The American-made M1 Abrams is considered one of the world’s premier tanks, yet has still proven vulnerable to Russian drones and explosives on the battlefield in Ukraine, which had sidelined the armored behemoth.
But Ukraine has now improved the Abrams, better protecting it through a relatively simple method: steel cages wrapped around the frame.
Ukrainian ingenuity continues to impress me. They always seem to find a fix for the mechanical and technical.
And for those of you wondering, the difference between this and the cope cages Russians built in 2022 was they were trying to stop missiles from penetrating the top turret armor.
These are no different from ‘cope cages’ that everyone derided Russia about.
We all laughed when Russia did it
Phrasing is weird: ALL tanks have proven vulnerable to drones, including the Abrams.
The beauty of allies coming together to improve weapons against evil
To be entirely fair to the US tanks, these are export variants, so they’re far more prone to breakage and less protection then standard US army fare
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The American-made M1 Abrams is considered one of the world’s premier tanks, yet has still proven vulnerable to Russian drones and explosives on the battlefield in Ukraine, which had sidelined the armored behemoth.
But Ukraine has now improved the Abrams, better protecting it through a relatively simple method: steel cages wrapped around the frame.
[https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4875010-ukraine-improves-abrams-tank/](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4875010-ukraine-improves-abrams-tank/)
Ukrainian ingenuity continues to impress me. They always seem to find a fix for the mechanical and technical.
And for those of you wondering, the difference between this and the cope cages Russians built in 2022 was they were trying to stop missiles from penetrating the top turret armor.
These are no different from ‘cope cages’ that everyone derided Russia about.
We all laughed when Russia did it
Phrasing is weird: ALL tanks have proven vulnerable to drones, including the Abrams.
The beauty of allies coming together to improve weapons against evil
To be entirely fair to the US tanks, these are export variants, so they’re far more prone to breakage and less protection then standard US army fare