• acargitz
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    5 months ago

    Arguably, a much more critical job for a capital-intensive army.

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      5 months ago

      Yes, it’s actually huge. Especially for maintaining a weapon as complicated as an Abrams tank. If it can be repaired close to the front lines then that has the potential to cut days off the turnaround time compared to towing it over to Poland.

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        5 months ago

        I will never understand why the American military think it’s a good idea to send them tanks that are so complicated. Especially when they’re going up against cold war era relics.