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{{Infobox weapon
V:L-H-Main Battle Tank-5/2003 "Wooly Rhino"
| name              = M1 Abrams
| image              = Mounted Soldier System (MSS).jpg
| image_size        = 300
| alt                =
| caption            = U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams with production TUSK [[explosive reactive armor]] package installed
| origin            = United States
| type              = [[Main battle tank]]
| is_artillery      = yes
| is_vehicle        = yes
| service            = 1980–present
| used_by            = See [[#Operators|Operators]] below
| wars              = [[Gulf War]] <br />[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] <br />[[Iraq War]] <br />[[2011 Egyptian revolution]] <br />[[War in Iraq (2013–2017)|War in Iraq]] <br />[[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]] <!-- <br>[[Russo-Ukrainian War]] Wait until Ukraine M1s are in combat first. -->
| designer          = [[Chrysler Defense]] (now [[General Dynamics Land Systems]])
| design_date        = 1972–1975
| manufacturer      = [[Lima Army Tank Plant]] (since 1980)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rader |first=Craig |date=2017-05-30 |title=Factory tour shows how an Abrams comes to life |url=https://www.dla.mil/About-DLA/News/Energy/Article/1196533/factory-tour-shows-how-an-abrams-comes-to-life/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121203113/https://www.dla.mil/About-DLA/News/Energy/Article/1196533/factory-tour-shows-how-an-abrams-comes-to-life/ |archive-date=2023-01-21 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=[[Defense Logistics Agency]] |language=en-US}}</ref> <br />[[Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant]] (1982–1996) <br />Egyptian Defense Company Tank Plant<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/august_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/egypt_continues_to_produce_locally_m1a1_abrams_main_battle_tanks.html |title=Egypt continues to produce locally M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks &#124; August 2019 Global Defense Security army news industry &#124; Defense Security global news industry army 2019 &#124; Archive News year}}</ref>
| unit_cost          = US$6.21 million (M1A2 / FY99){{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Estimated in 2016 as US$8.92 million (with inflation adjustment)
| production_date    = 1979–present
| number            = approx. 10,400<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deagel.com/Armored-Vehicles/M1A2-Abrams_a000516003.aspx |title=M1A2 Abrams |access-date=12 December 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213095546/http://www.deagel.com/Armored-Vehicles/M1A2-Abrams_a000516003.aspx |archive-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>
| variants          = See [[M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle|variants]]
| mass              = M1: {{convert|60|ST|t|lk=on}}{{sfn|Hunnicutt|2015|p=306}} <br />M1A1: {{convert|63|ST|t|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Hunnicutt|2015|p=306}} <br />M1A1 SA: {{convert|67.6|ST|t|abbr=on}} <br />M1A2 SEP v2: {{convert|71.2|ST|t|abbr=on}} <br />M1A2 SEP v3: {{convert|73.6|ST|t|abbr=on}}<ref name="ASAALT2018">{{cite web |title=ASAALT Weapon Systems Handbook 2018 |url=https://www.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/533115.pdf |publisher=Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019121934/https://www.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/533115.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| length            = Gun forward: {{convert|32.04|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}<ref name="factfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/tracked/abrams.html |title=Abrams Tank Fact File for the United States Army |publisher=United States Army |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115181622/http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/tracked/abrams.html |archive-date=15 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2015}}</ref> <br />Hull length: {{convert|26.02|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}
| width              = {{convert|12|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}<ref name="factfile" />
| height            = {{convert|8|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}<ref name="factfile" />
| crew              = 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
| elevation          = +20° / -10°{{sfn|Hunnicutt|2015|p=306}}
| traverse          = 9 seconds/360 degrees{{sfn|Hunnicutt|2015|p=306}}
| armour            = [[Composite armor]]
| primary_armament = M1: 105&nbsp;mm L/52 [[M68 (tank gun)|M68A1]] [[Rifling|rifled]] gun (55 rounds) <br />M1A1: 120&nbsp;mm L/44 [[M256 (tank gun)|M256]] [[smoothbore]] gun (40 rounds) <br />M1A2: 120&nbsp;mm L/44 M256 smoothbore gun (42 rounds)
| secondary_armament = 1 × 0.50 caliber (12.7&nbsp;mm) [[M2 Browning|M2HB]] [[heavy machine gun]] with 900 rounds <br />2 × [[7.62×51mm NATO|7.62 mm (.308 in)]] [[M240 machine gun|M240]] [[machine gun]]s with 10,400 rounds (1 [[Pintle mount|pintle-mounted]], 1 [[Coaxial mount|coaxial]])
| engine            = [[Honeywell AGT1500]] multi-fuel [[Gas turbine|turbine engine]]
| engine_power      = 1,500&nbsp;[[shaft horsepower|shp]] (1,120&nbsp;kW)
| pw_ratio          = From 26.9&nbsp;hp/t (20.05&nbsp;kW/t) to 23.8&nbsp;hp/t (17.74&nbsp;kW/t)
| transmission      = Allison DDA X-1100-3B
| suspension        = [[Torsion bar suspension|High-hardness-steel torsion bars]] with rotary shock absorbers
| clearance          = M1, M1A1: {{convert|0.48|m|ft in|abbr=on}} <br />M1A2: {{convert|0.43|m|abbr=on}}
| fuel_capacity      = {{convert|504.4|USgal|L}}
| vehicle_range      = M1A2, road: {{convert|426|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} <br />Cross country: {{convert|150-200|km|mi|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name=JaneAA-162>{{cite book |last=Foss |first=Chris |title=Jane's Armour and Artillery 2005–2006 |year=2005 |url=https://archive.org/details/mainbattletanksl00cffo |url-access=limited |isbn=0-7106-2686-X
|publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/mainbattletanksl00cffo/page/n160 162]}}</ref>
| speed              = M1A1, road: {{convert|45|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} (governed); <br />Off-road: {{convert|30|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} <br />M1A2, road: {{convert|67|km/h|mph|abbr=on|order=flip}} (governed); <br />Off-road: {{convert|40|km/h|mph|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name=JaneAA-162 />
}}
 
M3 Wooly Rhine


Type - Main Battle Tank
Type - Main Battle Tank
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Produced - 2010-present
Produced - 2010-present


No. Built - approx. 300
No. Built -  


Specifications  
Specifications  
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Main Armament  
Main Armament  


M1: 125 mm A/12 M54C3 Smoothbore gun (40 rounds)
M1: E:W-H-Cannon-11/2015 (40 rounds)


Secondary Armament
Secondary Armament


- 1 x 20mm caliber M1T cannon with 125 rounds
- 1 x E-W-H-Autocannon-S/S-7/1998 with 125 rounds


- 1 x 12.7 mm M10 heavy machine gun with 750 rounds
- 1 x 1 x E-W-H-Heavy Machine Gun-3/1989 with 750 rounds


- 2 × 7.62 mm M27 machine guns with 10,000 rounds
- 2 x E:W-H-Medium Machine Gun-4/1982 with 10,000 rounds


Engine - Enginarc VMPA/1750 multi-fuel turbine engine 1,750 shp (1287 kW)
Engine - Enginarc VMPA/1750 multi-fuel turbine engine 1,750 shp (1287 kW)

Latest revision as of 01:09, 15 October 2023

V:L-H-Main Battle Tank-5/2003 "Wooly Rhino"

Type - Main Battle Tank

Place Of Origin - Wosteaque

Service History

In Service - 2010-present

Production History

Designer - Wosteaquean National Defense Design

Designed - 2005-2010

Manufacturer - Clanin National Arsenal Tank Plant (since 2010)

Unit Cost -

Produced - 2010-present

No. Built -

Specifications

Mass - 57 short tons

Length - Gun Forward: 35 ft (m) - Hull Length: 28.10ft (m)

Width - 12 ft (m)

Height - 8ft (m)

Crew - 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

Elevation - +20° / -10°

Traverse - 7.5 seconds/360 degrees

Armor - Composite armor

Main Armament

M1: E:W-H-Cannon-11/2015 (40 rounds)

Secondary Armament

- 1 x E-W-H-Autocannon-S/S-7/1998 with 125 rounds

- 1 x 1 x E-W-H-Heavy Machine Gun-3/1989 with 750 rounds

- 2 x E:W-H-Medium Machine Gun-4/1982 with 10,000 rounds

Engine - Enginarc VMPA/1750 multi-fuel turbine engine 1,750 shp (1287 kW)

  • Power/Weight - From 26.9 hp/t (20.05 kW/t) to 23.8 hp/t (17.74 kW/t)

Transmission - Popov CDA M-1000-5C

Suspension - High-hardness-steel torsion bars with rotary shock absorbers

Ground Clearance - .50 m

Fuel Capacity - 1850 L

Operational Range - - Road: 250 mi - Cross Country - 125 mi

Maximum Speed - Road: 50 mph - Off-Road: 33 mph

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