jhungary
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Abrams runs on everything, not just jet fuel, you can run diesel with Abrams, all you need is a converter in the fueling system, which I would imagine the US will supply and install them if and when they decided to give them to Ukraine.No other Nato ally has supplied Ukraine with modern Main Battle Tanks because the most suitable tanks that can be sourced are German tanks. British Challenger 2’s had a limited production run and as such are in low supply. American Abrams tanks are made for Us supply lines and require huge massive amounts of jet fuel and a hoard of jet mechanics. German leopards 2’s are readily available in quantities, run on Diesel and can be replaced within a reasonable timeline. I guess we could look to the french , but ….I mean. They’re like cats. They do what they want, when they want. Maybe they’ll help, maybe they’ll just sit down and lick their @%%. Who knows? German leopards 2’s are really the only sane option.
maintenance part, yes, I agree with you, that's probably why US still unwilling to give them to Ukraine. They are quite advance and require a certain level of knowledge to fix that, so if they really do transfer these article to Ukraine, I would imagine they will set up repair shop close to Poland border or establish shop in Ukraine staffed by contractor.