M1 Abrams Tanks in U.S. Inventory Have Armor Too Secret to Send to Ukraine

[Sunni Man]

Do all the T-80s have these convertible turrets for fast egress?

Only the Ukrainian crewed ones. ...

 

[Pete7469]

No problem. The ones we're sending are the low-budget versions. They're already loading them up on the trucks...

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That will eliminate the food supply of both sides.

The thing is all of Asia and Europe will be pissed off at us once they find out we shipped that much biohazardous waste over the ocean....

 

[L.K.Eder]

Declassified is probably a non-starter. What all do you want to strip? The range finder system, , the suspension, Thermal Imaging system, CNBR system, the Ballistic computer and sensors that take into account not only type of round, but distance, air temp, tube temp, wind, elevation, cant of the tank, the 3 plane full stab system to remain on target and fire on the move on broken terrain, you mean those classified systems?
You might as well see if the Marines still have any M60-A3s left laying around, and strap on reactive armor plates.

maybe this would help.

 

[M14 Shooter]

maybe this would help.

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Ah - the M4A7/155 - light armor version

 

[White 6]

maybe this would help.

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Ah, the psy-war people.

 

[toobfreak]

As the U.S. government is now preparing to send dozens of M1 Abrams tanks to the Ukrainian military, much attention has been given to concerns about how their complex electronic components and especially their gas turbine propulsion systems could make them particularly difficult to operate and maintain. Though it’s not yet clear what specific variant of the Abrams Ukraine’s military is set to receive, the tanks will have to be in a unique export configuration. This is largely due to the highly classified armor packages found specifically on U.S. military versions, which contain depleted uranium, and that are not readily exportable even to major allies. In other words, the U.S. can’t just send its M1s to Ukraine.

Years ago I used to work for the company that made that armor. Really special stuff. The incoming impact of the attacking rocket, bomb or missile sets off an equal but counter explosive force back cancelling the impact at the surface (or thereabouts).

 

[Rogue AI]

Ukraine isn't going to stop with the Abrams tanks. Now they want F-16s.

Ukraine now wants F-16s, other Western fighter jets after getting tanks from US, Germany

Sounds like liberals appeasing a child-like Zelensky. He'll be asking for nukes next and our resident liberals will cheer for it.