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CW1DR5H5I64A t1_jd76ydz wrote

>so anything that is not classified and is already in Europe send it to Ukraine.

That’s the issue, the Abrams we have in Europe with active duty units and the APS fleet have highly classified armor packages on them. Anything we send will need to be overhauled to use an unclassified armor material.

Additionally we are currently in the process of upgrading our existing Abrams to a new variant. The sequestration years a decade ago hit our armored units very hard and we had to skip/delay upgrades and depot level maintenance. That means a lot of our fleet is very old and for lack of a better term “tired”. A lot of the A2s in service with line units need major maintenance overhauls.

Sending the Ukrainians tanks which will have prolonged maintenance issues will not do them any good. Upgrading the MA1A1SAs probably coming from the Marines old fleet or the ones the 3ID turned in for replacement a year or two ago will be much better for them in the long run.

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