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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
The video I shared a couple of pages back suggested that training may have already been going on for a bit for F-16s that have barely even been publicly discussed as part of the aid to Ukraine. If that's the case, I would guess they've been doing training for other vehicles in advance of their approval too. Why wait for the approval when they need them in action as soon as they're received?
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With a weapons system like Abrams it isn't the operators' training (which is difficult), but the maintenance and supple chain.
Remember this is a thirsty tank that drinks jet fuel.
Getting tanks to Ukraine and in the hands of tankers is the small part, the logistics of upkeep is the big part.