Folsomdsf t1_jd7lruk wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:42 PM

Reply to comment by CW1DR5H5I64A in U.S. will speed transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Pentagon says by Just_A_Dogsbody

You are talking out of your rear as well, Ukraine ordered NEWLY BUILT units.

CW1DR5H5I64A t1_jd7oey6 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 1:03 PM

> The new plan calls for refurbishing tank hulls already in the U.S. arsenal.

Read the article, it’s saying the US is going to send refurbished M1A1 hulls now.

I was replying to a comment saying we should send the existing M1A2 stock that is currently in Europe and am saying that is not an option because they would need to be overhauled anyway.

Also even “new build” tanks rarely if ever are built from scratch. They usually strip an existing hull and re-build it.

Dreadedvegas t1_jd7rtre wrote on March 22, 2023 at 1:29 PM

The US ordered new units for Ukraine but has no reversed course and will be sending mothballed M1A1s that were originally slated for modernization in order to speed delivery from 3 years to this year