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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted on 4/27/24 at 1:17 am to StormyMcMan
Posted on 4/27/24 at 1:17 am to StormyMcMan
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The Ukrainian military has reportedly pulled US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks from the frontline in part because of the widespread threat of Russian drones and other strikes.
The US Army needs to take note, this is a tacit admission that the M1 is vulnerable to FPV drone attacks.
Warfare is changing in front of our eyes, at the start of the war 2 years ago, the type of drone warfare we now see, did not exist. Russian tanks are evolving to mitigate the threat. Here are two recent examples from the battlefield:
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Posted on 4/27/24 at 1:24 am to Chromdome35
A bit more on the Abrams withdrawal
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-abrams-tanks-19d71475d427875653a2130063a8fb7a
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-abrams-tanks-19d71475d427875653a2130063a8fb7a
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press.
The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine in January 2023 after an aggressive monthslong campaign by Kyiv arguing that the tanks, which cost about $10 million apiece, were vital to its ability to breach Russian lines.
But the battlefield has changed substantially since then, notably by the ubiquitous use of Russian surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones. Those weapons have made it more difficult for Ukraine to protect the tanks when they are quickly detected and hunted by Russian drones or rounds.
Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:01 am to Chromdome35
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The US Army needs to take note, this is a tacit admission that the M1 is vulnerable to FPV drone attacks.
Personally, I don't think that the tank is going away anytime soon, but I think that the tank of the future will have to have robust EW capabilities and likely a small, software-guided, anti-drone gun.
When we think about our own use of the M1, though, we have to remember that we would likely use them in the context of air superiority.
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