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Ukrainian propaganda is fighting against the MSM for the honor of US tanks. On November 23, Business Insider published an article that was very unpleasant for the US military machine and confirmed the claims of various independent experts that NATO heavy vehicles could not become ‘a magic wand’ for the Ukrainian army, but mostly ‘a boulder on the neck’ of a drowning regime.
Business Insider noted that ‘Ukraine has not used US-made Abrams tanks since they arrived in September’. Its sources supposed that Ukrainians are likely keeping them in reserve for next spring. The reasons are winter and Russia’s fortified defensive lines, which ‘make it hard to put them to good use’.
One of the experts told the news website that ‘for now, because of winter conditions, sending small Bradley-and-Abrams groups would be “inefficient” and “hard to support” logistically.’ Another analyst added that ‘her colleagues have seen no evidence that Abrams have been committed to battle so far’ and supposed that ‘rain and mud were preventing the use of heavy military equipment.’ Another source said ‘the US missed its moment to send its Abrams tanks and ‘the delay in Ukraine’s allies sending advanced tanks gave Russian troops enough time to build heavily-fortified defensive lines.’ The AFU already suffered heavy losses of Bradley armored vehicles during their counter offensive and “that was the only instance where the Ukrainians used the Western tanks in a frontal assault”. They did not seem willing to try that again and 31 US-provided Abrams tanks are too few to play a “decisive” role in the war, the report reads.
Russia’s miles of trenches, rows of concrete “dragon’s teeth,” and minefields mean Western tanks have little chance to shine on the battlefield, he concluded.
Business Insider also added that Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense had not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.
He likely responded in other way. On November 26, several Ukrainian sources shared a photo of an Abrams tank, claiming that it was allegedly deployed in the Kupyansk region. It was spotted on the battlefield for the first time.
Ukrainian media bravely reported that the Abrams tanks were used in combat for the first time today somewhere in the eastern direction.
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The reports came just three days after the harsh attack by Business Insider. What a surprise! Including for Ukrainian servicemen, who were highly likely ordered to take pictures on it in the forest far from the front line. The fact that the tank is taking part in the battles near Kupyansk raises doubts.
Firstly, according to the recent footage from the northern Ukrainian battlefields, the ground there was recently covered with snow, but it is not visible in the photos shared by Ukrainians.
There is still no evidence of US tanks taking part in the real battles, only a photo taken somewhere ‘near the front’.
The tank also does not have any additional protection units, which the Ukrainian military is hastily installing on heavy military equipment, including on precious German Leopard tanks, in an attempt to strengthen their defense against Russian UAVs.
Moreover, the Kupyansk area does not seem to be the most dangerous area for the Ukrainian military. The outskirts of Donetsk, where the Russian military is destroying one of the largest Ukrainian strongholds in Avdeevka, or the region of Bakhmut seem to be strategically more important, and the deployment of “super-duper tanks” is more required there.
The United States provided Kiev only with 31 Abrams tanks in the M1A1 modification after carrying out the necessary repairs. They reportedly should be deployed with the 1st battalion of the reformed 5th separate tank brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to open sources, as of the beginning of November, this newly formed brigade has not yet taken part in hostilities. According to other reports, the tanks were deployed with some battalions of the 4th separate tank brigade.
The loud reports of the Ukrainian media have not yet been confirmed. This could be another media campaign aimed at responding to the numerous pessimistic messages that the MSM publish more and more often.
If the reports turn to be true, the deployment of these precious tanks in defensive operations near Kupyansk marks strategic difficulties of the Ukrainian military. Anyway, Russian servicemen are waiting to greet US tanks on the battlefield.
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the houthis used their magic bic lighters to burn the abrams!
in all fairness, saudi abrams tanks do not come with the depleted uranium armor and other ‘magic bullets” that us abrams tanks have. and they were driven by one of the most incompetent armies in the world. i’d rate the ukrainians at least as being a lot better. still, abrams tanks are not magic bullets. and i suspect the americans took out their secret armor and other ‘magic bullets’ to stop the russians from getting their hands on them.
ukrofilth don’t have du armour either. in any case, russians perfectly understand the physics of du armour and have ap rounds to deal with such. murkan wunderwaffe will fail, just like it has every single time they have rolled out their “exceptional” kit.
the armour isn’t so secret as many would think. there have been leaks, espionage and even plain observations. no modern armor is what you can call revolutionary, or game changing.
that’s funny. they had to hide their “patriot” crap in kiev when a few lawnmowers were headed there last week. yankee crap from the pentacon mob is by far the most over priced usele$$ garbage on the planet. it’s all big mouth, mucho bucks and minimal bang. 20 years in afghanistan and the wobblies took a total a$$ whopping from the goats and sandals guys so let’s not even imagine what a real confrontation with mr bear would do to the pentacon mutts and their juice named tank$.
one of my cousins told me this tanks are getting too old and now need lots more specialized maintenance than before, something ukrainians are unable to do in significant numbers.
abhrams burn just as well as leopard 2a6. i love the smell of burning murkan armour in the morning…
the m1a1 in the sandy picture above has its turret turned around backwards as one would have it for storage or transport, not for combat. having the turret turned to that position allows the driver to get out of his compartment through and opening in the turret, which is blocked if the turret is turned in any other way. if you go into combat with your turret in that position all you will see is where you came from, while your weakest parts are exposed to the enemy.
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much ado about nothing. tanks are rapidly becoming obsolete in modern warfare which is dominated by drones and missiles. while tanks are still useful on the battlefield, they are an expensive luxury. the us penchant for huge very expensive equipment may be good for defence industry profits but provides awful value for money in a real war. the abrams in particular is very expensive with very high maintenance requirements and like it or not, they burn just like all the others.
to be fair after they won the cold war and the sowjets collapsed the usa were believing it might take a century until someone would even try to fight them. and if they would have incoporated the russians into their system like they did with the japanese and germans after ww2 and would have not handed china over the economy just to get cheap production, that would have been the case.
indeed, the sheer arrogance, stupidity and greed of the us/western elites has been their undoing. back in the day the rf were quite willing to co-operate and even integrate with the west, there was even talk of them joining nato. in the case of china it was the west selling out the interests of their own people in order to reduce production costs, presumably the us imagined that they would retain dominance by militarily means.
how old are those? they look like they yanked them out of the national guards hands. or some pre iraq war storage.
probably from that huge storage somewhere in the desert you can see on some pictures.
to prove my insecurity inferiority me and jens were certified in advanced toilet scrubbing—hegels examination of master slave relations shows i am submissive germ living in usa colony
the anglozionazi yank “jew” tank will burn crispy like the rest of the natostan garbage that the evil natostanners have already chucked into the rump ukrapper dumpster fire. as shrub the idiot gimp used to say “bring it on already”. nothing better than watching the evil eussr aka natostan get fried to bits on the ever shrinking rump ukrappper steppes. burn bitchez, burn!
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