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The XM1202 Mounted Combat System (MCS) was planned as a successor to the M1 Abrams main battle tank. [16] The MCS was to provide both direct and beyond-line-of-sight ('indirect') firepower capability and allowed for in-depth destruction of point targets up to 8 km (5.0 mi) away. [16] MCS computer drawing c. 2004
The M1 Abrams (/ ˈ eɪ b r ə m z /) [10] is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare , it is one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 73.6 short tons (66.8 metric tons ).
M1 Abrams: 75 United States: In 2022, Australia signed a contract to replace the 59 M1A1 AIM Abrams with 75 M1A2 SEPv3, scheduled for delivery beginning in 2024. Austria [2] Leopard 2A4: 56 Germany: Replaced the M60 A3 in 1997. Will be subject to a combat value increase in the near future. Azerbaijan: T-90S: 100 Russia: T-72 Aslan: 420 Russia ...
[75] 3,273 M1 Abrams were produced 1979-85. [citation needed] An improved model called the IPM1 was produced briefly from October 1984 to May 1996 and contained small upgrades. [76] It was initially planned to retrofit the M1 and IPM1 with a longer barrel version of the 105 mm M68 gun.
The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine in January 2023 after an aggressive monthslong campaign by Kyiv arguing that the tanks, which cost about $10 million apiece, were vital to its ability ...
Mounted Warfare TestBed (MWTB) at Fort Knox, Kentucky, was the premier site for distributed simulation experiments in the US Army for over 20 years. It used simulation systems, including fully manned virtual simulators and computer-generated forces, to perform experiments that examined current and future weapon systems, concepts, and tactics.
The M1074 Joint Assault Bridge System (JAB, JABS) is an American armored military engineering vehicle based on the Abrams M1A1 main battle tank chassis. [8]: p.154 The M1074 was designed by Leonardo DRS for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to provide deployable bridge capability for units engaged in military operations.
In February 1980, the first M1 Abrams rolled out of LATP. After a contract the plant began producing the Abrams at a rate of 30 a month. Chrysler subsequently sold the Defense subsidiary to General Dynamics in 1982. [3] In January 1985, the last M1 rolled off the assembly line, and in October, production began on the improved M1 (IPM1).