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Old 28th Mar 2022, 15:30
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melmothtw
 
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
Don't disagree with the General in terms of "get them some good stuff to fight with" but I do disagree that the Abrams tank is for this situation the correct answer.
You need to be well trained to make that system work; the Ukranians know how their systems work on theirs and the Russian tanks.
The other weapons he referred to (like switch blade, etc) and various other munitions: yeah, deploy them, but make sure the "train the Trainer to train the man" on the new kit is thought through and implemented.
Also, how would you get tanks to the Ukrainians any more? You couldn't air-, rail- or sealift them in, and you couldn't park them at the border for Ukrainian crews to collect? Switchblade, NLAW, etc can be surreptitiously transported in the back of trucks, car boots, etc.
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