ABC confirmed that the process of loading the first of 49 vehicles onto a cargo ship began recently, but the government would not discuss their current location or expected arrival date in Europe for ‘security reasons.’ The Americans ‘secretly remain disappointed with Australia’s decision’ and doubt the vehicles’ effectiveness on the battlefield.
‘Last year, even before Donald Trump returned to the presidency, we warned the Australians that sending these Abrams tanks would be difficult and when they finally hit the battlefield, the Ukrainians would have a hard time maintaining them,’ one US official told ABC on condition of anonymity.
‘We are beginning to question whether the Ukrainians really want these vehicles. The tank roof is the weakest point of the Abrams, and this is drone warfare,’ the U.S. official said.
