In 1990 the Bundeswehr made an investigation if the T-72 could replace the Leopard 1 A5. In this video we look at the report from back then. Various parts of the report seem a bit off particularly about the T-72, as such I note why I think they are off and add additional information for context on other parts. DISCLAIMER D: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019 & 2020. https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/featured DISCLAIMER A: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018 & 2019. https://www.youtube.com/c/thetankmuseum Cover design: vonKickass. Cover images: Leopard 1 at Tankfest 2019 by MHV. T-72 of the Georgian Armed Forces, Public Domain, U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ellen C. Brabo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Georgian_Armed_Forces_T-72_tank_engages_targets_during_Noble_Partner_18_at_the_Vaziani_Training_Area,_Georgia.jpg »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » 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 »» 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 » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « BArch, BH 1/19863: v. Wittenburg: Gegenüberstellung KPz Leopard 1 A5 – T-72 (ehem. NVA), Munster, 1990. Zaloga, Steven J.: T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974-93. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK, 1993. T-72 – Part 1, in: Tankograd (Blog), https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/t-72-soviet-progeny.html, last accessed: 7th July 2022. Donnelly, Christopher N.: Red Banner. The Soviet Military System in Peace and War. Jane’s Information Group: 1988. https://www.tanknet.org/index.php?/topic/14200-history-of-soviet-tanks/page/273/#comment-1561856 http://www.militaertechnik-der-nva.de/Bestimmungsbuch/5gepKetFhrmitTurm/51/T-72/T-72.html #t72 #leopard1 #tanks 00:00 Intro 00:35 A: Comparisons make no sense… 01:18 Context 01:47 What T-72 Variant? 02:46 Different Doctrines 03:00 Basics T-72 06:08 Basics Leopard 1A5 06:47 Command & Coordination 10:21 Mobility & Combat 11:48 Combat 14:26 Crew Coordination 15:04 Conclusion of the Report 15:25 Summary