Ukrainian M1A1 Abrams SA with Kontakt-1 Reactive Armor on the Eastern Frontline. Modern Tank Warfare

[@houstonsmitherman6888]

As an American. Seeing our abrams with Eastern ERA isn't something I thought I wanted to see more of but here we are

[@MachoTheDuck]

Agreed

[@cho4d]

thumbs up for the subtle eagle screech at the begining

[@creamwobbly]

I thought it was outside tbh. Our local hawks have been doing the rounds. They sound exactly like that but without the dumb echo.

[@gefagnis]

thats not an eagle thats a red tailed hawk

[@louisschummer931]

@@gefagnis Yup, eagles don't screach except when Hollywood throws in the voice of a hawk.

[@christianmartires729]

Thats a hawk, not an Eagle. Since the Abrams was built in collaboration with the Germans, you could say the sound as made by a "REICH EAGLE" or the hawk o/

[@borisstanislav4560]

Some of these mighty machines will be destroyed and some even captured but in the end, the battlefield is where they belong, saving soldiers lives and sending invaders to the other side.

[@todorpamukov7435]

Idk how had ppl still believe ukrainians even western aid can defeat Russia.Even NATO cant defeat russians in a convetional war in Ukraine.I not mentoined nuclear weapons because if both sides start use it and God cant help us then

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

@@todorpamukov7435 Ukraine managed to stop ruzzia for more than two years with dripfed, second hand western weaponry and NO airpower AT ALL. Rest easy that NATO would wipe the "mighty" ruzzian rabble off of Ukraine's borders with its airpower ALONE.

[@FloorBed]

Hard to argue with the US’s reluctance to send the newest model, as it could be bad for everyone if Russia could capture and reverse engineer the classified armor. I guess Russia would have to first value its soldiers enough to add fancy armor though…

[@TheWizardboy5]

@@FloorBed They'd also have to source the materials to construct that high tech armor. good luck under sanction from a majority of the world

[@SlavaUkraini85]

on point!

[@Song26664]

Abrams with ERA looks awesome.

[@jmj48]

Awesome tank crew. Good to see those tanks in action.

[@GalAxy-u9s]

Are they on action?

[@AndrewC137]

Why don’t you send you son to be apart of the crew since you are so happy about seeing it in “action”

[@jmj48]

@@GalAxy-u9s you russian troll ?

[@jmj48]

@@AndrewC137 you russian trolling again ?

[@Youtuber-k2p]

Did you miss the part where it is getting a new engine because they sent Abrams that are 40 years old and the slow maintenance times, quote “are killing our people”, they have to wait for parts from the US and the engines’ age is ruining all the engine seals? They even came without ERAs so they attached their own.

[@dave4882]

they needed 300 abrams not 30. We have plenty in storage. I thought we refurbished these before we sent them. Why are the engines not rebuilt? not thrilled with my gov response.

[@Brendissimo1]

Ukraine needs more tanks, sure, but it's nowhere close to their primary need. The priorities should be: artillery ammo and spare barrels; air defense munitions and systems (especially long range ones like Patriot); and armored transport, especially IFVs. With the way tanks are being used in this war (largely fire support, very little maneuver) they are not as important as other vehicles like IFVs. I would say if the US could spare more armor, we should send more Bradleys rather than more Abrams. The problem is the Bradley's replacement has not yet been selected yet, and is nowhere near production, so the US needs to keep a sizeable reserve to be upgraded for the future.

[@Yakob135]

Don’t wanna burst your bubble but there’s no way we would give them 300 mbts lmao, maybe 300 Bradley’s and ifvs. Plus they need artillery and AA way more than they need tanks. There will always be oversight in preparation for war no one is immune to it.

[@cloudstrife5209]

Let's just send everything to Ukraine and then pray that China doesn't do something stupid. The truth is we can only send so much without compromising our own safety.

[@todorpamukov7435]

dude,in this ukrainian battlefield tanks are siting ducks,drones just melt them....btw ukrainians do not air forces like atack hilos and theyr tanks are useless. Russians advatages with aviations,arty and drones make ukrainians tanks and BTR-s useless. And idk why continue this war....maybe western countrys wanna wipe out ukrainian state?

[@RandomUserOnTheInterWebs]

@@cloudstrife5209 That's really not the case here. These tanks were not in active service. They were sitting in a storage depot waiting for a "just in case" scenario. This is that scenario. The war in Ukraine is fought on the ground. A war with China will have nothing to do with tanks, or artillery. It will be primarily a naval and air engagement, and it will actually be over pretty quick. Either China will be able to establish a foothold on Taiwan early on and block the US navy and airforce from reinforcing Taiwan, or it's landing forces will be destroyed. If it's the latter China will lose the ability to complete their primary goal of taking Taiwan by force. It won't take long to figure out what the outcome of that conflict will be. A month, maybe two at most. Two different theaters of war, two very different requirements. Old tech vs cutting edge tech. Helping Ukraine is helping us, because it's destroying Russia's ability to wage war, and assuring that if we do have a conflict with China that Russia won't factor into it.

[@SamFBM]

hahah gotta love the eagle screech

[@Keep3r1438]

Red tailed hawk

[@fyuriusryage5353]

Unfortunately, the RuZZians figured out a weakness, which is why the added armor was needed. The blast doors on the ammo storage (top of the turret) helps save the crew in a "normal" combat environment, but in Ukraine, drones are EVERYWHERE. And they figured out if you hit the blast doors with an FPV, you can easily disable the tank by setting off the ammo. The crew lives, but the tank is useless. This is how RuZZia got some "trophies" that they displayed in moscow. The added armor around the turret, and the improvised "cages" help protect it from FPV. Hard lessons learned by Ukraine, grateful to them all.

[@PrayedForYou]

Funny how at the etart of the war everyone was laughing at "cope cages" Turns ouf the "Ruzzians" had a good idea

[@shrais]

@@PrayedForYou Funny that FPV drones weren't in wide use at the very start and the cages were meant to protect from Javelin and NLAW and were completely useless for that.

[@mclukas44lol25]

“ruZZians”, Ukroid, you provoked this conflict. Also its that they neglect the equipment by using rubber tracks in mud. Their own fault. Plus the Abrams is too heavy and armour can save it from a lancet.

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

@@mclukas44lol25you’re a terrible human being.

[@ineedcash09]

@@mclukas44lol25 Dusk, vata.

[@greybuckleton]

Great to see reporting from the front rather than just re quoting Ukrainian official statements. You get a much better feel for the reality of the situation.

[@Mahbu]

It's fascinating to see how these old bois do on the field of battle. They are not the newest nor most modern versions and they lack all the fancy toys that make the American Abrams what they are. They were also designed with American doctrine and American logistics - arguably the best in the world - in mind. These Abrams are therefor fishes out of water in the hybrid Soviet/Ukrainian/Western doctrine Ukraine is forced to play with. They will do their job, though. More importantly, they were a message that the West is prepared to supply more (and more) types of equipment.

[@weronikazalewska2098]

They were originally developed in the 70s and 80s with the intention to face soviet mass mobilisation in eastern European plains, so they suit it fine. No main battletank is doctrinally and tactically perfect for use during elastic defence situations such as that taking place now though, except for limited counter attacks.

[@USN1985dos]

lol, what? These were in service with the US Marine Corps just a few years ago.

[@JustSlightly]

@@USN1985dosthey may have seen service but that’s because they are still useable. No reason to scrap equipment like this that still functions to this day.

[@KozenX]

@@USN1985dosyou mean M1A1 FEP or AIDATS? Those are different from the M1A1SA, there’s significant component differences and idk if you checked the context in this video, the USMC Abrams had new parts and actually had logistical backing like having said parts and maintenance on the ready at all times. I’d wager before the MC retired them that they at least had the night to day treatment compared to what the UAF has going now.

[@Mahbu]

@@USN1985dos Yeah, and? It doesn't change when they were made and how long they've been kept in service. It's not like they're cranking out new M1As, now are they?

[@DominikGentener]

Thank you very much for this interesting report.

[@Spiderman-zw5su]

As someone who traveled the world retrofiting the Abrams, this shit is wild!

[@unwanted_zombie]

She may not have the chobham armor, but abrams is better than no abrams. Kick ass, Slava Ukraini

[@leandro9311]

They have Chobham, on the frontal hull plate both upper and lower, gun breach, turret sides and i would assume turret frontal plates in place of the depleted uranium armor, the U.S replaces the uranium armor with chobham for export sales

[@HanSolo__]

@@leandro9311 No depleted Uranium in anything outside the US Army, USMC, or National Guard.

[@leandro9311]

@@HanSolo__ Thats what i said

[@HanSolo__]

@@leandro9311 Oh, sorry. I did not get it from your comment.

[@saltymonke3682]

They have chobham, not the DU grapes

[@PoyrazDoldur]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💙💛

[@torukmahtomahto409]

Kokaini

[@dimasv22]

it’s embarrassing to give tanks in this condition, without protection and why just 31,US has thousands of them in storage?

[@eduardadhi110]

USA don't want to anger Putin even more....

[@korypalmer4079]

They need air cover to be effective. Of course we have to supply that as well……..

[@christopherwang4392]

The main reason is to convince Germany to approve providing the more available and plentiful Leopard 2 to Ukraine. It is easier for Ukraine to obtain Leopard 2s from throughout Europe than to have Abrams sent across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States. The Leopard 2s currently make up the bulk of Ukraine's Western model tanks. Nevertheless, both the Abrams and Leopard have and will continue to provide good service for Ukraine's soldiers.

[@eduardadhi110]

@@korypalmer4079 the main danger to tank is drone , I think NATO should research on electronic warfare to jam those suicide drone

[@Rabidazell]

The US hasn't deployed a armour solution to FPV drones for their own forces. There's wisdom in that to an extent, they're not currently fighting in a war and the drone situation is highly amorphic. In this footage you see about the most sophisticated armour addons for the platform in the world today, simply because they are in response to the most contemporary conflict. Australian Abrams, for example, are exactly the same base armour iirc (Thus why the Ukes want them when Australia replaces them). All the same, it's a worry there are outstanding logistical problems when there really shouldn't be. One of the arguments for supplying the tanks was that if Australia was capable of running them without an industrial infrastructure to supply parts, then why couldn't Ukraine? If the 47th are struggling, it's no good. So much admiration for that brigade. Three completely different type of tank in two years.

[@Krov2024]

Slava Ukraine!

[@PoyrazDoldur]

Heroes to Slava

[@todorpamukov7435]

this sound like hail hitler

[@keimolantio]

That tank is old as heaven. I won't do miracles but will help in a right role

[@ElementalWarrior1999]

Can they put a small auto shotgun on top of the tank to take out incoming drones? A type of designed shotgun that can detect drones miles away and shoot at it automatically once it approaches its range? It would be very useful..

[@supremekingd775]

Those are M1A1 Abrams tanks not M1A2’s. The United States is currently upgrading the 1’s into the 2’s but I’m pretty sure that they have more tanks either retired or in storage that they can spare.

[@shivenbhupendra1100]

​@@ElementalWarrior1999sounds a lot of like APS but with shotgun instead of explosive or kinetic impact object.

[@eoinocnaimhsi2598]

Toughest men in the world, no competition. Taking non familiar tech, running it and even tweaking it under battlefield conditions is something NATO has no experience with.

[@GalAxy-u9s]

They had to add Soviet protection because their masters sent them the tanks after one year of preparation without reactive armour...

[@jlo7770]

​@@GalAxy-u9swtf are you talking about? They came with reactive armor, did you not get anything from the video? The us has never fought a war where 500$ drones are being used in mass, no one has. It's not the us's responsibility to fund this war

[@USN1985dos]

So that's false. Battlefield modifications were common in Iraq until they accelerated the TUSK programs.

[@phishphood423]

Very cool guys. Awesome vid, answered some of the questions I had about the makeshift armor, pretty well executed if you ask me. Seems designed to primarily defend against shaped charge rounds and artillery, of which there is…a lot on the battlefield. Very interesting.

[@asmith1496]

Massive respect for these guys not only keeping these things running but also upgrading them with region specific mods!

[@michaelanderson3096]

Polymer slat armour works too + magnetrons.

[@1MusicNote]

That tank is going to be a trophy oneday

[@billyponsonby]

Denmark, Belgium and Netherlands are sending 80 F16s this summer. According to reporting by DW, these will enable Ukraine to change to balance of air power particularly in border areas.

[@mahdidehghan7437]

Lol ok. Heard this before mate

[@GalAxy-u9s]

Nothing of that is true but be my guest

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

​@@mahdidehghan7437

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

​@@GalAxy-u9s

[@Withnail1969]

lol, sure they are. Where do you expect them to even fly from in Ukraine?

[@CalixtoLlido]

Good morning frmgingoog ctymendanao philippine

[@jaytm6719]

SLAVA UKRAINI! 🇺🇦 🇺🇸

[@cristian333GTX]

3:56 that technician know about tanks and know about cars love to see wearing a t shirt Toyota 💪🏼.

[@The_ZeroLine]

Bradleys are much more useful and easier to maintain. Let’s forget about sending anymore M1s and instead send more of the thousands of M2s sitting in storage and slated to be retired. Any conflict with the PRC will not include the use of IFVs or MBTs .

[@jlo7770]

That's some pretty wishful thinking. And the prc isn't the only possible threat

[@pogo1140]

The Bradley is in demand with the US until replacements are available

[@anssiluomaranta34]

this may well be an accurate assessment. just look at what ukraine is doing with FPV drones, marine drones and other high-tech solutions. now imagine what the US could do with it's resources if it really needed to. unless there is an effective counter to drones IFVs and MBTs are going to be useless. Remember - future drones don't even need radio connection. Their onboard AI can guide them to their targets so they can't be jammed. Ukraine is already field-testing this.

[@jlo7770]

@@anssiluomaranta34 oh I'm sure the powers across the world have been working on a solution that isn't just carpet bombing the f out of everything as a means to combat drones. They'll still have weaknesses. I half believe there's a chance the world goes backwards in battles due to the effectiveness of drones, and by that I mean usingemp's.knocking out all electronics would cause mass chaos in this day and age, not being able to call artillery no drones, ect.. they'll figure something out to get them out of the sky even if they're AI controlled.(I wonder how many of their own people ai drones will kill lmfao). I thought about it and had the same thought about tanks and being a dying breed but having a tank that's armored and you can roll up to a house and level it is just too important(?), they'll figure out how to take out drones before getting rid of mbt's and ifv's.. in some cases it's too dangerous to move troops without armor, and if you can't insert troops then the battle would never change. I do give it to Russia for coming up with drone jammers and even "jamming guns" its really something no one expected and was so random but to ukraines credit, most countries have reapr's or other types of drones in the air to watch what's going on. Having a 1000$ drone that's compact and fairly fast is huge for a conventional war, it's natural that someone was sitting there watching the screen and thought "if only I could fly this thing into them". But like I said every country is working on a means to effectively protect against dronesz there will always be a weakness to exploit. Lol shooting lasers at them... or have a mini gun that's essentially drone air defense

[@ntsejfamyaj]

Given how well the M2A2/A3 Bradleys are doing, wouldn't it be more combat effective to trade the M1A1 Abrams for M2A2/A3 Bradleys? For the cost, you can get multiple Bradleys.

[@danielcamacho1913]

I thought people had belabored that over last year or so. The Abrams has some steep maintenance needs with the turbine engine and unique transmission (among other things), and the Bradley uses a turbo-Diesel engine like most other AFVs in the world.

[@ISAFMobius18]

It's kinda surreal seeing the Abrams in a combat situation it was originally designed for. Good luck to the brave tanker crews

[@clean713]

And we saw, its not good lol

[@ISAFMobius18]

@@clean713 I wouldn't say not good. Unfortunate maybe. 5 losses to weapons it was never designed to defend against its a given there would be possible losses

[@Shelmerdine745]

Symbolic aid at best. they need like 500 tanks and air support for them to make difference. They are too heavy for that theater, anyway.

[@stolek6908]

They got 500+ tanks from all over the europe and ruskies reckt them all

[@tinymoegaming]

Damn and the wars pushing 3 years with russian oil refineries and airfields bruning on russian soil 500+ all dead your numbers are funny​@@stolek6908

[@tinymoegaming]

Yet 3 years of war from a 3day operation 😂​@stolek6908

[@Nikowalker007]

They received only 16% of what they requested…. Which is less than 100 tanks total . There’s only that much you can do

[@Robert53area]

​@@tinymoegaming russia never said it would be 3 days, the US said it would be 3 days.

[@GreenAppelPie]

NATO and America need to stop messing around and give Ukraine the equipment needed to gain air superiority

[@dalveal01]

You can't just give the equipment. People need to be trained first and that take a while. Blame the EU for it

[@Tomachine1]

​@@dalveal01Most if not all the EU is in NATO.

[@Alexein455]

The Czech Republic is a small country, but we gave what we had...

[@burnttoaster6313]

It’s has give over 1 trillion in aid!!! Where did all that go huh?

[@USN1985dos]

Why?

[@abdushevarlan5403]

Слава Украине, всего наилучшего вам. Салем из Алматы, Казахстан)

[@kabochakabocha3561]

самое коррумпированное государство в средней азии 😄

[@KennyMcDermott-y2x]

Slava ukraini 🫡🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tatianacrehuet1065]

Love and eternal admiration to the Ukrainian people♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@zwelch1662]

The Abrams will always be the Best Tank in my Eyes 🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@GalAxy-u9s]

If you say so...

[@zwelch1662]

@@GalAxy-u9s I Do 🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@eyeZitsme]

May you all come home safe

[@GavinAkers-mg4nd]

Older M1s that haven’t been upgraded will be like that. Honestly I like how they basically made TUSK II with the m19 tiles on the turret side.

[@dimas128]

Thats going against decommunization

[@itowmyhome797]

Thank you for posting a much higher quality video than the usual stock footage Crap.

[@mattskallerud6718]

the quote brad pitt said having the best job in the world isn't just about tankers, it's veterans themselves having the best job in the world.

[@mckappe]

They are irresistible! We even saw some in Moscow...

[@surak1841]

Are there any still left working? I know they were not the best package from the US but you would think their MBT would last a wee bit longer.

[@EpicThe112]

I wonder if Nozh Explosive Reactive Armour can be fitted to the M1 Abrams if yes then it can be protected from 3BM60 3BM32 Vant but still vulnerable to 3BK21 which is HEAT shell with DU liner 3BM69/3BM70

[@MikeGoesBadaBoom]

These are early model Abrams tanks. Probably M1’s upgraded to M1A1. They don’t have DU mesh. You can tell the difference by the rear drive wheels. Newer Abrams have a more sprocket looking design while older ones are circular

[@Lodagreat-q8y]

It's a older abumas like the man said it's about 40 years old that's what I figured the is would do they gave them the older tanks so It makes sense that they had to put on the relative armor and having engine problems

[@innerdinosaur2757]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🦖✊

[@PIZZA_KITTY]

I want to call this tank - Slavrams

[@MadWizard89]

nice job from us to translate it to ukrainian.

[@asynchronicity]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@thewedge8823]

I saw this in Moscow!! It was in much worse shape than it is here lol

[@danielcamacho1913]

And yet, the turret was still attached, and there were no skeletons inside.

[@Anonymous-is6xu]

@@danielcamacho1913”b-b-but the turret is still attached even though the tank is scorched to a crisp!”

[@Alikerry]

@@Anonymous-is6xu no skeletons inside was probably the more important point in his statement

[@01bigtrev]

What happened to the start streak mobile anti air defence? I thought they were also deployed

[@StewartKidGriffin]

GOD bless Ukraine

[@azeke8]

The problem with Abrams tanks is that they only received armor upgrades in the turret cheeks. The turret sides and hull front are vulnerable to modern anti-tank weaponry. Even the cheeks are vulnerable to Kornet-M ATGM, which is why Kontakt-1 ERA or slats armor are placed there. The roof is obviously extremely vulnerable to drones, but that is true for pretty much any tank in service, since manufacturers are yet to adopt to the realities of modern battlefield.

[@stormy1055]

Note that the abrams is from decades ago against the new russian tank it still slaps

[@TomPatrick2000]

a dated 120mm gun is still a 120mm gun

[@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS]

Re assembling a tank to suit it to best for your fightinf style plus terrain is just common sense

[@Baytremm]

Wow they did more improvements in Abrams then we do getting new tanks this improsive

[@CSA-b3j]

USA has 6000 Abrams in service and nearly 10.000 Tanks stored in desert. And they deliver 31.

[@obsidianjane4413]

That is false.

[@jlo7770]

I know they should have sent 0 Abrams

[@duoblade332]

If anything they should send more old M1A1s that we dont use, gets them into battle and gets the burden off our hands

[@obsidianjane4413]

@@duoblade332 Leo 2s are still a better choice for the Ukrainians.

[@skyz6708]

@@obsidianjane4413 Germany already unloaded a heap of Leopard 1's and early Leopard 2's to Ukraine.

[@Peter-lm3ic]

Non the less it has been said that the best tank overall of the MBT's in operation in the Ukraine is the T62. Mainly for four reasons: 1) It has a lower silhouette, important in flat country. 2) It is lighter. 3) it's bound track pressure is low. 4) There is many of them. This war will make many rethink their equipment.

[@danielcamacho1913]

Did a T-62 have manual loading? If it has a carousel auto-loader like all the other Ruzzian tanks in Ukraine, then driving a T-62 is yet another way for tankers to be promoted to cosmonauts.

[@Anonymous-is6xu]

@@danielcamacho19131. Yes, the T-62 has a human loader. Its a bad tank, partially because of this reason besides its obvious age 2. The autoloader is not the reason for ammunition detonations. The primary reason is extra ammunition outside of the carousel being stored in the crew compartment, specifically in the turret where the tank is most likely to be hit. The carousel itself sits very low in the hull, is protected by shrapnel guards, and the T-72/T-90 series uses an electrical rather than hydraulic mechanism which doesn’t catch on fire. So the problem is the crew storing extra ammunition everywhere in the crew compartment, and many NATO tanks like the Challenger 2 also suffer from the same problem, which stores it’s propellant charges in the crew compartment too.

[@Lobos222]

Russian vodniks will cry when the Ukrainian tech tree becomes dominant in Warthunder in 2030.

[@rlgsofficial]

Some errors made in this video to point out: - Kontakt 1 ERA was developed, and mass produced by the Soviet Union not Ukraine - Kontakt 1 isn't immune from AGMs, UVs, and Lancets and it can't withstand/block anything, all it takes is for the munition used to have/use a Tandem Shaped Warhead and Kontakt 1 would provide next to no protection against it.

[@vfgfdfdf]

Ukraine was in the Soviet Union dum dum

[@usuariopimba707]

@@vfgfdfdf NII Stali (Russian: НИИ стали), is a Russian research institute (NII) located in the capital city of Moscow dum dum.

[@vfgfdfdf]

@@usuariopimba707 Be that as it may, the previous commenter mentioned the Soviet Union as though it did not include Ukraine. Which is false.

[@usuariopimba707]

@@vfgfdfdf It doesn't matter, the factory is Russian not Ukrainian as it says in the video

[@rael5469]

@@usuariopimba707 For Christ sake, by saying "Ukrainian Kontakt ERA" he only meant that is was some that they possessed. I don't think he meant any copy-write infringement.......for crying out loud.

[@stanleydomalewski8497]

Best Wishes and God Bless !

[@deadmeat8754]

Ingratitude.

[@shyamdevadas6099]

The Ukrainians are amazing! They re-engine the tanks. They build their own reactive armor! They modify what is considered to be top-notch military hardware to suit their applications. This is impressive. If for nothing else, the U.S. should want to support these guys to keep them as strategic allies. (Frankly, we give so much money and support to the Israelis and they don't listen to us and they do stupid things that complicate our own interests. Thus far, the Ukrainians have been better partners.)

[@FunfairDiaries]

Lets hope they go longer than last time when they were pulled back for mods

[@AlphariousOmegon-d5d]

This could be the first real test for the Abrams, the other deployments have been a walk in the park in comparison. Ukraine using solo, compared to a US combined arms combat team

[@roselojrvalera2588]

There were so few M1A1 Abrams tanks there were sent to Ukraine. Only 31.. The US should send more rather than having these tanks in storage..

[@poochie5543]

Nope

[@PhantomAviation44]

Why not? All else they are gonna do is sit in storage ​@@poochie5543

[@TerronBlack-hu5xi]

They be putting that shit on everything 💀💀💀

[@Mr.Justin_S]

I've said from the beginning that it will not matter what tanks are sent to Ukraine if they do not have aviation to support them.

[@jlo7770]

Maybe they should have invested in their airforce in the 30 years they've been a sovereign country... instead they "elect" corrupt politicians that funnel money out of the country into their own pockets. I don't see why it's the US's responsibility to fund this war and hold their hands.

[@sf2372]

Finally some food for thought, all those positive light videos of UKR but in reality many poor souls are getting smashed with aircraft and attack choppers. They are still missing many tools to fight this war properly I think.

[@frankfarklesberry]

Amazing soldiers making due with what's given to them. They have none of the support layers both on and off the field of battle for such a complicated tank. You have to love these guys. US has a completely different way of using the tanks and the Bradleys together, and with air power to protect them. The same will be true with the F16s, which is part of why they won't have the safety that US forces have.

[@todorpamukov7435]

Well,if western countrys send F16 in Ukraine they will be destroed imediatly so they will take off from Romania or Poland and you think russians will not hit these airfields? I dont think so!

[@alexshank1414]

If you you think the tanks are too high maintenance and a liability, don’t use them. Honestly, should be grateful that you were sent aid.

[@stonefish1318]

💛🔱💙 Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! ❤️☠️🖤

[@sergeyaviastar7148]

Slava sharovaram!!! Slava Usranii!!

[@lumpi234]

🇩🇪🤝🇺🇦🙋✌️👍

[@hillsidesmoke7592]

Hmmm how often are they cleaning the VPacks ?

[@anthonykaiser974]

For all the folks whining about how the US only sent 31 tanks, that served one purpose: to get Germany to act. Everyone agrees that Leo 2 is a better fit for Ukraine.

[@GalAxy-u9s]

So what was the Abrams built for?

[@anthonykaiser974]

@@GalAxy-u9s quit making more out of this than what it was always about. The whole point, and why we opted to send A1s vs making new A2s is we were trying to get Scholz to come off the Leo 2s. A1s got that job done more quickly all around. What the Ukrainians don't need is a ton of two or three different tank models, particularly given the limitations with drones everywhere. A battalion of Abrams' is a minor nuisance acceptable given the tradeoff of getting the Leo 2s they really need. US money ISO UA is best spent on artillery ammo, GMLRS and ATACMS, and BFVs

[@rael5469]

@@GalAxy-u9s You are exactly correct. Abrams was specifically built for EXACTLY this battle. To go up against Russian tanks in a "European" environment. Furthermore, I am less interested in how many Abrams have been lost than in......did they earn their keep while they were fighting. That's all you can ask of any soldier. To make the enemy lose by costing them more than they cost us.

[@vitaliyvitaliy7896]

30 old tanks without proper defence after 2 and a half year of war, what a great gift from our American friends. At the same time Poland gave to Ukraine about 400 tanks!

[@supremekingd775]

Damn it’s hard to tell that this tank is an American Abrams tank. It’s more like an American Russian hybrid tank with all of that reactive armor plating. Hopefully it can last a lot longer on the battlefield.

[@cwan01]

They need air assets more urgently.

[@johndoran3274]

I’ve heard from first hand accounts, that only 5 Abrams are operational at most because of the losses in combat and the scavenging of parts off of some to make the others operational. How things have changed where a $500 drone can easily take out a multi million dollar machine in the blink of an eye.

[@gokulraja2812]

Waiting abhrams vs T90m legendery battle

[@rael5469]

Horrific....but still, from an engineering point of view it would be a magnificent Battle Royale.

[@MarekKrassus53]

One of the M1A1s was destroyed by a T-72B3.

[@rael5469]

@@MarekKrassus53 How many T-72s were destroyed by the Abrams first? Don't bother.

[@kabochakabocha3561]

@@rael5469 0???? They've never fought

[@briskxd1093]

​@kabochakabocha3561 No they have in the Iraq war.

[@AndrewLambert-wi8et]

ONLY 31 TANKS. JOKERS!

[@Youtuber-k2p]

1:43 angle grinder marks, something was removed here. 2:15 “lancet drone came at us while we were standing still, waiting for our orders”, we keep hearing that mobility is the key to survival in this war. 2:46 “this side towards vehicle”, era facing the wrong way? 3:42 40 year old engines! The seals are old and not fit for purpose, so all the old mothballed tanks is what Ukraine got. Tying up maintenance time, especially as they have to replace whole engines, why couldn’t these Abrams have been serviced before sending them? “Not suitable for the Donetsk region”, I thought Abrams was designed specifically for a European war with Russia!

[@pogo1140]

Servicing tank engines is an ongoing thing, the more you use it the more often it has to be serviced. The AGT1500 engine is expected to last 1,400 hours but it needs to be serviced. Air filters need to be replaced every 12 hours of operation. And while most repairs can be done with the engine in the tank, pulling the entire engine out takes about an hour.

[@BoldHorse]

Good soviet kontakt 1 still holds up today.

[@petter5721]

A tank is like an aircraft carrier, they fight in groups. It needs to be supported by Combat vehicles and AA….

[@dominuslogik484]

I have noticed that almost all of the vehicles in use in Ukraine have a scorched look to them, its like everything has been covered in black and brown and I am unsure if it is intentional or just all the stuff caked onto the outside.

[@raphaelcaldwell3831]

Gajin when

[@fridaynight3181]

There's a click bait Abrams already.

[@mitchdaytonam3]

7:45 - the gap Max overcame in 2022 was 46 points buddy, not 69 or more. Still loving your videos, but still going to continue to point out your errors, it’s nothing personal, it’s just important to get the facts and figures correct; it adds to your credibility. 👍

[@gorkarullan]

They lie. These modifications have not been made in an improvised workshop at the front. The reactive armor units, the steel supports and the density of units... that has been done by a professional in a workshop And the units were removed from the front... they disappeared from the front for weeks and months... and now they have returned reinforced and modified

[@n0bly_hades]

They better add Leo’s with ERA in war thunder

[@SMB96]

02:45 Literaly says "this side toward vehicle" You guys sure thats right? 🤣

[@duoblade332]

He pulled it off the tank to show the inside

[@Sarefsx]

Abrams 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@cetri777]

avdiivka? its gone months ago

[@GTMemes2]

Something got lost in the translation " This side toward vehicle " Had that side away from the vehicle wtf?

[@barbuflorin1889]

FORTA UCRAINA

[@GalAxy-u9s]

Paiaso

[@Nickles4]

How long before war thunder makes this a premium

[@__LuCHs__]

M1 KVT irl

[@PedroLopez-bj6hq]

Roll left cover right cover left cover right flank

[@corporalsilver6981]

I'm not ripping on US tanks, but there is something oddly ironic about the fact that the Abrams is covered in the 'Cope Cage' armour package of chicken wire.

[@ghst3617]

Looks like war thunder would add that new Variant of m1 Abrams in their game 💀

[@jaxfet3]

10.3 Russian Premium 💀

[@alanbailey5621]

The US military sure got taken to the cleaners with the Abrams. A gas turbine ? Give me an air cooled diesel any day.