Wilshire to [email protected] • edit-21 month agoM1A1SA Abrams tank with a Ukranian-made anti-drone turret cage.sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down10file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month agoHave there been any combat losses of the m1a1 to drones in Ukraine?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoA few, they actually pulled them from the front reportedly but i guess now they’re back with added protection
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoEven in Iraq and Afghanistan it was commonplace to have the m1’s equipped with the anti-rpg cages. Can’t imagine why they would take them off. I’d think they would offer some protection and a good frame for a closer knit if needed.
minus-squareEllen T Wrightlinkfedilink0•1 month ago@Railing5132 @fluxion Not military, but guessing that it had to do with weight in transport. Surely that can be replaced?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoSounds credible, I suppose, but what’s a few hundred pounds when shipping a multi-ton box of rolling armor and pew-pew?
Have there been any combat losses of the m1a1 to drones in Ukraine?
A few, they actually pulled them from the front reportedly but i guess now they’re back with added protection
Even in Iraq and Afghanistan it was commonplace to have the m1’s equipped with the anti-rpg cages. Can’t imagine why they would take them off. I’d think they would offer some protection and a good frame for a closer knit if needed.
@Railing5132 @fluxion Not military, but guessing that it had to do with weight in transport. Surely that can be replaced?
Sounds credible, I suppose, but what’s a few hundred pounds when shipping a multi-ton box of rolling armor and pew-pew?