M1 Abrams

M1 Abrams
M1A2 Abrams with prototype TUSK equipment (and optional roof mounted remote control .50 machine gun) Front  · Rear
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1980–present
Used by	U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, Australia,Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia See Operators below
Wars	Persian Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2011 Egyptian revolution
Production history
Designer	Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems)
Designed	1972–1979
Manufacturer	Lima Army Tank Plant (since 1980)[1] Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (1982–1996)
Unit cost	US$6.21 million (M1A2 / FY99)[3]Estimated in 2012 as US$8.58 million (with inflation adjustment)
Produced	1979–present
Number built	9,000+[2]
Variants	See variants
Specifications
Weight	67.6 short tons (60.4 long tons; 61.3 t)
Length	Gun forward: 32.04 ft (9.77 m)[4] Hull length: 26.02 ft (7.93 m)
Width	12 ft (3.66 m)[4]
Height	8 ft (2.44 m)[4]
Crew	4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor	Chobham, RH armor, depleted uranium strike plates, Kevlar mesh[citation needed] M1: Hull & turret – 350 mm vs APFSDS, 700 mm vs HEAT[5][nb 1] M1A1: Hull & turret – 600 mm vs APFSDS, 700 mm vs HEAT[6] M1A1HA: Hull – 600 mm vs APFSDS, 700 mm vs HEAT, Turret – 800 mm vs APFSDS, 1,300  mm vs HEAT[6][7][nb 2] M1A2: Hull (turret) – 600 (780 mm) mm vs APFSDS, 800 mm (1,060 mm) vs HEAT[5][not in citation given]
Main armament	105 mm L52 M68 rifled cannon (M1) 120 mm L44 M256 smoothborecannon (M1A1, M1A2, M1A2SEP) with 42 rounds
Secondary armament	1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HBheavy machine gun with 900 rounds 2 × 7.62 mm (.308) M240 machine guns with 8,800 rounds (1 pintle-mounted, 1 coaxial)
Engine	Honeywell AGT1500C multi-fuel turbine engine 1,500 shp (1,120 kW)
Power/weight	24.5 hp/t (18.27 kW/t)
Transmission	Allison DDA X-1100-3B
Suspension	Torsion bar
Ground clearance	0.48 m (1 ft 7 in) (M1, M1A1) 0.43 m (1 ft 5 in) (M1A2)
Fuel capacity	500 US gallons (1,900 l; 420 imp gal)
Operational range	M1A2: 426 km (265 mi)[8]
Speed	M1A2: Road 56 km/h (35 mph) Off-road: 40 km/h (25 mph)[8]