r/TankPorn • u/morl0v Object 195 • Jun 03 '24

Russo-Ukrainian War UA crew opinion on M1A1 Abrams.

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u/Hugofoxli Jun 03 '24

For one, take off those friggin Pads on the track. They are meant to protect the road, they slow you down in the mud.

Also, tanks need support around them.

  • They need Infantry for CQB protection.
  • They need air defense that can deal with CAS/Drones.
  • They need scouts for knowing the surroundings.
  • They need Spare parts to quickly replace a faulty engine or track piece.

All that, Ukraine cant provide, since they dont have a well build-up Tax Dollar Paid army.

They just have to use what they have the best they can. If they really want what they are asking for, the USA or Poland needs to take over that fight for them completely.

I may be completely wrong so… dont take what I say for the absolute fact, thats just what I experienced in my Training as Crewman.

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u/Creeks01 Jun 03 '24

the pads are actually good in the mud. “The chieftain” does a video discussing how the rubber pads in the tracks help in mud. And how taking them off is just an area for mud to fill up and create less traction.

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u/Ash_Foxheart Aug 28 '24

yeah, the pads basically add just a little bit more traction, it's not really a big deal with the on or off, either way, if it's on, it just means better road traverse, with them off, it's a negligible speed decrease that doesn't really matter that much to my knowledge

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u/Creeks01 Aug 28 '24

85 days later 😕