Posted on 01/25/2023 9:08:29 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
After weeks of discussion, the Biden administration is preparing to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, according to three senior U.S. officials.......
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
I thought we did lose a couple in Iraq as the jihadis came up with some new form of IED / anti-tank explosive.
I’m moving, but not bc of this.
I believe that latest redesigned and upgraded Abrams are already or almost already being produced. Diesel-electric powered.
ISIS
https://www.businessinsider.com/isis-destroying-us-tank-active-protection-2016-11
Yemen
https://defence-blog.com/saudi-m1a1-abrams-tank-destroyed-by-yemens-fighters/
Syria
German Leopards mauled in Syria
Prediction: these tanks No Wunderwaffen vs Russian army
Most don’t realize the kind of game changer this could be.
Most enemies that were destroyed by the M1 never saw it attacking them.
If Ukraine knows how to use them, they could easily take that company of tanks and barrel right into Moscow with them.
I think about two companies.
Probably enough for a Ukranian tank battalion structure that was influenced by Russian design structure.
Thanks for those links
Better plan is to send them a map of Afghanistan and tell them they can have everything they can retrieve. Would save us a lot of money.
Truly? Then why did the US and NATO wait 11 months after the war started before we sending them tanks?
I believe the FReeper “Speedy in Texas” posts a daily running total of equipment losses for both Russia and Ukraine, and based upon those numbers it sure looks like Ukrainian losses are only a fraction compared to Russian losses. It’s rather pathetic.
Guess you never heard of a Russian ballistic missile submarine, have you? They can launch from any direction and many times they lay right of the Eastern seaboard...be on target in less than 15 minutes.
Probably more broken by poor Iraqi maintenance and operators than by ISIL actions. I’d be surprised if Ukraine can’t do better on that front. Of course Russia should be surprised if her forces can’t do more intended damage than ISIL
Those noisy things? You been watching too much hunt for Red October.
The fact much of DC lives in mansions with second million dollar homes on the beach (and they do it on less than $200,000 a year) - is of concern and it’s telling.
The fact Hillary and Billy would go to third world countries (that needed ‘our help’) and charge $10,000 A MINUTE for their ‘speeches’ while knowing their hosts had to hire citizens to listen to the ‘speeches’ is nuts.
It was a bribe - - and our press was too stupid to see it.
There are hundreds of examples. So is our country corrupt? Yeah, it’s becoming a hellhole in many ways...
Can we make it better? Yes. We haven’t passed the point of no return.
Yes, and that is why I believe in MAGA so much!
IIRC RE they’re recently gifted Patriot missiles, Ukrainians trained on them in US. For some weapon systems they’ve trained within other countries in Europe. Don’t think I’ve heard of US forces doing training in Ukraine. On the other hand I have heard Iran sent trainers and/or operators with the drones they sold Russia.
Might be noisy but once they pop the tops the Eastern Seaboard and it’s in habitants will take on a Greenish glow especially Vermont.. Are you, are you ready for that great atomic power?
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