Read more Sweden, Finland plan to join NATO risks falling apart amid Turkey spatĭavid Silbey, associate professor of history at Cornell University and director of teaching and learning at Cornell in Washington, also brought up how much fuel is used by Abrams tanks. But there is no idle, as the vehicle's turbine runs continuously after ignition." However, Reno added that the Abrams is known as a "fuel hog." He said being a fuel burner is "the tradeoff for faster acceleration and faster 'cruising' speed. Therefore, accessing the fuel may not be "insurmountable." William Reno, a professor and chair of the political science department at Northwestern University, told Newsweek that the Abrams can run on JP-8, a type of kerosene that's commonly used by the U.S.
There were long lines and stations without gas when I was there in July, and the Russian attacks on the infrastructure have been nonstop," he said. "Fuel in general in Ukraine is an issue, even if it's just diesel. Spencer added that even if Ukraine has other tanks that can run on diesel, Zelensky's military might still experience problems.
Photos by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images The United States announced it will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, but Zelensky’s forces may find it difficult to keep the machines fueled. The smaller image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference on January 11 in Lviv, Ukraine. Marines drive an M1 Abrams tank during a NATO-led military exercise on November 1, 2018, near the town of Oppdal, Norway.
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