This is what many media agencies in the Middle East report.
It would be a Leopard 2 belonging to the Turkish armed forces. It is the first German-made tank destroyed in Syria by ISIS.
Turkish media confirm the loss of the Leopard and the wounding of the four crew members, transferred to the hospitals of Gaziantep and Kilis.
A TOW-2 anti-tank missile hit the German tank, considered one of the best in the world. Purchased second-hand from Germany, the tanks Leopard 2 of Turkey represent Ankara's main armored force pending its entry into productionAltay.
Inspired by the K2 Black Panther, the program Altay is an ambitious project for 1000 third generation heavy tanks, divided into four lots by 250 systems. The first batch of 250 Altay It is in production and should be completed within the 2020. The Turkish army has in inventory 720 tanks of German manufacture Leopard 1 / 2. One hundred Leopard 2 and 300 M60 tanks will receive an upgrade for an operation whose cost will exceed one billion dollars.
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