{"id":512708,"date":"2022-11-20T01:49:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T22:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texas-gov-abbott-to-deploy-tank-like-vehicles-against-migrant-invasion\/"},"modified":"2022-11-20T01:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T22:49:22","slug":"texas-gov-abbott-to-deploy-tank-like-vehicles-against-migrant-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-gov-abbott-to-deploy-tank-like-vehicles-against-migrant-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"#Texas Gov. Abbott to deploy tank-like vehicles against migrant &#8216;invasion&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ee63ec8e62\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ee63ec8e62\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-gov-abbott-to-deploy-tank-like-vehicles-against-migrant-invasion\/#%E2%80%9CTexas_Gov_Abbott_to_deploy_tank-like_vehicles_against_migrant_%E2%80%98invasion%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Texas Gov. Abbott to deploy tank-like vehicles against migrant &#8216;invasion&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Texas Gov. Abbott to deploy tank-like vehicles against migrant &#8216;invasion'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The Texas National Guard is set to deploy 10 tank-like armored personnel carriers along the state\u2019s border with Mexico \u2014 days after Gov. Greg Abbott declared that record-breaking levels of illegal immigration amount to an \u201cinvasion by the Mexican drug cartels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The M113 armored personnel carrier vehicles, which ride on tank-style treads rather than wheels to negotiate rough terrain, will be sent to the border as part of the Republican governor\u2019s Operation Lone Star, according to documents <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/11\/18\/texas-border-military-armored-vehicles-operation-lone-star\/\">obtained by the Texas Tribune<\/a> and the Army Times.<\/p>\n<p>The bulletproof, explosion-resistant troop carriers  \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.military-today.com\/apc\/m113a3.htm\">which reportedly cost $300,000 when new<\/a> \u2014 can be outfitted with weaponry including heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and anti-tank missiles, the report noted. The US and its European allies have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/defence-blog.com\/ukraine-show-off-vietnam-war-era-armored-vehicles-during-counteroffensive-in-the-south\/\">sent several hundred M113s<\/a> to Ukraine in recent months for use in its fight against Russia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/texas-tanks-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Four M113 Armored Troop Carriers transported competitors to the start of the ruck march at the 2021 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo Military Reservation, Arizona, July 22, 2021. The competition spans three physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the Army Guard\u2019s Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.\" class=\"wp-image-24722950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/texas-tanks-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/texas-tanks-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/texas-tanks-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The carriers can be outfitted with weapons including heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and anti-tank missiles.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Smith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The carriers, along with stepped-up \u201caircraft flights and security efforts\u201d along the border, \u201care part of a larger strategy to use every available tool to fight back against the record-breaking level of illegal immigration,\u201d the Texas Military Department said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Abbott slammed President Biden in a letter that blamed his \u201copen-border policies\u201d for the ongoing \u201cinvasion\u201d of migrants at the southern border \u2014 and warned that Texas will \u201cinvoke our constitutional authority to defend ourselves.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Abbott to deploy tank-like vehicles against migrant &#8216;invasion&#8217;&#8221; The Texas National Guard is set to deploy 10 tank-like armored personnel carriers along the state\u2019s border with Mexico \u2014 days after Gov. 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