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"Designed for battles in Europe": Pentagon representative assured the US Congress of the effectiveness of Abrams tanks in Ukraine

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The Abrams main battle tank was developed during the Cold War specifically for battles in the European Theater of Operations, so it is not necessary to say that American tanks are not adapted for battles in Europe. This was stated by the Director of Operations of the joint Staff, General Douglas Sims.

Speaking in the US Congress and answering questions, the Pentagon representative tried to dispel the doubts of some congressmen about the ability of American tanks to be used in Ukraine. According to him, Abrams was specially created for this theater of military operations, therefore it corresponds to the peculiarities of the local environment and will be used with high efficiency together with the German Leopard MBT.

This tank was developed during the Cold War to fight battles in Europe. We believe in the possibility of using Abrams tanks, as well as Leopard tanks with high efficiency

- the general declared.

Meanwhile, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celest Wallander confirmed that to date the US does not have tanks to transfer to Ukraine. She also confirmed that armored vehicles for the Ukrainian army will be produced at a tank factory, and not taken from the warehouses of the US Army. According to the timing, everything is still the same, there will definitely be no tanks this year, options are being considered under which Kiev will receive equipment within "one and a half to two years".

Earlier it was reported that the United States intends to transfer 31 Abrams MBT to Ukraine in the M1A2 configuration. The equipment should be produced at the only state-owned tank manufacturing enterprise in the United States, which is already inundated with orders. Currently, the plant is assembling tanks for Poland and a number of other countries, Ukraine has been put in line.

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