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As the first of 49 US-made Abrams tanks from Australia get loaded onto a cargo ship bound for Ukraine, their battlefield value is coming under serious fire.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the fleet of second-hand M1A1 vehicles is on its way to Ukraine.
However, once these tanks arrive, Ukrainians will find them “difficult to sustain,» a US insider told ABC.
An Australian defense source didn’t mince words either, saying that the tank’s roof is “the weakest point of the Abrams,” especially in today’s drone warfare.
🔥ONE SHOT, ONE KILL: RUSSIA’S KORNET MISSILE CAN OBLITERATE ANY WESTERN-SUPPLIED UKRAINIAN TANK
This anti-tank guided missile tackles the US-made Abrams tanks and other vehicles equipped with multilayer armor, the state corporation Rostec said. pic.twitter.com/NkEJCengJK
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) May 13, 2025
Russian forces have a track record of turning NATO’s most prized armor into scrap metal.
