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☆ US-made Abrams are better than Russia's best tanks in the war, Ukrainian commander says, and it's not even close
  + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Read previewUkraine is operating a small fleet of US-made Abrams tanks, combat-proven vehicles that were built to destroy Russian armor. Another sophisticated Russian tank is the T-80BVM, which according to Oryx has suffered at least 150 losses. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via APZakon did not specify on T-90 variants when he compared the American-made Abrams to Russian armor. M1A1 Abrams tanks needed for training Ukrainian soldiers await offloading in Grafenwoehr, Germany. "We do need Abrams tanks, we do need people, and first of all, we do need dynamic protection," Zakon said, adding that "we need them as much as possible."
Persons: —, Abrams, Ukraine hasn't, YASUYOSHI CHIBA, Vladimir Putin, Gian Gentile, RAND's, it's, Zakon, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Christian Carrillo, Rinat Organizations: Service, Business, Kyiv, YASUYOSHI, Getty, Mechanized Brigade, Russia, Oryx, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP Zakon, RAND's Arroyo Center, US Army, Ukrainian, US, Spc, Rinat Akhmetov's Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Soviet, Russian, Kharkiv, AFP, Russia, Moscow, Grafenwoehr, Germany
☆ US-made Abrams tanks are fighting a dangerous new kind of war, but Ukrainians are building unusual armor to help them survive it
  + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
However, one Ukrainian company is building steel screens that can offer the tanks an extra layer of protection. For more than a year and a half, the company has been making protective steel screens for Kyiv's aging T-64 and T-72 tanks. Related VideoJust a few weeks ago, this operation expanded to the Abrams tanks, US-made armor designed and developed during the Cold War to fight the Soviet tank threat. An M1 Abrams tank with protective screens in May. The jury is still out for the Abrams tanks, as they were only recently given the added protection.
Persons: —, Abrams, Oleksandr Myronenko, Christian Carrillo, Metinvest, Myronenko, it's Organizations: Service, Abrams, Business, Metinvest, M1A1, US, Spc, Soviet, Bradley Fighting Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia, Germany, Russia, Soviet
☆ I'm a sniper in the US Army, and Hollywood doesn't show you the hardest part of my job
  + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Phillip Cho, a US Army sniper in the 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska. At sniper training, we focus on things like range estimation, target detection, and precision marksmanship, the last of which is the most heavily portrayed aspect in Hollywood movies. For me, the easiest part is probably shooting because I was already a good shot before I became a sniper. AdvertisementIn Week 3 of U.S. Army Sniper School, 35 students participate in the ghillie wash, which is designed to test the strength and durability of the suits as well as weather them. The MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle sights view a target on the range at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2023.
Persons: —, Phillip Cho, It's, Carrillo, you'd, Patrick A, Albright, Cho, Staff Sergeant Phillip Cho, I've, Michael Schwenk Organizations: Service, US Army, 11th Airborne Division, Business, Spc, U.S . Army Sniper School, Army, Maneuver, Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs, Staff, Winchester, Base McGuire, Dix, U.S . Army National Guard Locations: Alaska, Hohenfels, Germany, U.S, Lakehurst , New Jersey
☆ 18 countries sent sharpshooters to a US military base in Germany to see who has the best sniper team in Europe
  + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The 2022 version of the European Best Sniper Team Competition was one of the largest ever. The European Best Sniper Team CompetitionEstonian troops in a replica of a downed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the European Best Sniper Team Competition on August 6. An Italian sniper team in a replica of a downed helicopter during the European Best Sniper Team Competition on August 6. The winnersCompetitors in the "1917" event during the European Best Sniper Team Competition on August 6. Snipers and modern warfareA Finnish Army sniper team at the European Best Sniper Team Competition on August 7.
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