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 @0c6b69d2 @745ecb23 Unfortunately tank vs. tank battles aren't the biggest cause of tank casualties there. It's mines, artillery, drones and ATGMs. Fortunately the Abrams is designed to maximize crew survivability, which is great, but I'm afraid it will succumb just as easily as any tank to the mine-caused immobilization followed by artillery and/or kamikaze drone followup attack that was used against the Leopards. Hope I'm wrong (except about the crew survivability part)! 
 @c06918a3 @745ecb23 , ya, which is why I stressed the value of infantry.