![]() ![]() (See how Ukraine’s newly bolstered tank army compares to Russia’s. military used, in World War I, the Renault FT-17. With the White House calling it “the most capable tank in the world,” the M1 Abrams is quite different from the first tank the U.S. Recently, the Department of Defense announced the tanks would potentially be delivered by this coming fall, earlier than expected. He added: "I don't know how great of a hazard that is, but I'm aware that there is some hazard associated with that.At the beginning of the year, the United States promised 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine to fight off the Russian invasion that is now stretching well into its second year. The US military uses depleted uranium (DU) for tank armour and some bullets due to its high density, helping it to penetrate enemy armoured vehicles. He also highlighted that the possible biggest issue, in his understanding, is from "depleted uranium" and "if it's penetrated, if the tank is damaged, then you've created some sort of a hazard". "And the destruction of a tank from a precision-guided artillery munition is much more likely than from a non-precision-guided one," he added. "And I think that, in this particular conflict, some of the biggest challenges for these tanks are going to come from being degraded or, possibly, destroyed by artillery fire. "If you get close enough to a big enough tank, you know, there's always that chance for penetration. ![]() They're all going to be susceptible to flank and rear shots from high-quality anti-tank weapons systems. They each have emphasised armour in different locations. In terms of vulnerabilities for the Abrams, he said "it's going to have the same vulnerabilities that any main battle tank has". Mr Linick also believes that the fuel required by the respective battle tanks from the UK and Germany "is compatible with what the Ukrainians are using for their Soviet-era tanks, too". ![]()
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