Combustion test of the 1,500-horsepower gas turbine engine installed in the M1 Abrams tank planned to be provided by the United States (from the site of the United States Army).
Will Western Tanks Call Ukraine Victory?
When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, and the armored columns of the column began to charge towards Kyiv, the argument that tanks were obsolete erupted.
The reason for this is that modern combat is heavily influenced by the operation of drones and missiles with automatic tracking functions.
But the past year of combat has made it clear that on battlefields like Ukraine, armored vehicles, especially tanks, are the means to turn the tide.
As a result, the United States, Britain, Germany, and other countries began to supply Ukraine with their own tanks in earnest.
In recent years, there have been news reports that training using supplied tanks has begun in neighboring Poland. I would like to discuss how this will affect the course of the war going forward.
First of all, looking at the main performance of the supply tank, it is as follows.
-[M1A1](US): 120 mm 44 caliber smoothbore gun, weight 64 tons, crew of 4, 1500 horsepower gas turbine
-[Chieftain](British): 120 mm 55 caliber rifling gun, crew of 4, 750 hp diesel
-[Leopard](Germany): 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun, weight 62 tons, crew of 4, 1500 horsepower diesel
On the other hand, the main characteristics of tanks operated by Ukraine and Russia are as follows.
-[T-72](Russia and Ukraine): 125 mm 51 caliber smoothbore gun, weight 41.5 tons, crew of 3, 1200 horsepower diesel, automatic loading system
-[T-90](Russia): 125 mm 51 caliber smoothbore gun, weight 46.7 tons, crew of 3, 1200 horsepower diesel, automatic loading system
-[T-80](Russia): 125 mm 51 caliber smoothbore gun, weight 42.5 tons, crew of 3, 1200 horsepower gas turbine, automatic loading system
The major differences between tanks supplied to Ukraine and tanks owned by Ukraine are size (length, width, height), weight, gun caliber, number of crew members, and even an unstated fire control system. be done.
This difference will greatly affect the operation of post-supply tanks.
