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@PugJesus Dear "History Major", that right there is not a US-made new tank but a german Rheinmetall Panther KF51. ๐ฉ๐ช
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther/_KF51
I do agree that the most modern german tanks could sweep the floor with the Armata (and then have sex with its mother to assert dominance). Wouldn't even need a Panther for that though, a Leopard 2A7 already overpowers it.
That may be, I'm not good at identifying tanks visually. I assumed it was an AbramsX.
I know they were briefly used in 2023 and then pulled, but were any even killed?
It's very spotty finding combat information about them, and I can't find information if they ever actually made it into combat or if they tried to deploy and just couldn't even do that.
The T-14 is a non-factor given the unsubstantial numbers. The real practical tank in the field is the T-90M, which is pretty dated.
From what I read of the Panther, much of its design changes are seemingly focused on dealing with a drone heavy battlefield. Even if the T-14 is cited in press releases as a reason for the design, I doubt any engineers actually took it seriously.