M1 Abrams

Description: The Abrams tank has been designed to provide heavy armor superiority on the battlefield destroying enemy forces using mobility and firepower. It was deployed in the early 1980s replacing the aging M60 main battle tank in the US Army and in the USMC in the 1990s. It has been exported to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

More than 8,800 Abrams main battle tanks have been produced for the US Army, the USMC, Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. In addition to its heavy armor, the Abrams tank features Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protection and a powerful AGT 1500 gas engine which provides high mobility. The Abrams 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 M1 Abrams main battle tank was deployed in 1980. Its main armament was a 105mm gun, with a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun and a commander's 12.7mm and a 7.62 machine guns on the turret's roof. The 12.7mm gun provides protection against airborne threats such as low-altitude, low-speed aircraft and helicopters. In late 1990s the US Army had converted up to 948 M1 to the M1A2 configuration.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 105 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.4 m, Length 9.8 m, Width 3.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 60,000 kg (132,275 lb)

Performance: Cross Country Speed 13 mps (26 kt), Top Speed 20 mps (39 kt)

Power: Power 1,500 shp

United States of America

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