Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attended the unveiling of the newly developed Leopard 2A8 main battle tank in Munich on Nov. 19. | NTD News

There have been more than four decades of the Leopard 2 battle tank🇩🇪. Encased in more than 60 tonnes of advanced armour, its 120-millimetre main gun has a range of around five kilometres. It has a reputation for pinpoint accuracy on the move, with a fully stabilised main gun. However, its speed is what makes it such a deadly weapon - few other tanks can reach 70 kilometres (43 miles) per hour. Read more on this story here 👉 https://www.forces.net/news/still-going-strong-leopard-2-tank-celebr

In 1986, the German Army conducted a demonstration to showcase the remarkable precision of its Leopard 2 main battle tank. Engineers placed a full mug of beer on the end of the tank’s 120 mm cannon and drove it across rough terrain. Despite the bumps and jolts, not a single drop was spilled. This test wasn’t just a stunt—it was meant to demonstrate the tank’s advanced stabilization system, which keeps the gun perfectly steady even while in motion. The same technology allows the Leopard 2 to fire