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Usually, user is the problem. M1 will blow up much like T-72 if used improperly. Meanwhile, when used properly, even old T-34s can be effective in war. https://pdf4pro.com/amp/fullscreen/why-arabs-lose-wars-3d2021.html This does not mean that some designs are not more lethal / more survivable...

Tanks have always been vulnerable in contested airspace. That was true since the First World War. But yeah, I overall do agree. That is just what happens when you give your equipment to the Arabs. You may not remember, but I actually argued against the people who were trying to use the US...

Keep your head in the sand, if you will, but at least try to comprehend what I have written. I did blame Leopard's ammunition storage for their losses in Turkey. M1 however shouldn't have such issues, as nearly all the ammunition is in the turret, and those six bins in the hull are usually kept...

Leopard has its own issues, as I have noted in the article which you have obviously not bothered to read before acting all butthurt: https://historyandwar.org/2023/01/08/why-russian-tanks-explode-when-hit/ However, it is also a fact that Leopard 2's ammunition is not directly underneath the...

It should be possible - you just need to swap the turret. If information is correct, the (abandoned) Croatian project of upgrading the M-84/T-72, called M-95 Degman, had a turret with bustle autoloader: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/m-95.htm...

It is less about numbers destroyed and more about modes of failure. It is something you could notice with older Soviet designs during the Homeland war. Serb tanks at Vukovar, for example:

I have noticed this when looking at the Homeland War, and again in war in Ukraine, but Russian Cold War design tanks have a tendency to explode when hit. And I figured it is not just autoloader, so I took a look: https://historyandwar.org/2023/01/08/why-russian-tanks-explode-when-hit/ Russian...