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U.S. to Begin Training Ukraine Forces on Donated Abrams Tanks
Breitbart ^ | 04/21/2023 | Simon Kent

Posted on 04/21/2023 6:15:37 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The United States is ready to begin training Ukraine forces on how to use and maintain donated Abrams tanks as it continues to fast track efforts to get them onto the battlefield against Russia, U.S. officials said Friday.

According to officials cited by AP, 31 main battle tanks will arrive at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany early in May and the troops will begin 10 weeks of training soon after.

The heavy armor will not be the examples given to Ukraine as it fights against Russia’s invasion. Instead, another 31 M1A1 battle tanks are being refurbished in the U.S. and those will go to the frontlines when ready.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abrams; tanks; training; ukraine
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Will this include a brief case with a cool million and a new Infinity QX80 for the Zelenskys?
1 posted on 04/21/2023 6:15:38 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

At least the the US feral government is finally openly conducting their unconstitutional undeclared war.


2 posted on 04/21/2023 6:19:39 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A country not run anject morons would have done this 6 months before Russia invaded.

LOSERS, in any fight, are those forced to respond, too late, to the whomever has initiative.

Or why the Biden admin, neocon yappers their Eurotrash harpies are LOSERS.


3 posted on 04/21/2023 6:24:10 AM PDT by AAABEST ( NY/DC/CA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

10 whole weeks of training draftees on a sophisticated wespon system before heading piecemeal into the meat grinder.

What could go wrong?


4 posted on 04/21/2023 6:25:25 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

2 companies of tanks isn’t going to make any difference on a front the size of Ukraine.


5 posted on 04/21/2023 6:25:37 AM PDT by glorgau
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2 companies of tanks isn’t going to make any difference on a front the size of Ukraine.

Military history is full of stories about this. From every conflict. Must not read much.

6 posted on 04/21/2023 6:35:24 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Fortunately for your friends, the training won’t be over until around the first week of August and the actual tanks’ arrival is not known.


7 posted on 04/21/2023 6:35:44 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: glorgau

That’s two divisions, not 2 companies, including the Leopard 1s & 2s; used in one place will make a huge difference. There is no military need to spread them across the 800 mile front.


8 posted on 04/21/2023 6:39:55 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: 2banana
What could go wrong?

Stuff like this apparently...


9 posted on 04/21/2023 6:42:55 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: 2banana

I didn’t see anything in the article that said the “Deliveries” will coincide with the completion of training.

Training = 10 Weeks.........Deliveries = When Refurb Done


10 posted on 04/21/2023 6:51:39 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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> That’s two divisions...

I think you’re a couple of orders of magnitude off. They’re talking about 31 tanks or roundabouts.


11 posted on 04/21/2023 6:56:33 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: glorgau

I’m talking about the totality of all the tanks - in 2 divisions - you imagine the Abrams tanks are going to operate in isolation?

Perhaps one company or so in each tank division.


12 posted on 04/21/2023 7:09:01 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We will be very lucky if we survive the regime we have now. GOP minus a few is part of the regime,


13 posted on 04/21/2023 7:38:01 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Like everything else, in time the Russians will learn its weaknesses & how to defeat it. Eventually they’ll capture one, or buy one from the most corrupt country in Europe (or Ukraine… but I repeat myself).
They won’t tip the balance, the war will grind on with death, destruction, blood and treasure lost by all.
And the neocons and warmongers will cheer.


14 posted on 04/21/2023 7:44:18 AM PDT by CapandBall
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Russia is the most corrupt nation in Europe.

So you got that wrong, and warmongers are the ones supporting the invading nation, the one making war on its neighbor, and that won’t stop.


15 posted on 04/21/2023 10:17:55 AM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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16 posted on 04/21/2023 12:36:18 PM PDT by CapandBall
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What do some meems have to do with the facts of corruption ratings?

Or warmongers being the ones creating the war and opposing ending their invasion, therefore ending the war they started and are conducting?


17 posted on 04/21/2023 1:13:02 PM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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“facts of corruption rating” Lol, it’s not a contest. They’re both corrupt… just last week it came out that Ukraine is buying gas from Russia.
If you think this war started Feb 24, 2022, that explains why you care so much now.
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18 posted on 04/21/2023 5:19:04 PM PDT by CapandBall
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To: CapandBall

The competition is in improving and Ukraine is winning that competition, they are moving away from that reputation.

Russia may not be competing to improve, because they are slipping further down in the corruption ratings.


19 posted on 04/21/2023 5:23:33 PM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: ansel12
The American taxpayers haven’t given Russia $100B, so their corruption doesn’t signify, does it.
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20 posted on 04/21/2023 5:50:59 PM PDT by CapandBall
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