The first confirmed loss of an M1 "Abrams" tank in Ukraine, near Avdiivka. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 10 months ago by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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[-] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 64 points 10 months ago

Was bound to happen. Hopefully the crew made it out alright.

[-] neuropean@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago

The Abrams was never designed to be immortal, the Abrams was designed for the crew to have maximum survivability.

[-] L3mmyW1nks@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Huh, TIL! Maybe I should cancel my order on wish.

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Damn weren't these like just recently fielded? I saw a video of one the other day. Think opsec on these need to be hyper tight because the loss of them is really really bad for political optics sadly.

Of course that sucks because one of the primary reasons Ukraine wants M1s is because they have an insanely high survivability rate for an MBT. If the crew survived you're seeing these worked as intended. Can probably be salvaged too.

[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 46 points 10 months ago

They've been operating near Avdiivka for over a month, according to the 47th Mechanized. It's more surprising this is the first loss we've seen.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There was obviously a penetration but from what we can see in this picture the crew probably walked away and this Abrams can likely be recovered, repaired, and rejoin the fight.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

There's smoke coming from the hatches of the crew compartment indicating a fire inside the tank, not just the ammo storage.

[-] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 5 points 10 months ago

Perhaps the crew set it on fire just before evacuating

[-] sonori@beehaw.org 13 points 10 months ago

“Ukraine isn’t useing any of their Abrams near the front because they are scared of loosing them.” - Real comment I saw earlier today.

[-] NoiseColor@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

Yes that's true. I the end it's only a tank. It will be destroyed by even old tech.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Based on what's visible in the picture that Abrams isn't "destroyed" just damaged so there's a high possibility that if it's recovered it can be repaired and rejoin the fight.