![]() ![]() German Chancellor Olaf Scholz predicated that permission on the United States delivering M1s to Ukraine first. Several European countries have offered to donate German-made Leopard 2s, but they need German permission first. There is all-but-universal agreement ( outside Germany) that Ukraine needs tanks. The tank has outlived several efforts to replace it, gaining upgrades like a larger, more powerful 120-millimeter gun a layer of depleted uranium armor a digital command and control system and a separate “hunter-killer” thermal imaging viewer for the tank commander.The news that the Biden administration will announce the transfer of about 30 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine has reignited the debate that surrounded the latest meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, the informal association of countries providing military aid to Ukraine. The M1 Abrams main battle tank-a clean-sheet design equipped with a 105-millimeter main gun, Chobham composite armor, and gas turbine engine-debuted in 1981 as the most advanced tank of its kind. ![]() originally designed the M1 tank to fight Soviet and Polish forces on the battlefields of Western Europe. The purchase is a pretty remarkable turnaround of events, considering the U.S. The tanks will arm Polish Army units guarding against incursions by the Russian Army. Poland will purchase 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 main battle tanks from the U.S., replacing older tanks dating back to the Cold War. Ironically, the M1 Abrams was originally designed to fight Poland when the country was a member of the Warsaw Pact.The M1A2 SEPv3 is the latest version of the M1 series of tanks that first entered service in 1981.Poland has announced it will purchase M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks from the U.S. ![]()
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