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    The M1 Abrams (/ˈeɪbrəmz/) is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named...
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  • 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...
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    on a successor to the Abrams under the Decisive Lethality Platform. M1917 - Licensed-built French Renault FT. Light Tank, M1/M1 Combat Car Light Tank...
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    main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, after him. The IG Farben building in Germany was also named after Abrams from 1975 to 1995. Abrams graduated from the United...
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    delaying its fielding until 1984. The early production versions of the M1 Abrams (M1 & IPM1) were armed with the M68A1 for two reasons. First was due to...
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    Patton series, Chieftain, and T-72 led to the contemporary Leopard 2, M1 Abrams, Challenger 2, C1 Ariete, T-90 and Merkava IV. Tanks and anti-tank weapons...
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    selected for development as the M1. In 1979, General Dynamics Land Systems Division purchased Chrysler Defense. The M1 Abrams was the first of its kind. It...
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    in service throughout the world, despite having been superseded by the M1 Abrams in the US military. The tank's hull was the basis for a wide variety of...
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    provide Ukraine with M1 Abrams tanks, as Germany insisted on moving in coordination with its allies. The decision to provide M1 Abrams tanks had previously...
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    the FV4211, and first applied on the preseries of the American M1. Only the M1 Abrams, Challenger 1, Challenger 2, and K1 88-Tank have been disclosed...
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    Bridge System (JABS) 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...
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    American-designed mount, cradle and recoil mechanism. It is primarily used by the M1 Abrams main battle tank. A number of considerations had led the U.S. Army and...
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    the vehicle. The original rack design for the XM1 and first production M1 Abrams tanks was blueprinted by then 1LT John A. Baker III, XO and Company Maintenance...
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    developed into the M830A1, which allows the M1 Abrams to use the round against helicopters. The M1 Abrams can use the M1028 canister round, which is an...
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    is a U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams chassis, equipped with a mine plow and line charges. Its first large scale...
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  • turret of the M1A1 variant of the M1 Abrams to the M60A1 hull of the M60, offering many features of the M1A1 Abrams to existing M60 users at a reduced...
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    nuclear-powered submarines, Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers, M1 Abrams tanks and Stryker armored fighting vehicles. In 2022, General Dynamics...
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  • financial services company M1 Abrams, a main battle tank M1 armored car M1 Combat Car, an early tank M1 Light Tractor M1 Medium Tractor M1 Heavy Tractor Bristol...
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  • XM1 (redirect from X-M1 (disambiguation))
    Hurban (1983 XM1), a main-belt asteroid The Fujifilm X-M1, a mirrorless digital camera The M1 Abrams (or XM1 prototype), a US main battle tank The Marske...
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    technology from the MBT-70 project redirected to the development of the M1 Abrams. West Germany independently developed the Leopard 2 as its new main battle...
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  • vehicle simulation of the M1 Abrams tank. The 1991 Sega Genesis port by Realtime Games Software was renamed to M-1 Abrams Battle Tank. Although the simulation...
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    Forces. The vehicle's design was based on technology from Chrysler's M1 Abrams, tailored to meet the ROK's unique requirements. The K1A1 is an up-gunned...
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    vehicle transport system, the primary purpose of which is to transport the M1 Abrams tank. It is also used to transport, deploy, and evacuate armored personnel...
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    ramp that accommodates rolling stock, such as a 69-ton (63-metric ton) M1 Abrams main battle tank, other armored vehicles, trucks, and trailers, along...
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    Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) in a $400 million package; 31 M1 Abrams tanks (an entire Ukraine tank battalion), and 8 M88 Recovery Vehicles...
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    such as the T-72.[citation needed] The United States Army used 1,100 M1 Abrams in the course of the Iraq War. They proved to have an unexpectedly high...
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    Visually, the "M2020" tank appears to be a mix design of the American M1 Abrams and the Russian T-14 Armata or Iranian Zulfiqar tank, although its overall...
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    Avco-Lycoming AGT1500 is a gas turbine engine. It is the main powerplant of the M1 Abrams series of tanks. The engine was originally designed and produced by the...
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  • M1A1 (redirect from M1-A1)
    M1A1, M1-A1, M1 A1, or M-1A1 may refer to: M1A1 Abrams, a variant of the M1 Abrams battle tank M1A1 carbine, a variant of the M1 carbine with a folding...
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    million to upgrade the M1A1 Abrams at the plant. M5 Stuart (1941–1944) M26 Pershing (1943–1945) M1 Abrams (1980–1986) M1A1 Abrams (1986–present) Klemann,...
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