M1 Abrams
Role: MAIN BATTLE TANK | Period: COLD WAR | Nation: USA
Category: Heavy tank
Crew: 4 (commander/machine gunner, gunner, loader, driver)
Engine: Turboshaft gas turbine
Designer: General Dynamics Land Systems (Chrysler Defense)
Manufacturer: Lima Army Tank Plant, Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant
Number built: Approx. 10,288
In service: 1980 – present
Main variants
- Chrysler XM1 – Prototype
- M1 – First production version
- M1A1 – Production version
- M1A2 – Production version
Operational service
- Gulf War (1991)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Iraq War (2003-2011)
- Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) – Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen (March 2015 – present)
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M1 Abrams - Books
M1 Abrams - Model Kits
Source: This article uses material from the Wikipedia article “M1 Abrams”, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. [Title Image] – Cpl Tyler L. Main, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped. [Image 1] – Chad Menegay, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. [Image 2] – Staff Sgt. Matthew Keeler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. [Image 3] – U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped. [Image 4] – English: Sgt. Richard Blumenstein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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