{"id":2231683,"date":"2024-04-27T17:40:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T21:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-us-made-abrams-main-battle-tanks-destroyed-by-cheap-russian-tactic\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T17:42:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T21:42:06","slug":"five-us-made-abrams-main-battle-tanks-destroyed-by-cheap-russian-tactic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-us-made-abrams-main-battle-tanks-destroyed-by-cheap-russian-tactic\/","title":{"rendered":"Five American-Made Abrams Tanks Taken Out by Low-Cost Russian Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffive-us-made-abrams-main-battle-tanks-destroyed-by-cheap-russian-tactic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Five US-Made \u200cAbrams Main Battle Tanks were recently destroyed \u2063by cost-effective Russian tactics in Ukraine. This development showcases\u200c the vulnerability of the\u200c powerful M1A1 tanks against nimble drones on the battlefield. Despite their $10 million price tag per tank, \u200cthese formidable weapons fell short against the drone onslaught, prompting a \u2064strategic \u200dreassessment by US and Ukrainian forces. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democrats-senate-majority-in-peril-after-lawmaker-arrested-for-burglary\/\" title=\"Minnesota Democrats Face Senate Majority Threat Due to Legislator's Burglary Arrest\">provided summary effectively encapsulates<\/a> the key points regarding the vulnerability\u200c of the US-Made Abrams Main Battle Tanks against cost-effective Russian tactics in Ukraine. It highlights the impact of nimble drones on the battlefield and the subsequent need for strategic reassessment by US and Ukrainian forces.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Five US-Made Abrams Main Battle Tanks Destroyed by Cheap Russian Tactic<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 27, 2024 at 2:00pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The massive, powerful Abrams M1A1 battle tank looks as though it can crush anything that stands against it.<\/p>\n<p>But in the Ukraine war, where nimble drones own the battlefield, the tanks have failed to have the effect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-democratic-rep-says-ukraines-border-border-america-last-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> hoped for when America agreed to send the weapons to them in January 2023, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-abrams-tanks-19d71475d427875653a2130063a8fb7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, five of the 31 tanks, which cost $10 million each, have been destroyed by drones, two U.S. military officials whose names were not used have revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drone-shop-raided-authorities-believe-busted-largest-criminal-operation-kind-states-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gnat-like drones<\/a> that hunt and kill on a Ukrainian battlefield mean \u201cthere isn\u2019t open ground that you can just drive across without fear of detection,\u201d a senior defense official said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The tanks have been put in time-out while U.S. forces and Ukrainian generals try to revise their tactics, Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Adm. Christopher Grady and a third defense official who was not named said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you think about the way the fight has evolved, massed armor in an environment where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-russias-military-starting-to-fall-apart-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Is Russia\u2019s Military Starting to Fall Apart in Ukraine?\">unmanned aerial systems<\/a> are ubiquitous can be at risk,\u201d Grady said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, there is a way to do it. We\u2019ll work with our Ukrainian partners, and other partners on the ground, to help them think through how they might use that, in that kind of changed environment now, where everything is seen immediately,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the U.S. officials emphasized that despite the drone factor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-privately-conceding-ukraine-war-will-end-negotiations-not-battlefield-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine\u2019s tactics<\/a> have not let the tanks do all that they could be doing, one of the U.S. defense officials said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will drones become even more important in warfare?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ukraine has used the tanks in a limited way, and without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-underperforming-military-and-ours\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s Underperforming Military (and Ours)\">combined arms tactics<\/a> that could make tanks, troops, air assets and long-range fire an integrated attack.<\/p>\n<p>The official said several tanks were lost in the battle for Avdiika in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Abrams tanks, like any other tanks, didn\u2019t fare well against drones in a real battlefield and have been pulled back from Ukrainian frontlines. A lesson for U.S. military planners, too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tmucH9UpHO\">https:\/\/t.co\/tmucH9UpHO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yarotrof\/status\/1783752641438191822?\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellinews.com\/cheap-russian-drones-overwhelm-us-made-abrams-tanks-taken-out-of-action-322988\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intellinews<\/a> explained that Russia \u201cavoided head-to-head clashes between tanks that they were likely to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the site noted, Russia attacks \u201cwith swarms of drones that targeted tanks weak points: typically the point where the turret meets the body, the rear covering of the engine and the top of the tank where the armor is thinnest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Col. Markus Reisner, an Austrian military trainer said the Abrams is \u201cone of the world\u2019s mightiest\u201d tanks, but it is a new world on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to the 21st century \u2014 it\u2019s unbelievable, actually,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has capitalized on the trend in propaganda, with some users posting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onlydjole\/status\/1782689326322668023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> of a Moscow bakery selling cakes shaped like destroyed Abrams tanks.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five US-built Abrams Tanks Destroyed by Cost-Effective Russian Tactics. 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