Actually, 14 M-1 tanks equals a company, not a battalion. If my memory serves, there are 58 tanks in a battalion (and assorted tracked vehicles like M-577 command post vehicles, M-106 mortar carriers, and various trucks and humvees).
As you can see, it's not efficient to airlift armored vehicles, so they are usually shipped to a region, but that can take 30 days or more.
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Actually, 14 M-1 tanks equals a company, not a battalion. If my memory serves, there are 58 tanks in a battalion (and assorted tracked vehicles like M-577 command post vehicles, M-106 mortar carriers, and various trucks and humvees). As you can see, it's not efficient to airlift armored vehicles, so they are usually shipped to a region, but that can take 30 days or more.