All you ever needed to know about the M1, M1A1, M1A2 tanks! *UPDATE*

Staples

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I have always wondered about Abrams tanks. Some guy who used to be in Desert Storm told me that the Russians sold the Iraqis bazookas which could blow a hole in an Abrams tank. He told me that there was no way they could take out an Abrams tank without those. I didn't hear about these bazookas meaning that it probably isn't true. Figures, he probably watches Fox News.
 

StageLeft

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Originally posted by: Staples
I have always wondered about Abrams tanks. Some guy who used to be in Desert Storm told me that the Russians sold the Iraqis bazookas which could blow a hole in an Abrams tank. He told me that there was no way they could take out an Abrams tank without those. I didn't hear about these bazookas meaning that it probably isn't true. Figures, he probably watches Fox News.
Would have to be powerful!
The hull and turret of the M1 are protected by advanced armour similar to the Chobham armour developed by the UK Ministry of Defence. The survivability of the M1/M1A1 main battle tank has been battlefield proven. The tanks survived without damage after sustaining direct hits by T-72 tank rounds. Of 1,955 Abrams M1A1 tanks in battle, no crew members were killed by enemy fire, four tanks were disabled and four tanks were damaged but were repairable.
 

her209

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The M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Program), is the digital battlefield centerpiece for Army XXI. It is the heavy force vehicle that will lead Armor into the next century and transition the close combat mission to the Future Combat System (FCS). The M1A2 SEP is an improved version of the M1A2. It contains numerous improvements in command and control, lethality and reliability. The M1A2 System Enhanced Program is an upgrade to the computer core that is the essence of the M1A2 tank. The SEP upgrade includes improved processors, color and high resolution flat panel displays, increased memory capacity, user friendly Soldier Machine Interface (SMI) and an open operating system that will allow for future growth. Major improvements include the integration of the Second Generation Forward Looking Infared (2nd Gen FLIR) sight, the Under Armor Auxiliary Power Unit (UAAPU) and a Thermal Management System (TMS).
Hehe, that's our product. :D
 

VBboy

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Is this information reliable?

I am not going to build one in my basement if their specs are not correct.
 

Cyberian

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Originally posted by: VBboy
Is this information reliable?

I am not going to build one in my basement if their specs are not correct.
Building it is the easy part - getting it out of your basement is the tough part.
 

Grasshopper27

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During the Gulf War, M1A1 tanks could directly engage enemy tanks while in the enemy's line-of-sight with little risk from any eventual damage from incoming retaliatory fire. This means that M1A1 tanks could hit their targets, while Iraqi tanks couldn't hit, or, if they hit, couldn't damage M1A1 tanks. Also, due to DU armor, not a single US tank was penetrated from enemy fire. US tanks took many close direct hits from Iraqi Soviet-made T-72 and T-72M tanks, but enemy rounds were simply not able to penetrate the M1A1 tank's armor.

The armor protection of today's M1A1 Abrams models is much better than that of the original M1A1 HA tanks that saw combat during the Gulf War (1991).
 

VBboy

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Originally posted by: Cyberian
Originally posted by: VBboy
Is this information reliable?

I am not going to build one in my basement if their specs are not correct.
Building it is the easy part - getting it out of your basement is the tough part.

I own a small military base, I think we'll manage :D
 

Tab

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Can we get some technical and historical information on the T-Series tanks?
 

guyver01

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I heard reports coming out of this war that an Iraqi milita force attaced an american convoy... and fired RPGs at the tanks... but the RPGs just bounced off the hull of these armored beasts...

 

VBboy

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Originally posted by: guyver01
I heard reports coming out of this war that an Iraqi milita force attaced an american convoy... and fired RPGs at the tanks... but the RPGs just bounced off the hull of these armored beasts...

Yes, they bounced off and killed all the bad Iraqi people, and when Saddam came to see the bodies, he fell and broke his neck :)
 

Grasshopper27

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Originally posted by: guyver01
I heard reports coming out of this war that an Iraqi milita force attaced an american convoy... and fired RPGs at the tanks... but the RPGs just bounced off the hull of these armored beasts...
True indeed...

Nothing handheld is going to do much to an M1A1 Abrams, except perhaps piss off the crew. ;)

If a T-72 tank at close range cannot knock it out, a hand held RPG doesn't have a chance. :p

: ) Hopper
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: Skoorb
The fire control computer is supplied by Computing Devices Canada of Ontario.
:Q

basically the same system is in use on the challenger 2, from what i read.

gotta wonder which is better, the m1a1 or the challenger 2