This Deadly German Super Tank SHOCKED The Russians

The Leopard 2 was created to counteract the "Soviet tank avalanche", the rapid offensive of which was expected by NATO strategists in case of a hypothetical full-scale war in Europe. The main component of this avalanche was the T-72. In short, the Germans were preparing for massive tank battles, as in 1943 near the Russian Prokhorovka, when hundreds of German Tigers fought against hundreds of Russian T-34s in a fierce tank wedge.