M1 Abrams WikipediaM1 Tank redirects here. For the early 2. 0th Century light tank, see M1 Combat Car. M1 Abrams. M1. A2 Abrams with prototype TUSK equipment and Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station CROWS,1 with a. Type. Main battle tank. Place of origin. United States. Service history. In service. Used by. See Operators below. Wars. Persian Gulf War. War in Afghanistan. Iraq War. Iraqi Civil War. Saudi Arabianled intervention in Yemen. Production history. Designer. Chrysler Defense now General Dynamics Land SystemsDesigned. Manufacturer. Lima Army Tank Plant since 1. Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant 1. Image-Abrams-M1A2-SEPV3-.jpg' alt='M1a2 Abrams Driver Compartment' title='M1a2 Abrams Driver Compartment' />Unit cost. US6. 2. M1. A2 FY9. Estimated in 2. US8. Produced. No.  builtapprox. Variants. See variants. Specifications. Weight. M1 6. 0 short tons 5. Huge 116 M1A1 M1A2 Abrams Tank M1 Abrams MBT. M1A1 M1A2 Abrams with Full Interior Full personel and firing compartment. M1 ABRAMS MAIN BATTLE TANK. From 1980 M1, M1A1 and M1A2 Models Owners Workshop Manual. Americas revolutionary main battle tank introduced by the US Army and. M1. A1 6. 3 short tons 5. M1. A2 7. 2 short tons 6. Length. Gun forward 3. Hull length 2. 6. Width. 12 ft 3. 6. Height. 8 ft 2. 4. Crew. 4 commandermachine gunner, gunner, loader, driverArmor. M1, M1. A1 Burlingtoncomposite armor7M1. A1. HA, M1. A2 depleted uranium mesh reinforced composite armor8M1 Hull turret 3. Aside from its warfighting contributions, the Merkava is credited by the Manufacturers Association here with attracting some 250 million to 350 million in annual. The M1A12 Abrams main battle tank is manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems GDLS. The first M1 tank was produced in 1978, the M1A1 in 1985 and the M1A2 in 1986. APFSDS,6. 50 mm 7. HEAT91. 0M1. A1 Hull turret 6. APFSDS,7. 00 mm vs HEAT1. M1. A1. HA Hull 6. APFSDS,7. 00 mm vs HEAT,Turret 6. APFSDS,1,3. 00  mm vs HEAT89nb 1Mainarmament. M1 1. 05 mm L5. M6. M1. A1 1. 20 mm L4. M2. 56. A1smoothbore gun 4. M1. A2 1. 20 mm L4. M2. 56. A1smoothbore gun 4. Secondaryarmament. M2. HBheavy machine gun with 9. M2. 40machine guns with 1. Engine. Honeywell AGT1. C multi fuel turbine engine. WPowerweight. From 2. Wt to 2. 3. 8 hpt 1. WtTransmission. Allison DDA X 1. BSuspension. High hardness steel torsion bars with rotary shock absorbers. Ground clearance. M1, M1. A1 0. 4. M1. A2 0. 4. 3 m 1 ft 5 inFuel capacity. US gallons 1,9. 00 l 4. Operationalrange. M1. A2 4. 26 km 2. Speed. M1. A1 Road 4. Off road 3. 0 mph 4. M1. A2 Road 4. 2 mph 6. Off road 2. 5 mph 4. The M1 Abrams is an American third generationmain battle tank. Abrams_Pics/Abrams-cutout.png' alt='M1a2 Abrams Driver Compartment' title='M1a2 Abrams Driver Compartment' />Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get. Loading with live ammunition during the military service. Is dropdead tired and Looks geeky with the stupid glassesP Swedish Leopard 2. A soldier scrambles into the drivers compartment of an M1A1 Abrams tank during the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning. It is named after General. Creighton Abrams. Highly mobile, designed for modern armored ground warfare,1. M1 is well armed and heavily armored. Notable features include the use of a powerful multifuelturbine engine, the adoption of sophisticated composite armor, and separate ammunition storage in a blow out compartment for crew safety. Weighing nearly 6. The M1 Abrams entered U. S. service in 1. 98. M6. 0 tank. 1. 5 The M1 is the main battle tank of the United States Army and Marine Corps, and the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Iraq. Three main versions of the M1 Abrams have been deployed, the M1, M1. A1, and M1. A2, incorporating improved armament, protection, and electronics. These improvements and other upgrades to in service tanks have allowed this long serving vehicle to remain in front line service. In addition, development of the improved M1. A3 version was first publicly disclosed in 2. Extensive improvements have been implemeted to the latest M1. A2. SEPV3 version. HistoryeditThe M1 Abrams was developed during the Cold War as a successor to the canceled MBT 7. The M1 Abrams contract went to Chrysler Defense and was the first vehicle to adopt Chobham armor. Adaptations before the Persian Gulf War Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm gave the vehicle better firepower and NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical protection. Being vastly superior to Iraqi tanks, very few M1 tanks were hit by enemy fire. Upgrades after the war improved the tanks weapons sights and fire control unit. The Abrams participated in the 2. Iraq, exposing vulnerabilities in urban combat that were addressed with the TUSK modification. Serial Kryminalni Youtube. The Marine Corps sent a company of M1. A1 Abrams tanks to Afghanistan in 2. DevelopmenteditThe first attempt to replace the aging M6. MBT 7. 0, developed in partnership with West Germany in the 1. The MBT 7. 0 had advanced features such as a height adjustableair suspension and a very low profile chassis with the driver located in the turret. The MBT 7. 0 ultimately proved to be too heavy, complex, and expensive. As a result of the imminent failure of this project, the U. S. Army introduced the XM8. MBT 7. 0 but removing some of the more troublesome features. This succeeded only in producing an expensive system with capabilities similar to the M6. An XM1 Abrams, during a demonstration at Fort Knox, Kentucky in 1. Congress canceled the MBT 7. November and XM8. December 1. 97. 1, and redistributed the funds to the new XM8. XM1 Abrams after General Creighton Abrams. Prototypes were delivered in 1. Chrysler Defense and General Motors armed with the license built version of the 1. Royal Ordnance L7 gun along with a Leopard 2 for comparison. The turbine powered Chrysler Defense design was selected for development as the M1 Chrysler had significant experience designing turbine powered land vehicles going back to the 1. In February 1. 98. General Dynamics Land Systems Division GDLS purchased Chrysler Defense, after Chrysler built over 1,0. M1s. 1. 9A total of 3,2. M1 Abrams tanks were produced during 1. U. S. Army service in 1. Production at the government owned, GDLS operated Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio, was joined by vehicles built at the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in Warren, Michigan from 1. The M1 was armed with the license built version of the 1. Royal Ordnance L7 gun. An improved model called the M1. IP was produced briefly in 1. The M1. IP models were used in the Canadian Army Trophy NATO tank gunnery competition in 1. M1 Abrams tank of the 1. Armored Cavalry Regiment at Grafenwhr Training Area in Germany, 1. About 5,0. 00 M1. A1 Abrams tanks were produced from 1. M2. 56 1. 20 mm 4. Rheinmetall AG of Germany for the Leopard 2, improved armor, and a CBRN protection system. Production of M1 and M1. A1 tanks totaled some 9,0. By 1. 99. 9, costs for the tank were upwards of US5 million a vehicle. In 1. Project on Government Oversight in a report criticized the M1s high costs and low fuel efficiency in comparison with other tanks of similar power and effectiveness such as the Leopard 2. The report was based on data from U. S. Army sources and the Congressional record. As the Abrams entered service in the 1. M6. 0A3 within the United States military, and with other NATO tanks in numerous Cold War exercises. These exercises usually took place in Western Europe, especially West Germany, but also in some other countries, including South Korea. The exercises were aimed at countering Soviet forces. However, by January 1. Berlin Wall had fallen and the Abrams was instead deployed in the Middle East. Gulf Waredit. Abrams tanks move out on a mission during Desert Storm in 1. A Bradley IFV and logistics convoy can be seen in the background. The Abrams remained untested in combat until the Persian Gulf War in 1. Operation Desert Storm. A total of 1,8. 48 M1. A1s were deployed to Saudi Arabia to participate in the liberation of Kuwait. The M1. A1 was superior to Iraqs Soviet era T 5. T 6. 2 tanks, as well as T 7. Soviet Union and Poland. Polish officials state no license produced T 7. Lion of Babylon tanks were finished prior to the Iraqi Taji tank plant being destroyed in 1. The T 7. 2s, like most Soviet export designs, lacked night vision systems and then modern rangefinders, though they did have some night fighting tanks with older active infrared systems or floodlights. A total of 2. 3 M1. A1s were damaged or destroyed during the war.