TANK TERMODERN

Awalnya Abrams adalah hasil dari pembatalan MBT-70, sebuah varian tank yang dikembangkan oleh Jerman dan Amerika. Proyek kerjasama ini kemudian dibatalkan dan masing-masing pihak meneruskan pembuatan tank dari data-data yang didapatkan dari proyek MBT-70, Amerika kemudian membuat M1 Abrams sedangkan Jerman membuat Leopard 2. Varian awal M1 Abrams masih menggunakan meriam kaliber 105mm, pada varian selanjutnya (M1A1 & M1A2) digantikan dengan meriam kaliber 120mm buatan Rheinmetall Jerman. Varian awal M1 dan M1A1 mengandalkan mesin diesel, namun varian M1A2 memakai mesin gas turbine yang lebih bertenaga, walaupun mesin baru ini menggunakan bahan bakar lebih banyak.
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M1A2 Abrams with prototype TUSK equipment (without 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 : See operators
Wars Gulf War
War in Afghanistan, Iraq War
Production history
Designer : Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems)
Manufacturer : Lima Army Tank Plant (1980-present)[1]
Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (1982-1996)
Unit cost : US$6.21 million (M1A2 / FY99)[3]
Number built 9,000+[2]
Variants See variants
Specifications
Weight 67.6 short tons (61.3 t; 60.4 long tons)
Length Gun forward: 32.04 ft (9.77 m)[4]
Hull length: 26.02 ft (7.93 m)
Width 12 ft (3.66 m)
Height 8 ft (2.44 m)
Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor Chobham, RH armor, steel encased depleted uranium (DU) mesh plating
Primary
armament 105 mm L52 M68 rifled cannon (M1)
120 mm L44 M256 smoothbore cannon (M1A1, M1A2, M1A2SEP)42 rounds
Secondary
armament 1 x .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB 900 rounds heavy machine gun
2 x 7.62 mm (.308) M240 machine guns (1 pintle-mounted, 1 coaxial)
Engine Honeywell AGT1500C multi-fuel turbine engine
1,500 shp (1,120 kW)
Power/weight 24.5 hp/metric ton (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 300 mi (479.24 km)[nb 1]
With NBC system: 355 mi (567.24 km)
Speed Road: 45 mph (72 km/h) (Governed)
Off-road: 33 mph (52.8 km/h)