Last year, as part of a separate agreement, the US military transported 28 Abrams M1A2 SEPv2 tanks to Poland along with instructors to train Polish crews. Perhaps the two most common and most effective armored vehicles to serve in the American military during the war were the M-48 Patton tank and the M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier. M1131 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle (ESV) M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV) M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle (ATGMV) M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBC RV) M113 armored personnel carrier 6,000 2 3 M58 Wolf. Tanks were used in both urban and rural operations, and provided heavy support to many troops. They will be delivered ahead of the latest version of the Abrams, the M1A2 SEPv3, 250 of which Poland purchased earlier from the US as part of a USD 4.75-billion deal and which are scheduled for delivery in late 2024. APCs provided soldiers with protection, mobility, and increased firepower. The agreement included the delivery of 12 technical support vehicles, eight mobile bridges, six command vehicles and 26 maintenance vehicles based on the Humvee, as well as training and logistical support.ĭelivery of the tanks, previously used by the US Marine Corps, and other vehicles is foreseen in 20.
"Preparations are ongoing to transfer the first of 116 Abrams tanks ordered for the Polish Army," Mariusz Blaszczak wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.Ī deal for the M1A1 Abrams tanks was signed in early January in a contract valued at USD 1.4 billion, of which the US is to cover around USD 200 million in military aid.
The tanks' arrival forms part of a significant expansion of the Polish armed forces.
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