Conceptual Error: Defense Express named the reasons why Abrams are not suitable for the Armed Forces

The Armed Forces lost five Abrams tanks for several weeks of use. The United States handed over only 31 armored vehicles to Ukraine, which did not appear on the battlefield. The Abrams M1A1 tanks were not created to be used in infantry storms on the battlefield in Ukraine. In addition, the Armed Forces received them too small and armored vehicles did not become a "gamechen". Defense Express experts told about what the problem with Abrams is.

Experts believe that the removal of American tanks from the battlefield was due to the fact that they did not live up to expectations. There are three reasons why US military equipment was not effective in the war in Ukraine. According to Defense Express experts, it is worth paying attention to a number of features of the tank. "These machines were developed and conceptually not intended for assault anti-personnel tasks.

For understanding, fragile-fugitive and anti-personnel ammunition in Leopard 2 and Abrams appeared only in the 2000s," the experts said. The portal also reminded ABRAMS from the head of GUR Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov. The intelligence chief noted that American tanks should be used to break the enemy's positions, not for all -military combat and in the front. As a result, experts stressed that thousands of Russian tanks burned on the battlefield. Instead, Abrams damaged only five.

Therefore, it cannot be argued that the US tanks are not suitable for the war in Ukraine. M1 Abrams is a third -generation American tank that has been in service with the Pentagon since 1981. The weight of the armored vehicle is 54-61 tons (the most difficult among other models). Cost - about $ 6 million. About 9,000 tanks were released. Armed with rifled (M68A1) and smooth -bore (M256) guns and three machine guns. The battlefield can move at a speed of 48 to 67 km/h.

It should be noted that the US government for the first time reported the possibility of providing Abrams tanks in the fall of 2022. In the end, the armored vehicles still reached Ukraine, but they did not notice their mass use. Instead, a year later, in November 2023, Business Insider experts explained why it happened. In their opinion, it is ridiculous to expect the active use of military equipment, which Ukraine was provided with only 31 units.