StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoRussian forces capture first American M1A1 Abrams tank in Ukraine | Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry armyarmyrecognition.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down15
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkRussian forces capture first American M1A1 Abrams tank in Ukraine | Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry armyarmyrecognition.comStrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·8 months agoThe M1A1s have been at the front lines since November 2023 and this is the first one they’ve captured. Russia sucks. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/25/ukraines-m-1-abrams-tanks-are-situational-awareness-models-not-the-best-m-1s-but-available-in-large-numbers/?sh=576054d15f31
minus-squareStrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoI don’t disagree, Russia does suck. But to be fair, it is a good tank and there aren’t many of them in Ukraine. 31 (now 30) if I remember correctly. Odds of Russia fighting one would be pretty low given the numbers of tanks on both sides.
The M1A1s have been at the front lines since November 2023 and this is the first one they’ve captured. Russia sucks.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/25/ukraines-m-1-abrams-tanks-are-situational-awareness-models-not-the-best-m-1s-but-available-in-large-numbers/?sh=576054d15f31
I don’t disagree, Russia does suck. But to be fair, it is a good tank and there aren’t many of them in Ukraine. 31 (now 30) if I remember correctly. Odds of Russia fighting one would be pretty low given the numbers of tanks on both sides.