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If you sent a lone modern tank like a Abrams, Leopard, or black panther back to WW2 with a continuous supply of spare parts, ammo, fuel etc. Would it make a difference? (lemmy.world)
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I know a lone modern fighter jet would make a huge difference but have always wondered about a tank

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[โ€“] 31 points 3 months ago (4 children)

You do realize that the continuous supply of ammo, fuel, and spare parts would have so much more of an effect than literally any other thing you could do, right?

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  • [โ€“] [S] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Just for the tank. Nothing else. Just wondering how it would perform and if it could change the outcome for any country

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    That would still be a huge advantage over any other machine of war in the history of warfare, even today.

    You could say "how much difference would a single modern tank with unlimited ammo, fuel, and spare parts make in Afghanistan in 2010" and the answer would be at least "very significant"

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 months ago

    The barrels in those tanks are rated for 1500 shots. That's all you'll get out of the tank. Sure, you can call the barrel a spare part and assume another one is at the ready, but at that point I'll start asking why the Allies can't just start assembling other Abrams from the infinite spare parts pile.

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