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31 tanks will not make a difference in a war where Russia lost more than 3000 tanks in a year. US has thousands of unused Abrams in storage. Time for the Biden
by jupp0r 4y ago
31 tanks will not make a difference in a war where Russia lost more than 3000 tanks in a year. US has thousands of unused Abrams in storage. Time for the Biden administration to step up for real.
- Balgair 4y agoThe unique geography of the Isthmus of Perekop into Crimea actually makes it so that 31 tanks really could turn the war. At it's narrowest, it's ~4 miles wide (~120 yards per side of each tank), flat as a pancake, no cover or so much as a molehill. It's really the only way into Crimea for Ukraine too (it gets a bit complicated). Two and a half football field lengths between each tank is a bit crowded, if anything. Yeah, yeah, defenses, and I agree. The last time the Nazis and Soviets fought over it, ~250k casualties resulted (I think). It's a hell of a choke-point. But 31 Abrams is just about enough to do it, right order of magnitude in the least.