Archive of Swiss Defense Forces testing M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 in 1981

#video_archive At the beginning of March 1981, two Leopard 2 tanks arrived in Switzerland for testing. Two M1 Abrams followed in late summer of that year.
As part of its selection of a new main battle tank for the Swiss Defense Forces Army, Switzerland conducted a series of tests and evaluations of the American M1 Abrams and the German Leopard 2A1 in 1981-1982. Already during testing, Leopard 2 satisfied most of the requirements of the Swiss army, for example in the field of firepower. The M1 Abrams, on the contrary, did not meet these requirements until the combat qualities were improved. In addition, the Leopard 2 package offer will provide the best value for money.