American tanks are undergoing deep maintenance in Poland. Thus, dirt can disable them for a long time, no worse than Russian missiles or miles. Ukrainian tankers say that engine filters may be the biggest problem for them in operating American vehicles.
Another problem faced by Ukrainian tank crews is “gluttony.” The Abrams M1 tank consumes too much fuel. However, the Pentagon has never concealed this. Laura Cooper, who is the deputy head of the US Department of Defense, called the vehicles handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces “gas guzzlers.”