M1 Abrams

M1 Abrams A.K.A "The Beast"

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📌 The m 1 Abrams was created and design by Chrysler defense now called the general Dynamics land system. The m1 Abrams Is a third generation American main battle tank and one of the most heaviest tank in battle weighing in at whooping 62 metric tons.
    🔎 It was developed from the a fallen project of the MBT-70 in which was scrapped off to create the M1 Abrams and it was created in 1972 and entered service from 1980 - present Time and a total number of approximately 10,788 tanks have been produced and out of the 10,788 tanks only 9 tanks have been destroyed 7 by friendly fire and 2 were destroyed purposely when damaged so that the enemy will not use the advanced technology inside the tank.
  📍It was used in various wars in the middle East 🌍 mostly in the gulf war and the war on Afghanistan.
   📍It has five variants named the
. M1: weighing in at 60 short tons.
. M1 A1: weighing in at 63 short metric tons.
. M1 A1 SA: weighing in at 67.6 short metric tons.
. M1 A2 SEPv2: weighing in at 71.2 short metric tons.
. M1 A2C: weighing in at 73.6 short metric tons.
  And all of them cost an upgrade cost of $8.58 million dollars and each unit cost $8.92 million dollars as of 2016.
    📌 It has a fuel capacity of 504.4 gallons and move at maximum speed of 72 km/hr 
     The armor is made up of depleted uranium mesh with ceramics which chemical compound is unknown
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Weight & Dimensions

Weight: 69.54 tons
Length: (Gun Forward)387 in/9.83 m turret
Width:144 in/3,66 m
Height: 93.5 in/2,37 m
Ground Clearance: 19 in/0.48 m
Ground Pressure: 15.4 psi/106 kPa
Crew:4 Man

Power

Gas Turbine Engine1,500 hp/1,118 kW

Power to Weight Ratio

21.6 hp/ton/16 kW/ton

Hydro-Kinetic Transmission4-Speed Forward/2-Speed Reverse

Weapon

Main Armament	120-mm XM256 Smooth Bore Cannon
Coaxial Weapon	7.62-mm M240 Machine gun
Loader’s Weapon	7.62-mm M240 Machine gun on Skate Mount
Commander’s Weapon	12.7-mm/.50 Cal M2
Ammunition Storage	42 Rounds 120-mm
	11,400 Rounds 7.62-mm
	900 Rounds 12.7-mm (50 caliber)
	32 Screening Grenades
	210 Rounds 5.56-mm

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd «Stallion» Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st «Ironhorse» Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare an M1A2 Abrams tank for a firing iteration during the Stallion’s fall gunnery

 

Significant Benefits

• Improved Survivability
• Improved Armor
• Compartmented Fuel & Ammunition
• Increased Lethality
• High Agility
• Low Silhouette
• Automatic Fire Detection/Suppression
• Digital Ballistic Computer
• Laser Rangefinder
• Thermal Imaging Night Sight
• Optical Day Sight
• Digital Electronic Control Unit (DECU)
• Battlefield Override (BFOR)
• Primary and Auxiliary Sights
• Day/Night Fire on the Move Capability
• Increased External Stowage
• Advanced Suspension
• Torsion Bars/Rotary Shock Absorbers
• Gas Turbine Engine – Multi-Fuel/High Power-to-Weight Ratio
• Automatic Shift/Steering Transmission
• Onboard Malfunction Detection System
• Ease of Maintenance
• Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) System
• Fording Depth to Turret Roof with Kit
• Pulse Jet System (PJS)
• External Auxiliary Power Unit (EAPU)

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