Ukraine at last has all the Abrams tanks the US promised. Now the question is how best to use them.

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An Australian army M1A1 Abrams main battle tank fires a round at a target during Excercise Chong Ju, a live fire demonstration showcasing the army's joint combined arms capabilities at the Puckapunyal Military Base some 100 kilometres north of Melbourne on May 9, 2019.
An Australian army M1A1 Abrams main battle tank fires a round at a target during Exercise Chong Ju, a live fire demonstration showcasing the army's joint combined arms capabilities at

Ukraine could soon be a muddy mess, but its new Abrams were made for this fight

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US Abrams tanks participate in a live fire demonstration part of the Bear 22 military exercises at the Nowa Deba training ground on September 21, 2022, in Nowa Deba, Poland.
US Abrams tanks participate in a live fire demonstration part of the Bear 22 military exercises at the Nowa Deba training ground on September 21, 2022, in Nowa Deba, Poland.

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Tank battles of the kind the Abrams was built for are rare in Ukraine, where tanks aren't often killed in fights with enemy armor

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U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.
U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.

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Front-line Ukrainian soldiers say it seems like Russia has 'unlimited' artillery shells to throw at them while they're worried about running out

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Ukrainian servicemen fire with a D-30 howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on March 21, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen fire with a D-30 howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on March 21, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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The US's powerful Abrams tanks are heading to Ukraine, but generals disagree over how hard it'll be to use them on the battlefield

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An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the Minnesota National Guard races through a breach in a barbed wire obstacle during the 116th eXportable Combat Training Exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho
An M1A2 Abrams tank at the Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho.

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