World News

2294 readers

3 users here now

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

The Once-Dominant Tank Is Getting Humbled on the Battlefield (www.wsj.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

15 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Of the 31 Abrams tanks the U.S. sent to Ukraine, six have been destroyed, according to Oryx, an independent analyst group that tracks casualties. The rest are now used only occasionally. At $10 million apiece, tanks like the Abrams are not easily replaced. Among other Western tanks sent to Ukraine, 12 of the 18 latest-model German Leopards have been destroyed or damaged, according to Oryx.

As soon as you get on the road, a drone spots you, and then you're being hit with artillery, mines, anti-tank missiles, drones, guided bombs," said a Ukrainian driver of one of the Abrams tanks whose call sign is Smilik.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Rubbish, it was never dominant to begin with

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was dominant to the only other tanks it was faced against, like uhhhhh Iraqi T-55s

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Which I'm sure had nothing to do with satellite targeting, air support, artillery and missiles and oh Iraqi army leadership getting bribed to flee