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M1 Abrams

M1 Abrams

Main Battle Tanks
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Basic Information
Name
M1 Abrams
Designation
M1 Abrams
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Main Battle Tanks
Manufacturer
General Dynamics
Date of Introduction
Description

The United States of America M1 Abrams tank was designed to provide heavy armor superiority on the battlefield destroying enemy forces using mobility and firepower. Initially the US Army and the German agreed to develop a new heavy tank in the 1970s but the joint program split into the German Leopard 2 and the US M1 Abrams. It was deployed in the early 1980s replacing the aging M60 Patton main battle tank (MBT) within the US Army and within the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in the 1990s. It has been exported to the Armies of Egypt (M1A1), Saudi Arabia (M1A1 and M1A2), Kuwait (M1A2), Australia (M1A1) and recently Iraq (M1A1). Roughly 10,000 M1 Abrams main battle tanks were produced for the US Army, the USMC, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. In addition to its heavy armor, the M1 Abrams tank features Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protection and a 1,500-hp AGT-1500 gas engine which allows high mobility on road and off road. The M1 Abrams 105mm or 120mm stabilized cannon can open fire moving or stationary, at night, in adverse weather against moving and stationary targets with a high probability of kill using depleted uranium penetration ammunition and its advanced ballistic computers, as well as its sensor package housed on the turret. The frontal part of the turret is protected using depleted uranium plates which are more resistant than steel. Export Abrams are not provided with the depleted uranium armor.

Ground Specifications
Crew 4
Mobility Type Tracked
Main Weapon 105mm or 120mm stabilized cannon
Max Speed 72.0 km/h
Overview (Deagel)
Group Main Battle Tanks
Status Retired - No Longer Operational
Origin United States of America
Contractor General Dynamics
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1980
Total Production 4,000
Unitary Cost USD $3.0 million
Specifications (Deagel)
Ammunition Load 55
Crew 4
Rolling Rubber Wheels 7
Dimensions — Height 2.4 meter
Dimensions — Length 9.8 meter
Dimensions — Main Gun Caliber 105 millimeter
Dimensions — Width 3.7 meter
Mass — Combat Weight 62,800 kilogram
Performance — Front Armor Protection APFSDS Round 600 millimeter
Performance — Front Armor Protection HEAT Projectile 700 millimeter
Power — Power 1,500 shp
Speed — Cross Country Speed 48 kph
Speed — Top Speed 72 kph
Gear (Deagel)
Item 1 Riffles & Machine Guns: M2 Browning (1)
Item 2 Riffles & Machine Guns: M240 (1)
Item 3 Vehicle Engines: AGT1500 (1)
Variants
Variant 1 M1 Abrams
Variant 2 M1A1 Abrams
Variant 3 M1A2 Abrams
Variant 4 M1A2 Abrams SEP
Variant 5 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3
Variant 6 M1A2D Abrams
Variant 7 M1E3 Abrams
Details
Country of Origin United States
Category Tanks
Land > Tanks
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
9.8 m
Width
3.7 m
Height
2.4 m
Weight
62800 kg
Operators (6)
United States
Australia
Egypt
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
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