CNN —. The US is set to finalize a huge military aid package for Ukraine totaling approximately $2.5 billion worth of weaponry, including for the first time Stryker combat vehicles, two sources Many of the weapons that would have clashed in the Fulda Gap or the north German plain, did go on to fight in Desert Storm, and could fight again in Ukraine or Poland: Abrams, Challenger, Leopard The U.S. pledge to donate Abrams tanks earlier this year came alongside a pledge from European nations to deliver German-made Leopard 2 tanks, which Berlin had been unwilling to approve without a Abrams isn't as viable as older Leopard 2s would be. M1 engines are gas turbines, meaning they use more fuel than Leopards or T-64s. Abrams is also more complex than Leopard 2, not to mention cheaper. Much cheaper. There's a reason 2A4s and 2A5s arm many nations around the world and only a few nations use M1s. Recently forty T-90Ms, the latest variant of the T-90, were reported to be ready for delivery in the near future to combat units. Similar to the M1A2 SEP v3, this is an upgrade kit that builds Conditionally, "Abrams" can really be many times better than "Leopard 2" or vice versa. Or "Challenger 2", which is considered now as a symbolic gesture, will show maximum effectiveness, and the Russians will cry there," the expert is convinced. "Challenger 2" is a British mobile fortress, 14 of them are coming to us so far. KZ991. The downside for the Logistics chaps is that the Abrams drinks fuel like it’s in the only open bar on judgement day. Literally, running a regiment of Abrams as an MBT would bankrupt a number of small nations in fuel costs alone. Each tank uses about 500 gallons of fuel for every 350 miles. Abrams isn't as viable as older Leopard 2s would be. M1 engines are gas turbines, meaning they use more fuel than Leopards or T-64s. Abrams is also more complex than Leopard 2, not to mention cheaper. Much cheaper. There's a reason 2A4s and 2A5s arm many nations around the world and only a few nations use M1s. Opinion. Six advantages. What will Leopard 2, Abrams, and Challenger 2 change for Ukraine? 1. Availability of large ammunition up to 120 mm guns in warehouses of NATO countries. The 120 mm tank gun is widely distributed in the world, and there are many reserves in the world, enough for a long time even with intensive use. The German-made Leopard 2 is more advanced than the Soviet-era tanks that Ukraine has relied on in battle so far. Leopard tanks have been used by the German Army for decades and by the militaries But the Abrams has three additional machineguns, compared with the Leopard 2’s two. The Americans also use depleted uranium to reinforce their shells, improving the Abrams’s ability to The Leopard 2 is fitted with the MB873 engine, no the MT883. The M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams uses the X1100-3 transmission from Allison, not a German Renk one. The South Korea also uses a cheaper Doosan engine for the last batch of its domestic K2 tanks, so this might be also fitted to the Polish model. luki159753 • 9 mo. ago.

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