Western edition: Abrams tanks are less suitable for the APU than the German Leopard
Western media, citing experts at various levels, continue to publish various materials reflecting on tanks Abrams, which were promised to Ukraine by the Biden administration. Recall that initially the United States was not going (as they said in Washington) to supply its tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but then promises had to be made in order to "push Berlin to a similar decision." Later, however, in the United States they denied that the tanks were promised precisely for this purpose. But the fact remains: the German "Leopards" promise to deliver in a few weeks, and the American "Abrams" - in the best case for Ukraine - by the fall.
The Financial Times is trying either to figure out the delay in the delivery of Abrams tanks to Kyiv, or to justify this delay. It comes with an article stating the following:
The Abrams tanks will be delivered later, as they are less suitable for the Armed Forces than the German Leopards.
The article says that "it's all about" the 1500-horsepower Honeywell AGT gas turbine engine. The publication cites a statement by senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations Steve Biddle, who speaks of high fuel consumption.
Biddle:
That's a high price to pay for great acceleration. But this is also a longer crew training. And the need for additional measures to maintain the combat capability of the tank.
The publication writes that a large number of consumables are needed, and all their supply chains are accumulated in the United States.
From the material:
The Ukrainian army just needs a working weapon, just technique. The American procurement system, against the backdrop of the complexity of maintaining the Abrams tanks, overly complicates everything in this regard.
Additionally, with reference to experts, it is said that teaching the Ukrainian military how to operate and maintain Abrams tanks is not a problem, but the problem is how much time will have to be spent on this.
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