![]() THE ARM-TWISTING TURNABOUTĮchoing Scholz, a senior U.S. Ukrainian forces will have to learn how to operate its more complex systems, and how to keep it running and fueled. The Abrams also will require months of training. It may or may not be the right system,” The under secretary of defense for policy, Colin Kahl, told reporters last week at the Pentagon. It is not the easiest system to maintain. “The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. When those vent filters get clogged - whether by sand, as soldiers reported to GAO in 1992, or by debris they might encounter in Ukraine - they can’t perform. In addition, like any jet engine, the Abrams’ turbine needs air to breathe, which it sucks in through filtered rear vents. While an Abrams can storm through the snow and mud, fuel trucks can’t. ![]() ![]() worried that the fuel demands would create a logistical nightmare for Ukrainian forces. It will burn through fuel at a rate of at least two gallons per mile (4.7 liters per kilometer), whether the tank is moving or idling, Butler said, which means a constant supply convoy of fuel trucks must stay within reach so it can keep moving forward.
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