Russian forces pictured with the recently captured Abrams tank
Military Watch Magazine – Sept 15, 2024
An image released on September 14 has confirmed claims from Russian sources that another Ukrainian Army M1A1 Abrams tank has been captured by the Russian Armed Forces during ongoing hostilities. The tank pictured is an up-armoured model integrating Soviet Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armour and other additional protective measures added domestically. The tank appears to have been disabled. The image’s release comes less than a week after two prior images confirmed the losses of two other M1A1 tanks in combat – the first tank near the village of Volchye in the Pokrovsk direction in the disputed Donbas region, and the second in the same region near the settlement of Berdychi. Around a week before these, footage confirmed serious damage to another Abrams tank, which was filmed being captured and towed away by Russian forces near the strategically located town of Avdiivka alongside a Leopard 2A6 tank.
Recent images indicate that the rate at which Ukrainian forces have been losing Abrams tanks has increased significantly. This follows a period of intensive losses from late February to mid-April, with tanks first seen deployed on February 23, and the first loss confirmed three days afterwards. The vehicles were temporarily withdrawn from the frontlines in April, after which their protection levels were increased. Over 20 of the 31 Abrams tanks delivered to Ukraine are now thought to have been destroyed, disabled or captured, with most kills captured on film being achieved by guided artillery or by single use ‘kamikaze’ drones, while one was confirmed to have been achieved by a Russian T-72B3 tank after the two exchanged fire. Western media outlets’ interviews with Ukrainian personnel have highlighted their dissatisfaction with the Abrams’ performance, citing both technical issues such as vulnerability of electronic components to condensation, as well as their vulnerability to Russian fire. The sheer size of the vehicles has reportedly led them to attract particularly high quantities of fire, while their much larger profiles compared to Ukraine’s Soviet built tanks such as T-80s and T-64s make them easier to target.
Geez… not ANOTHER one!
U$$A’s Abrams Tank about as “game changing” as ZOGUK’s Challenger! 😂
More hype in a very contrived war most likely to generate more fear and insecurity among us for their globalist technocratic and totalitarian controls.
The US and every military analysist in the world worth his salt KNEW before even one US tank was deployed to the Ukraine that they were completely obsolete. They cannot hide their heat emissions or their movements and are easily spotted with modern surveillance and easy targets for drones and missiles.
This is another example of the joint-deliberate slaughter of Ukrainians by the American and Russian powers.
The ukies are having a ball👯🕺🤸, they never had it so good.soo much 💰 flowing in for a hollywood🎬 production, in wich they are the protagonists.allowed entrance into the eu.they can move freely,with an aura of a warrior🏇🤺 people,that is defending 💶 jewrope from big bad ivan.who in reality is a faggot💅 that can harm no-one.just bitch and whine and make limp-wristed 🤷🙅gestures for threats..the double headed eagle 🦅🦅is a double-headed 🐔🐔.
That is not impressive,the jihadis in iraq used to knock these machines out in spectacular displays of low tech warfare.using roadside ied’s, activated by cell-phones.the commies with all their supposed high-tech weaponry,are happy to eliminate one machine.the jihadis were such great warriors,they even filmed these attacks for history and their cause. ,this tank is not damaged at all,it was probably abandoned by the ukies due to an empty fuel tank.they likely forgot to fill ‘er up,in a drunken stupor.
The jihadis in iraq had more videos of live action than the russkies or ukies.in those days a 2g cell-phone with 📷 was as high tech as you could get.nevertheless the internet was full of these movies showing real un-edited battle field action.nowadays you have an unlimited supply of camera types, from body cams to helmet cams and drones,for cheap,from china in bulk.but you will not find unedited videos longer than a few minutes.videos showing only a few meters around.you will not find unedited footage of longer duration,showing a 360🌡️panoramic view of an engagement between the actors in this war theatre.
The headline says images.Ukraine is Losing its Last U.S.-Supplied Abrams Tanks Fast: Images Confirm Russian Forces Took Out Another……….the text says; “An image released on September 14 has confirmed claims from Russian sources that….”. Really? just this one image is confirmation ?