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Ukraine's M1 Abrams Tank Dilemma

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I find it interesting that there are apparently true believers out there who think the Abram's is an ontologically godlike tank and that it's historical record is not the result of overmatched technology and overwhelming air superiority
- Ukraine’s lack of experience with such advanced tanks
  Love how they do a little victim blaming too
  
  The slavic brainpan etc etc
  
  So advanced, the smartest guys from the US are needed to pilot it. Top men!
  
  Well otherwise they'd have to admit all those doohickeys are overpriced junk
Ukraine is getting more bradleys
- I'm sure that'll turn the military collapse right around.
  
  The Unrainian army is collapsing so bad they accidentally collapsed all the way into Kursk.
  What does it say about the Russian army that a collapsing enemy is still occupying large parts of Russia? Or does the Russian army simply not care? Are certain parts of Russia more Russian than orhers?
The fact that Ukraine, using antiquated hand-me-downs, still manages to hold off Russia, with access to state-of-the-art technology, is both truly impressive of Ukraine, and truly impressive of Russia (but for different reasons).
- meanwhile in the real world https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/attritional-art-war-lessons-russian-war-ukraine
  
  War of attrition? Off to the gulag with you, clearly it's a special military operation of attrition!

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