Originally Posted by ribka
Originally Posted by JoeBob
Originally Posted by ribka
a 50 year old antique t 72 tank just decimated an advanced Abrams tank from 3 km cool video

Not really. It’s a monkey model and its technology is more than 40 years old too.



The first US M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced early this week. Pentagon officials confirmed the delivery, with a spokesperson commenting that “the mere presence of Abrams tanks serves as a potent deterrent.”

This is the initial batch of an anticipated 31 Abrams tanks which Ukraine will receive in line with a decision announced by US President Joe Biden in January 2023. The Abrams is widely regarded as among the most powerful tanks currently operating and is seen as significantly more advanced than the bulk of the tanks used by the Russian military. With Ukraine set to receive enough US tanks to equip a single battalion, few expect the Abrams to have a major impact on the battlefield. However, these deliveries represent an important addition to Ukraine’s growing arsenal of Western tanks.

What are you trying to prove? I promise you I know this better than you. These are new Abrams manufactured to the monkey model standard. They did not have the composite armor and they had the 105 mm guns. These are somewhat equivalent to the M-1s that began to enter service in the late 1970s though not exactly, as that those made for US use in the 1970s had composite armor.