US trains Polish Forces for tank warfare

In a bid to improve their ground warfare capabilities, Polish soldiers attended an M1 Abrams tank training at the Idaho Army National Guard 204th Regional Training Institute.

The development comes after the Polish army — which operates Soviet-designed T-72 and P-91 tanks — requested procurement of 250 M1A2 SEPv3 tanks from the United States in July.

The M1A2 SEPV3 is the latest upgraded version of the Abrams main battle tank. It provides greater lethality, accuracy, and fuel efficiency than its predecessors.

“They [Polish soldiers] came here to experience first-hand training with the M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams tank and to understand how we train and construct courses for Soldiers becoming tankers in the US military,” Idaho Army National Guard, Maj. Noah Siple said in a press release.