*"What [the Taliban] really gained in combat power is the armored vehicles and the light armored vehicles and even some tanks and artillery pieces," Roggio said.
British Equipment losses at Dunkirk and the situation post Dunkirk The British destroyed the equipment they left behind. Even in humiliating defeat, our allies left as heroes.
They did [destroy their equipment], though it was on short notice.
Before leaving, most battalions ditched and destroyed their vehicles and equipment on order. Soldiers from the Royal Engineers were told to blow their trucks up using hand grenades. Those were stunning and demoralising sights for many soldiers. They couldn’t believe millions of pounds’ worth could be thrown away just like that.
However, there was much remnant. This is owning to the pressing time. The evacuation started as early as the 17th of May, yet, up until the 27th of May, many soldiers still had no idea what the plan of an evacuation meant. They were still expecting to stay and fight off the Germans.
Pictured: How the British left their equipment when they left France in 1940 from Dunkirk: The Evacuation of Dunkirk - May 1940 (historic-uk.com)
Even CNN! Taliban celebrate their new US arsenal: Rifles, Humvees, ammo - CNNPolitics "US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to the Afghan military as images of Taliban fighters brandishing American-made rifles and riding in abandoned Humvees are raising concerns about what else was left behind.
"The Taliban's newfound American arsenal is likely not limited to small arms, as the group captured sizable stockpiles of weapons and vehicles held at strongholds once controlled by US-backed forces, including modern mine-resistant vehicles (MRAPs) and Humvees.
"Initial estimates suggest the Taliban may now also possess several Black Hawk helicopters and other US-funded military aircraft, according to a congressional source familiar with early assessments provided by defense officials.
"That potentially includes roughly 20 A-29 Tucano attack planes, the source said, noting there are some indications that only a small number of aircraft were relocated from a base in Kandahar before it was overrun by the Taliban." . . .
Taliban mocks America in a propaganda video that shows its fighters dressed up in US Army uniforms and gear
"While the group will unlikely be able to operate the aircraft, the seizures will serve as a propaganda tool.*
"When an armed group gets their hands on American-made weaponry, it's sort of a status symbol. It's a psychological win," Elias Yousif, deputy director of the Center for International Policy's Security Assistance Monitor, told The Hill.
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They do have plenty of business partners out there who will gladly see the technical material can be well used. TD
