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During the war the US army rolled over older Iraqi T-72Ms (An export model of the [[T-72]] which at the time lacked many features such as composite and reactive armor, adequate penetrator's and no modern optical range finders as opposed to their main line Soviet counterparts)  with huge success.  The Abrams has never faced the main battle Tank of the Russian Armed Forces.

During the war the US army rolled over older Iraqi T-72Ms (An export model of the [[T-72]] which at the time lacked many features such as composite and reactive armor, adequate penetrator's and no modern optical range finders as opposed to their main line Soviet counterparts)  with huge success.  The Abrams has never faced the main battle Tank of the Russian Armed Forces.

Their success against Iraqi armor in the first gulf war caused many nations to reconsider their armored forces, realizing that their force of Soviet era vehicles was inferior. However, post-war analysis determined that the Iraqi armored forces were using less capable penetrator rounds, insufficient propellant for tank rounds, inferior armor materials, a lack of modern optical and range finding equipment, and utilizing hold-over tactics from their eight-year war with Iran that were woefully inappropriate for maneuver warfare.

In the fall of 2023 the [[Biden regime]] sent 31 Abrams M1A1s to [[Ukraine]]. None saw combat until late in the [[Second Battle of Avdiivka]]. The first Abrams was reported as destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces in February 2024.<ref>https://twitter.com/squatsons/status/1760761782992580750</ref> The burnt out carcass of the Abrams from the 47th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] was towed for display at an exhibition in a [[Moscow]] museum.

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