M1 Abrams
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | -
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Type | Main
battle tank |
| Crew |
4 (commander/machine gunner, gunner, loader, driver) |
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| Manufacturer(s) | Lima Army Tank
Plant (since 1980), Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (1982–1996)
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| Production Quantity | approx. 10288 |
Production Period | 1979–present |
| Designed | 1972–1975 |
Status | In service: 1980–present |
| DIMENSIONS | ||||
| Mass | M1 | 54000 kg |
Length | 7.93 m (hull), 9.77 m w/Gun |
| M1A1 | 57000 kg |
Barrel Overhang | 1.84 m |
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| M1A1 SA | 61000 kg |
Width | 3.66 m |
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| M1A2 SEPv2 | 64600 kg |
Height | 2.44 m |
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| M1A2C | 66800 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.48 m (M1, M1A1), 0.43 m (M1A2) |
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| ARMAMENT/ARMOR | ||||
| Primary Armament | M1 | 105 mm L/55 M68A1E2 rifled gun |
Ammunition Carried | 55 |
| M1A1 | 120 mm L/44 M256A1 smoothbore gun
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40 |
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| M1A2 | 120 mm L/44 M256A1 smoothbore gun |
42 |
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| Secondary Armament | 1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB ** |
Ammunition Carried | 900 |
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2 × 7.62 mm (.308 in) M240 *** |
10400 |
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| Other Armament | 2 x 6 M250 smoke pots launchers
or 2 x 8 M250 smoke pots launchers (M1A1) |
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| Armor | Reinforced Burlington composite
armor with depleted uranium mesh. |
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(*) Initial speed: 1575 m/s (120 mm gun), firing rate: 6 rounds / min, range: 3500-4000 m (120 mm gun), (**) 1 pintle-mounted, (***) 1 coaxial
| AUTOMOTIVE | ||||
| Engine | Honeywell AGT1500C multi-fuel turbine
engine |
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| Horsepower | 1500 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 27.8, 26.3, 24.6, 23.2, 22.45 hp/t
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| Transmission | Allison DDA X-1100-3B |
Suspension | High-hardness-steel torsion bar with rotary shock absorbers |
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| Speeds | 6 forward, 2 reverse |
Fuel capacity | until 1909 L |
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(*) according to the mass of the different series
| PERFORMANCES | ||||
| Operational range | 498 km
(M1), 479 km (M1A1)
465 km (M1A1 HA), 426 km (M1A2), |
Speed | On
Road |
72 km/h (M1A1), 67 km/h (M1A2) |
Cross-Country |
48 km/h (M1A1), 40 km/h (M1A2) |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 1.24 m max. |
Ditch crossing | 2.74 m |
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| Fording | 1.2 m, w/ preparation: 1.98 m |
Gradient, Side slope | 60%, 40% |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | FAS | ||
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