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2023-01-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

US finalizing plans to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, US officials say

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Posted by Thruter Gloluger6393 2023-01-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 Very large convoy this week leaving California to arrive in I suspect Dulles International airport. I suppose pallets of cash sent from National Regan Airport over the years since cold war days for Russia and Obama to Iran as I recall. So one airport tasked to send money and the other bulk items.The convoy is crated for transport so no one knows what equipment is being sent. Just passing on this information. Easy to refute but this information is from good sources. No names to protect the convoy transport information leak.

Posted by Dale 2023-01-25 15:36|| 2023-01-25 15:36|| Front Page Top

#2 The Abrams is rated fairly higher in quality to the German Leopard. The German Panther is rated number 1 tank in the world, higher than the Abrams and the Leopard, but is not going to Ukraine against the Russians

Posted by Mad Eye Omeretch7959 2023-01-25 18:21|| 2023-01-25 18:21|| Front Page Top

#3 @#1 - I totally understand the need to protect your sources! I mean, you talk to people.

Posted by Frank G 2023-01-25 18:39|| 2023-01-25 18:39|| Front Page Top

#4 The convoy is lengthy and will be seen on interstate. Just need to wait and see.

Posted by Dale 2023-01-25 19:23|| 2023-01-25 19:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Were any $100 bills blowing of those pallets? Asking for a friend.

Posted by Omeating Sinatra4388 2023-01-25 20:38|| 2023-01-25 20:38|| Front Page Top

#6 The Abrams will come out of mothball storage and will most likely be the M1A1 or the M1A2. The US still lists part of it as Top Secret, so parts will have to be stripped off and sanitized for export. On top of that headache, they will have to build out infrastructure for the repair of the tanks in Ukraine as the turbine engine is so different than the diesel the Leopard and Russian tanks use. On top of that Ukrainian mechanics will need to be trained to service the tank as well as new tankers will be trained on a tank that is so much different than their old Soviet ones it will be like a fighter pilot learning to fly a UFO.

So at the earliest we could see Abrams at the front in fall. Leopards will be there sooner as the support and supply network is already in place in Poland and is easy to build slightly forward to Ukraine.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-01-25 21:20|| 2023-01-25 21:20|| Front Page Top

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