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Further Reading:
All 31 Abrams Tanks in Ukraine, US Military Confirms to VOA. VOA. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://www.voanews.com/a/all-31-abrams-tanks-in-ukraine-us-military-confirms-to-voa/7313918.html

M1A2 Abrams. Army Guide. Accessed 31/01/2025. https://www.army-guide.com/eng/product429.html
M1A2 Abrams. Army Recognition. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://armyrecognition.com/military-products/army/main-battle-tanks/main-battle-tanks/m1a2-abrams-main-battle-tank
M1 Abrams Tank. First Division Museum. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://armyrecognition.com/military-products/army/main-battle-tanks/main-battle-tanks/m1a2-abrams-main-battle-tank
Soldiers in Ukraine say US-supplied tanks have made them targets for Russian strikes. CNN. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/29/europe/ukraine-war-us-tanks-intl/index.html
The M1A2 Abrams Tank is still a formidable force: Weapon of the week. SAN. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://san.com/cc/the-m1a2-abrams-tank-is-still-a-formidable-force-weapon-of-the-week/#:~:text=The%20M1A2%20Abrams%20has%20been,spear%20for%20the%20American%20soldier
The U.S. Military Has an Astounding 4,650 M1 Abrams Tanks. The National Interest. Accessed 30/01/2025.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-military-has-astounding-4650-m1-abrams-tanks-212509/
Trump’s invasion of Greenland would be ‘the shortest war in the world’. Politico. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-invasion-greenland-shortest-war-world/
Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats. AP News. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-abrams-tanks-19d71475d427875653a2130063a8fb7a
US tanks head for Afghanistan. The Guardian. Accessed 31/01/2025.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/19/us-tanks-afghanistan-i-abrams
Zalonga, Steven. 2019. M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank 1993~2018. Osprey Publishing.
https://archive.org/details/m-1-a-2-abrams-main-battle-tank-1993-2018-steven-j.-zaloga/mode/2up
Zaloga, Steven. 2022. M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural: Operation Desert Storm 1991.Osprey Publishing.
https://archive.org/details/od-18-m-1-abrams-vs-t-72-ural/mode/2up?view=theater
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