Which tank is the most expensive in the world?
For such information, you can immediately go to the Guinness Book of Records, where else. According to her, the most expensive main battle tank is the Black Panther K2.
It was adopted by South Korea only in 2014. And its cost was 8.5 million dollars per unit already in 2016. In rubles at that rate, this is approximately 561 million rubles (!).
But this is if we take into account only those tanks that are currently produced. Because there is even more expensive - the AMX-56 Leclerc, the French main battle tank. And, probably, the worst of all tanks accepted for the role of the main battle tank.
Yes, the numbers on the card are a good tank. But does this really mean that it should cost more than $ 10 million apiece? For comparison, even the fancy Black Panther K2 (which is probably better than Leclerc) is basically a million dollars cheaper. And the numbers in the performance characteristics are better.
In 2011, the Frenchman was worth 9.3 million euros. Today it costs $ 11.8 million in dollars. This made it the most expensive vehicle, and just in 2010-2011 its production was stopped. Coincidence?
And what do you think: today you need an expensive sophisticated tank, but in small quantity or simpler, in Spartan, but massive? Leave your opinion in the comments.