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By the time that rolls around I figure I’ll be near death lol
The Russians have seen so many of their tanks burn that now they just believe that all tanks will self immolate upon entering Ukraine. >

It's gotten to the stage where as an uneducated bystander I think tanks explode if you throw a damp cigarette at them. >

“During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Challenger 2 tanks suffered no tank losses to Iraqi fire. In one encounter within an urban area, a Challenger 2 came under attack from irregular forces with machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. The driver's sight was damaged and while attempting to back away under the commander's directions, the other sights were damaged and the tank threw its tracks entering a ditch. It was hit by 14 rocket propelled grenades from close range and a MILAN anti-tank missile. The crew survived, safe within the tank until it was recovered for repairs, the worst damage being to the sighting system. It was back in operation six hours later. According to British army, one Challenger 2 operating near Basra survived being hit by 70 RPGs in another incident.” 
Not all tanks mate. >

Man, talk about tanking a hit... >

Wait, something more modern than 60's Soviet equipment works pretty well? Since when...? >

To be fair its not like the M1 is a spring chicken. It first came into service in 1980. Its just actually been kept up-to-date unlike Russian improvements that mostly go into someone's pockets. >

We will never see another decade like the 80s where America absolutely jacked their military 10x over lol 
That’s why the M1 is amazing. >

When the next leap like computers comes out, we might.