(January 28, 2023 at 7:55 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:While it's true the Iraqi tanks were weaker than their Russian counterparts I still think Abrams has the edge. But yes that is a difference we should keep in mind.(January 28, 2023 at 3:04 pm)Helios Wrote: Anyone who bashes the Abrams. I have three words for you. Operation Dessert Storm. It absolutely dominated every Russian tank it was put up against and the tanks the Russians are using now are the same older models it was designed to destroy.
Be aware that the Iraqi tanks in that war were export T-72s with weaker steel.
A-10s work at such a low level that Russian SAMs have, by necessity, a much shorter range. It's about radar sight-to-horizon; the lower the plane, the closer the radar must be. They're also incredibly maneuverable and equipped with chaff and flares. My dad worked on mating the AGM-65 with the A-10 at Ft Hunter-Liggett, and told me how they'd loiter behind hills, pop up, shoot a missile, and duck back down. May not apply to black-earth Ukraine, but could still be useful, and any Russian radar that could pick it up would be in danger itself.
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