US Tanks in Storage - Several Hundred Less Tanks in the Past Year

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As several people have already written:

Poland:
- production of 250 new M1A2SEPv3 + 43 specialized vehicles on A1 chassis
- upgrade of 116 M1A1SA or M1A1FEP (ex US Marins) (for donation of UA 240 T-72M tanks) + 26 specialized vehicles on A1 chassis
- The rental of 28 M1A2SEPv32 tanks for training purposes

Australia (contract 2021/2022):
- Purchase of 160 used M1A1s and upgrade in australia to 75 M1A2SEPv3 tanks and 46 specialized vehicles on A1 chassis (by Australian industry)

Romania:
- bought 54 tanks, but there are no details of what version and whether new or from stock.

[KC_GS]

Could the decrease in tank stocks be due to prepositioning more units in Europe, implying the tanks are on the way to bases there?

[jakubw.]

Great part of "missing" 300 tanks is that at least 116 of them are going to Poland on top of 250 more "new" tanks. That may be the case. It quite cover the missing tanks. I can be ofcourse totally wrong, but as you said, US takes stored tanks and refurbishes and upgrades them, resets their milleage and sell to costumers. Poland has signed a contract of total of 366 M1s. 116 M1A1FEP (if i recall correctly) and 250 M1A2 SEPv3

[Ianmundo]

Russia has a LOT of tank hulls, the US has a lot of complete tanks. The US has a geographic advantage, when it stores tanks, it meticulously seals them and stores them in the desert. In Russia, they are left out in wet, cold conditions. Then factor in the grift of the Russian Army, all the parts that have been thieved. They went to T-62s very early in the war when on paper, they had thousands of T-72s in storage

[krisvires]

Correction: The US is still actively building new Abrams tanks, the Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio- is currently running minimum production of 11 new Abrams tanks per month. This is on top of the upgrade and maintenance programs that already happen there.

[hellbreaksloose]

The US is also sending “old” Abrams to Poland but they are going to be replaced by new built ones

[johnriddington]

No, thank you! Never feel like you need to apologise for not providing content when you've had things going on. Your stuff is always worth the wait.

[Nestor_Makhno]

For what it's worth, your videos are exactly what the wider media ecosystem needs - proper investigative journalism. I hope you go from strength to strength mate

[damianlynch]

160 of the tanks hull’s were purchased by Australia, for 120 SEV.3 conversion, 40 for future if required. They supposedly to be delivered in 2024.

[robertcurry]

The US owns thousands of M1 tanks in excess of requirements.
And the US tank plant continues to produce new M1 tanks.
The Lima OH tank plant must be kept open and staffed because it would take years to put the pieces and staff back together.
So we build new M1 and variants for customer requirements.

[fawer]

Every video upload by Covert Cabal is like Christmas for me ❤

[bc-guy]

You provide great videos that are appreciated by the masses. I'm glad you're back and hope you're rested and in good spirits!
This is another fabulous update!

[alexmason]

I just wanted to say thank you. I love your videos and really admire how well made and narrated they are. Don't worry about the delays, life has a habit of getting in the way. We are just grateful for them when they come.

[avisitorhere]

Another way to look at this is to ask how many tanks does the US need? Since Ukraine has the ability to strike a significant blow to the only country the US would engage in a tank battle requiring thousands of tanks, I would say that they can afford to supply far more than the promised 34 tanks they have earmarked for a fall delivery. Considering the thousands that are in storage and waiting to be converted, I would say that we can afford to get tanks to Ukraine immediately, so long as Ukraine has been trained with the vehicles and have the ability to supply and maintain them.

[brainown]

I work at a X US Port that moves Army Tanks out of the country I can confirm there's about 400 tanks both m1s and Bradley's sitting there as we speak all functional heading overseas.
We have been moving these for months now I've seen nearly 800 in the last 6 months.

[davidtennien]

The US has over 2000 M1 tanks in storage. They are all upgradeable to the latest M1A2 Sep 3 variant. Also, keep in mind the Russian tanks that are left over in storage are mostly inoperable. We actually store our armor properly. Most of the Russian tanks are also older T55, T62 and early T72's. The reason why the numbers are changing is because a lot of the armor is being upgraded to M1A2 Sep 3 variant.

[TheTitaniumSkull]

Those sites during my time at the Fulda gap they were called POMCUS. Lost track of what was going on with those sites after the Cold War ended and the US drew down to a fraction of it size in Germany.
Every REFORGER the deployed units would collect weapons and equipment from POMCUS to use for the annual nato training.

[ponz-]

Great video! I have to say though America has modern tanks. You don’t see M60s or M48s as you see T62s T64s. The marines have go rid of their tanks so I’m guessing they went to storage? I know they were m1a1’s but like you said could be upgraded. Hope you are ok with your personal stuff. We love the videos but take all the time you need man!

[avoqado]

Oh Cabal dude thank you for the content, glad you are smart & taking time away from producing videos for us & focusing on important shit. You have your own style & have an objective & open view of the world. Your videos are worth it.

[mylesanderson]

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