War in Ukraine – Tankers told why Abrams are better than Soviet tanks – UNIAN
American Abrams were created to fight against Soviet T-sheks. Now it becomes clear whether they lived up to expectations.
The Russian-Ukrainian war was one of the few conflicts where American Abrams came into direct conflict with Soviet tanks. Moreover, only the Ukrainian Armed Forces had the opportunity to compare the real combat characteristics of these vehicles from their own experience, writes Business Insider.
Although Soviet and American tanks were created to confront each other, they were made based on completely different concepts. Soviet T-series tanks, including the most popular of them, the T-72, are smaller and lighter than the Abrams, and they have weaker armor. However, their more compact size makes them a somewhat more difficult target. Soviet tanks also…
