The main tank of the US Armed Forces remains relevant 40 years after taking into armaments. Upgraded M1A2 Abrams can give American military advantage in a potential conflict. Features of the ABRAMS tank called the authors of the 19FortyFive edition.
The first M1 Abrams tanks were admitted in 1980, but in battle the car was checked only in 1991. The publication notes that during the operation of the “storm in the desert” the Americans lost 18 tanks. At the same time, half of the machines managed to restore.
Upgraded M1 Abrams Tanks are equipped with a smooth-bore cannon of a 120 millimeters caliber and a gas turbine engine with a capacity of 1500 horsepower. Charging can recharge guns in three seconds, writes 19FortyFive.
Modern tank modifications are equipped with an IVIS information management system (Inter Vehicle Information System), which allows you to automatically detect goals and determine their priority. IVIS also facilitates interaction, allowing a real-time commander to see the actions of the unit of the unit.
Upgraded Abrams is equipped with a thermal imaging device of the commander’s observation and a new gun gun. The place of the driver’s mechanic renewed car was equipped with a digital display. The author believes that modernization will allow the crews of American tanks to maintain an advantage in a potential conflict.
“However, in a potential armored battle against Russia or China, the army will have a decisive advantage with various improvements of Abrams,” 19FortyFive writes.
Earlier, the authors of 19FortyFive compiled a list of the most deadly weapons of the US Air Force. The first place was put an ammunition of the GBU-43 / B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), which was first applied in 2003.