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Bofferbrauer2 said:
The US currently have over 2500 Abrams tanks in stock and are working on the A3 variant to come out late this decade. They don't really need more heavy tanks right now (They start producing the M10 Booker light Tank next year to complement and replace the Abrams on lighter units) but certainly don't want to keep the production lines empty, either. Those 30 tanks would certainly help them bridge the production contracts until then, either by directly producing for Ukraine, or by sending them the older versions in stock (M1A1SA and/or M1A2 SEPv2) and replacing them with the SEPv3 variants currently on the production line. |
It's a real shame that it couldn't have been largely Leopard 2's though, in the 100s. The Abrams is a great tank but it will be a logistical nightmare for Ukraine and needs a fuel truck following it constantly and staying within reach as it consumes a shit-ton of fuel whether moving or standing still. The fuel trucks won't be able to storm through certain conditions too such as snow or mud.
I don't imagine we will see Abrams storming the frontlines, it will be used in certain situations where the fuel trucks can remain safe, careful and slow movements to destroy a fortified position and then move away for other units to go through, Leopard 2 is more of a storming tank than Abrams is as it doesn't have the same logistical complications.
But we don't have enough Leopard 2's to spare, apparently. So America will have to send more of their thousands of Abrams.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 26 September 2023
