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In Iraq those tanks were already old and crucially didn’t have night vision so they just blew them up in the night. We did give them long range missiles. And n
by jonplackett 3y ago
In Iraq those tanks were already old and crucially didn’t have night vision so they just blew them up in the night.
We did give them long range missiles. And now quite a lot of tanks. But - and this a has been admitted to by the pentagon - they didn’t think though or provide for servicing them. The poor buggers have all these different western tanks with parts that don’t match. And the Abram’s is powered literally by a jet engine and needs constant servicing. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so completely tragic.
- actionfromafar 3y agoIndeed. The support has been incredibly spotty and half-assed throughout.
- jonplackett 3y agoThe most basic problem is that Russia have treated it as an existential threat. Mobilised their entire economy, and it turns out, had been planning for this for years. The west just gave Ukraine all their spares and didn’t make any kind of plan for what to do next. It’s a complete failure of leadership and forthought and we’re really just lucky that it _isnt_ an existential threat for us, because we’d be really screwed if it was.
- actionfromafar 3y agoNot treating it like an existential threat is unfortunately, making it more likely it will become just that.