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Tank classification is a taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of tanks.The classification by role was used primarily during the developmental stage of the national armoured forces, and referred to the doctrinal and force structure utility of the tanks based on design emphasis.
Before the M1 Abrams program, the U.S. Army had designed tanks to conform to doctrine. This approach changed with the XM1, where the Army wrote its doctrine after developing the tank. [211] The U.S. Army's Abrams tank doctrine was influenced by German, British, American, and Soviet ideas.
The following is a list of active United States military land vehicles grouped by ... M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank. M1 Abrams – 5,000 active use. Approx. 3,600 ...
SEPv4 was cancelled in 2023 in favor of a new M1E3 which will include many of the SEPv4's features while reducing the tank's weight. [20] Karrar: 2017 Iran >150 51 tons Iranian MBT claimed to be on a par with the Russian T-90M and American M1A2. Both Iran and Russia, however, deny any Russian involvement in the project outside of the hull's ...
A British military document from 2001 indicated that the British Army would not procure a replacement for the Challenger 2 because of a lack of conventional warfare threats in the foreseeable future. The obsolescence of the tank has been asserted, but the history of the late 20th and early 21st century suggested that MBTs were still necessary. [36]
The Army reclassified their armor (tanks) in 1950 from heavy, medium, and light tanks to 120mm, 90mm and 76mm gun tanks, etc. Consequently, when the M551 Sheridan entered combat in Vietnam in January 1969, it was assigned to strictly cavalry units, and was classified as an Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle M551 and not a light ...
The Pakistan Army Patton tanks could not stop an assault by Indian T-55 Soviet-supplied tanks of the 2nd Armored Brigade. [74] At least 9 of the Pattons were destroyed by T-55 tanks during the battle of Nainakot. [75]: 342 It total, more than 80 Pakistani Pattons were knocked out during the war, mainly by Centurion and T-55 fire. [74]
T30 Heavy Tank in U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection, Fort Moore, in 2022. ... The weight of the shell was 43 kg (95 lb) and the charge 18 kg (40 lb), a total of 61 ...