History of the M1 Abrams information

The M1 Abrams main battle tank has been in service since 1980. Since then, it has gone through dozens of upgrades and been the baseline variant of several...

The M1 Abrams (/ˈeɪbrəmz/) is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named...

Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (September 15, 1914 – September 4, 1974) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War...

The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is a U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams chassis, equipped with a mine...

The M250 is a six-barrel 66-millimeter grenade launchers (the British No. 19 Mk 2 design) used on US Army M1 Abrams tank, USMC M1A1s used an eight-barreled...

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...

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fielded in conjunction with the M1 Abrams series of main battle tanks and often accompanies infantry squads into combat. In the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Bradleys...

light of the fact that two M88A1s were required to tow the new M1 Abrams tank that the decision was made to upgrade to the M88A2 in 1991. The original...

is based on the hull of the M1A1 version of the M1 Abrams main battle tank using the suspension system from the M1A2 and upgraded with the Total InteGrated...

testing a 130 mm rifled gun, an improved variant of the M-65 gun used on tanks like Object 279. M1 Abrams - Component Advanced Technology Test Bed (CATTB)...

where, how: After the Abrams-for-Ukraine announcement, a host of questions "In picking the precise type of M1 tank to send, the US must choose between...

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(MRM). The baseline variant. A variant with increased maximum chamber pressure, no muzzle brake and other minor modifications intended for a future M1 Abrams...

until it was replaced by the M1 Abrams in 1980, still extensively used worldwide. Not officially designated a member of the Patton tank family. Hunnicutt...

American M1. Only the M1 Abrams, Challenger 1, Challenger 2, and K1 88-Tank have been disclosed as being thus armoured. The framework holding the ceramics...

Creighton Abrams (the namesake of the M1 Abrams) during World War II. The 37th Armored Regiment (37th Armor) was constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular...

is designated as the Center of Technical Excellence for the M1 Abrams Tank and is the designated candidate depot for the repair of the M60 Patton tank...

and have included some of the heaviest main battle tanks such as the M1 Abrams which is over 60 short tons. In the 1990s the "medium" main battle tanks...