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First Abrams Tanks Reach Taiwan

submitted by Spaceman84 to WWIII 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 19:12:50 ago (+6/-0)     (thedefensepost.com)

https://thedefensepost.com/2024/12/16/first-abrams-tanks-taiwan/



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[ - ] Crackinjokes 0 points 5 monthsDec 18, 2024 02:56:30 ago (+0/-0)

So now they can be easily destroyed by $200 drones just like they have been easily destroyed by $200 drones in Ukraine

[ - ] 3Whuurs 0 points 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 23:48:36 ago (+0/-0)

How is the Chinese tank technology compared to the Russians?
Seen a pretty good article a while ago about the 31 Abrams Biden sent Ukraine.
Apparently Russia smoked over half of them within a couple weeks, and Ukraine themselves actually pulled the remaining ones out of service and aren’t even using them anymore, because the maintenance and fuel consumption simply to horrendous to maintain on the battlefield.

Apparently, the most impressive part about American tanks is the ability to keep the fucking things running

[ - ] Belfuro 0 points 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 23:56:28 ago (+0/-0)*

Drones plus artillery rule the battlefield.

The Abrams is defenseless against both and is already too heavy to add more top Armour.

[ - ] 3Whuurs 1 point 5 monthsDec 18, 2024 00:00:05 ago (+1/-0)

It must be just a matter of time before they roll something out to control drones. Like some sort of laser EMP.

I seen Russia is supposed to be rolling out some program called Kalinka that is supposed to knock out Starlink satellites over Ukraine

No matter how long it takes to achieve, there must be a system that can clear entire swaths of the sky of drones.

[ - ] Belfuro 0 points 5 monthsDec 18, 2024 00:33:24 ago (+0/-0)

War is cyclical. So far there has been no counter.
Especially against the new Fibre optical drones.

Which loitering, ignoring the jamming. Which they use to guide in the kamikaze drones so that you don't care that they lose connection for the final 20m.

[ - ] 3Whuurs 1 point 5 monthsDec 18, 2024 03:54:36 ago (+1/-0)

Just as a random guess, I’m surprised they don’t have lasers that can spot and zap drones at a mile away.

[ - ] Spaceman84 [op] 0 points 5 monthsDec 18, 2024 11:43:14 ago (+0/-0)

Hard to say because the Chinese Type 99 has never been used in combat. The 99a is lighter, faster and has a longer range (fuel, not the gun) than the Abrams or the Russian T90M. The Abrams is old and the T-90M is based on the T-72. The Chinese design is inherently more modern. Russia planned to manufacture a couple thousand T-14 Armata tanks but they’ve only made a handful of them so far in the past few years and they’re basically just used for parades.

[ - ] xmasskull 0 points 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 19:20:03 ago (+0/-0)

"Claudius" I like it.

[ - ] lord_nougat 0 points 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 19:17:04 ago (+0/-0)

Oh wow, now we'll get to see if china can wreck them as effortlessly as Russia has been.

[ - ] JoesLegHair 1 point 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 20:43:34 ago (+1/-0)

I wouldn't describe any of Russia's military action in Ukraine as effortless.

[ - ] lord_nougat 0 points 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 21:03:58 ago (+0/-0)

Lol, fair point.

[ - ] RMGoetbbels -1 points 5 monthsDec 17, 2024 20:25:01 ago (+0/-1)

They just spent a shitload of money for a tiny island of 23 million rice niggers.