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	Main Battle Tank M1A1 "Abrams"
		M1 "Abrams" is armed with M68E1 105-mm rifled gun (modified British L7 gun), fitted with ejector and thermo sleeve body stabilized in two planes.
		M1 "Abrams" is able to notice tanks in 3 000 km range at night and in 1 200 in fog.
		M1 "Abrams" is also fitted with radiological and chemical reconnaissance equipment, fire prevention system, heater and communication sources.
	www.enemyforces.com /tanks/m1abrams.htm (1039 words)

	M1 Abrams Tank
		The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank is the namesake of the late General Creighton W. Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Battalion.
		The M1 retains the M68 105mm rifled cannon used on the M60 series tanks, which was originally based on the British M7 105mm cannon design, and is capable of firing both rifled and fin stabilized ammunition.
		M1 track is made up of vulcanized rubber blocks (M156 variety) or removable rubber pads (M158.) The turret is also angular in appearance, with the main gun mounted in an exposed mantlet in the center of the turret face.
	tech.military.com /equipment/view/88733/m1-abrams-tank.html (1327 words)

	M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is the namesake of the late General Creighton W. Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Battalion.
		The first prototypes of the M1, known as the XM1, reached the testing stage in 1976, and the tank began to arrive in battalions in February 1980.
		The Abrams' thermal sights were unhampered by the clouds of thick fl smoke over the battlefield that were the result of burning Kuwaiti oil wells.
	www.globalsecurity.org.cob-web.org:8888 /military/systems/ground/m1-intro.htm (2523 words)

	Main Battle Tanks - M1 'Abrams'
		The M1 ‘Abrams’ was fitted with the British L7 105mm cannon.
		That is why some M1 Abrams were fitted with the upgraded armor of the M1A1.
		The M1 Abrams is one of the best main battle tanks in use at this moment.
	home.planet.nl /~rouw0062/dcdbase/ve_mbt_abrams.htm (321 words)

	M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (USA)
		The M1 Abrams is the culmination of various US attempts to replace the series of tanks starting with the M26 Pershing tank and ending with the M60 Patton tank.
		The M1 Abrams was produced at both the Lima, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan tank plants.
		The M1 was followed by the Improved M1 (which had improved armour protection), both of which were armed with the 105mm rifled gun and then the M1A1.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_m1abrams.html (1516 words)

	Ghost Recon Arms - m1 abrams
		The M1 Abram is the current main battle tank for the United States Army.
		As for armaments, the M1 Abram's main cannon is the 105mm M68A1, a rifled cannon found on the standard M1 model.
		The M1 Abram has proven its self in many conflicts now, and remains as a strong right arm in the military's arsenal.
	www.ghostrecon.net /html/arms_m1abrams.htm (682 words)

	frontline: the gulf war: weapons: m1 abrams
		The new tank was named for the late General Creighton W. Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Battalion.
		The Abrams hull and turret are built of a material similar to the ceramic-and-steel-plate Chobham armor developed in Britain.
		The driver is seated in a reclining position in the front of the hull; the commander and gunner are in the turret on the right, and the loader is on the left.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/weapons/m1.html (513 words)

	Howstuffworks "How M1 Tanks Work"
		General Dynamics delivered the first M1 Abrams battle tanks to the U.S. Army in 1980, but it wasn't until 1991's Operation Desert Storm that the world fully appreciated the weapon's capabilities.
		The M1 Abrams is named after the late General Creighton W. Abrams, who served as Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Battalion.
		The M1 is informally known as "The Beast," "Dracula" and "Whispering Death," referring to its impressive firepower and quiet operation.
	science.howstuffworks.com /m1-tank.htm (716 words)

	COOLER M1 ABRAMS TANK ENGINES
		The Abrams looks great charging across the desert at high speed during peacetime exercises, but this is impractical on most of the earth's surface.
		When the M1 was first fielded in the Germany, there were serious operability problems during the winter months due to diesel fuel waxing that plugged the turbine engine fuel filters.
		When the M1 was first fielded, the units found the M1 could last a single day under combat conditions before refueling whereas the M60 could go 3 to 4 days.
	www.g2mil.com /abramsdiesel.htm (4207 words)

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		The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is the namesake of the late General Creighton W.
		Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Battalion.
		The mission of the M1A2 Abrams tank is to close with and destroy enemy forces using firepower, maneuver, and shock effect.
	web.tiscali.it /edopages/m1a1.htm (2274 words)

	Steve Jackson Games Forums - Question about an M1 abrams for real gearheads.
		I still remember seeing that abrams burning in iraq a while back, and come to think of it it damn well may have just been the paint, if it was thick enough.
		The Abrams has extremely good frontal armour and excellent mobility but several were damaged so badly during the current conflict that they had to be abandoned.
		It's no secret that the abrams uses chobham armor, which is made of layers of high density metal and layers of synthetic saphire fibers, the saphire fibers are woven into sheets that help break up the incoming plasma jet from a normal HEAT round because the saphire fibers are more heat resistant than metal.
	forums.sjgames.com /showthread.php?t=519 (1513 words)

	M1 Abrams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Abrams is protected by Chobham armor, a type of composite armor formed by multiple layers of steel and ceramics.
		M829 "Silver Bullet" APFSDS rounds from other M1A1 Abrams were unable to penetrate the front and side armor (even at close ranges) in friendly fire incidents as well as an incident in which another Abrams tried to destroy an Abrams that got stuck in mud and had to be abandoned.
		Also during Operation Desert Storm, three Abrams of the 24 ID were left behind the enemy lines after a swift attack on Talil airfield, south of Nasiriyah, on February 27.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abrams_M1 (3709 words)

	M1 Abrams Comparison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank comes in three basic versions: the standard M1, the improved M1A1, and the most recent version, the M1A2.
		The ammunition bin blow-out panels (on the turret roof to the rear of the crew hatches) on the M1 were composed of three, irregularly-shaped panels; on the M1A1, the pattern was changed to two, larger square panels.
		If I could only pick one M1 kit, it would probably not be this one, but despite that, it is still a very good model, and if it the only choice in your local shops, I wouldn't hesitate to build one.
	www.ontheway.org.uk /articles/abramscomp.htm (2063 words)

	ABRAMS M1A1/2
		The first M1 tank was produced in 1978, the first M1A1 in 1985 and the first M1A2 in 1986.
		The upgrade is fully compliant to the original LRF requirements developed by Hughes for the Abrams tank - firing rate of 1 shot per second, range accuracy to within 10 metres and target discrimination of 20 metres.
		The hull and turret of the M1 are protected by advanced armour similar to the Chobam armour developed by the UK Ministry of Defence.
	www.defencejournal.com /jul99/abrams.htm (1081 words)

	US MILITARY M-1 ABRAMS MAIN BATTLE TANK
		The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (heavy tank) entered U.S. service in 1980, produced by General Dynamics at the Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, OH and the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in Warren, MI outside Detroit.
		In addition to the 120mm main gun, the M1 Abrams is armed with a.50 cal. machine gun and a 7.62mm machine gun.
		M1-E1 prototype of the M1 Abrams tank at the 1st Cavalry Museum, Ft. Hood, TX, 2 December 2005.
	www.olive-drab.com /idphoto/id_photos_m1abrams.php3 (271 words)

	Main Battle Tank - M1, M1A1, and M1A2 Abrams (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The M1 Abrams tank represented a definitive change in US tank design since World War 2, and its design reflects the objective to be an adequate response to the main threat of that era - the overwhelming numerical superiority of the Warsaw Pact in practically everything when it came to conventional weapons.
		Improvements to the basic M1 Abrams were planned from the very beginning of its development to keep pace with the new Soviet tank designs.
		The Abrams' survivability is enhanced through its nuclear, biological and chemical protection system, crew compartmentalization from munitions and armored blow-off panels, which allow stowed munitions to vent to the atmosphere if detonated.
	www.fprado.com.cob-web.org:8888 /armorsite/abrams.htm (12448 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Heavy Armor ...
		D. The impacts of the use of DU armor are central to the question of whether the impacts of continued use of the M1 Abrams MBT remains insignificant.
		Conventionally-armored military vehicles and heavy equipment, similar to tanks, are commonly operated by the Army and industry in a manner that is considered by the public to be acceptable and with insignificant impact on the human environment.
		B. The PM Abrams has determined that the potential for adverse environmental impacts of the use and disposal of the Heavy Armor package occur only if the outer armor integrity has been compromised or if a large number of rounds are fired into the tank.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1998/July/Day-14/i18674.htm (1246 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Fact file: M1 Abrams
		Named after General Creighton W Abrams, a former Army Chief of Staff, the M1 is America's key weapon for use in land warfare.
		Initially designed as a response to the tanks of the Soviet Union, the M1 was first used in a major conflict during the 1991 Gulf War, where it out performed Iraqi tanks, and although several Abrams were hit not a single tank crew member was killed.
		It is well armoured, some of the Abrams use depleted uranium to increase their protection, and it has a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical attack (NBC) protection system for the crew.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2516691.stm (345 words)

	Armour B11B815 - Diecast Model M1 Abrams Tank US Army: The Flying Mule
		Another exceptional advantage is the Abrams' ability to operate in any climate, from the bitter cold of the Arctic to the smoldering sands of the Middle-East.
		This tank was named in honor of General Creighton W. Abrams, fomer Army Chief of Staff and onetime commander of the 37th Armored Battalion.
		It is fitting that the indefatigable M1A1 Abrams Tank is named after this tough and brilliant leader, whose memory lives on each time his namesake tank enters the field of battle.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/FM-B11B815 (754 words)

	M1 Abrams tank
		Chrysler began producing the technologically advanced M1 in 1980 at the Lima, Ohio, Tank Plant, and in 1982 at the Detroit Arsenal.
		Able to travel at 45mph, the M1 saw its first action during the Gulf War.
		Manned by a crew of four, and powered by a 1,500 horsepower turbine engine, the Abrams was responsible for destroying all Iraqi armored divisions that it met during the four-day allied ground assault.
	www.michiganhistorymagazine.com /extra/tanks/m1.html (79 words)

	M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
		The Abrams is a full tracked, low profile land combat system possessing a high degree of armor protection, lethal firepower, maneuverability and agility.
		The prime contractor is using depot refurbished M1 tank hulls supplied by the Government.
		An M1A2 Abrams SEP tank chassis with a 26 meter long bridge and an Electronic Controlled Hydraulic Launching Mechanism.
	www.inetres.com /gp/military/cv/tank/M1.html (613 words)

	GoArmy.com > Careers & Jobs > M1 ABRAMS Tank System Maintainer (63A)
		The ABRAMS Systems Maintainer is an integral member of the team that's responsible for keeping these weapons operating properly.
		The M-1 Abrams Tank System Maintainer is primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance on Abrams tanks.
		The skills you learn as an M-1 Abrams Tank System Maintainer will help prepare you for a future as an electronic mechanic, an avionics technician or a missile facilities repairer with civilian firms that design, build and test weapons for the military.
	www.goarmy.com /JobDetail.do?id=105 (353 words)

	Factsheets Database - M1, M1-A1, M1-A2 Abrams - Powered by ReviewPost
		The last original model of the M1 tank was retired from duty in the active Army in September 1996.
		Another revolutionary feature of the first M1 tanks were their turbine engines, replacing the diesels that powered the M48 and M60 series tanks.
		The Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) Overhaul Program is an innovative teaming of the prime contractor, GDLS, and Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) to refurbish the tank to a like-new condition.
	www.trackpads.com /factsheets/showproduct.php/product/181 (5144 words)

	Abrams
		The M1A1/2 Abrams main battle tank is manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS).
		The first M1 tank was produced in 1978, the M1A1 in 1985 and the M1A2 in 1986.
		For the M1A2 Upgrade Program, 1079 M1 Abrams tanks are being upgraded to M1A2 configuration.
	www.cavhooah.com /abrams.htm (2257 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole's TreadHead Tuesday - M1 Abrams MBT - Jan. 13th, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The origins of the Abrams lie in a US plan, devised in the 1960s, to form a partnership with West Germany to develop a tank that could be used by all Nato members.
		All three versions of the Abrams tank are powered by a 1,500hp gas turbine engine, enabling them to move and manoeuvre faster than most comparable tanks and, in the case of the M1A2, accelerate from 0 to 20mph in just over seven seconds.
		While the current Abrams powertrain consumes a lot of the Army's maintenance budget, this is largely because of the excessive size of the Abrams force and the age of the powertrains.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1056809/posts (6574 words)

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