![]() ![]() Further armor defense was increased by wider usage of precipitant uranium and anti-cumulative screens placed on turret roof as well. Hull and turret frontal armor is increased with precipitant uranium plates. M1A2 has multi-layered armor similar to British "Chobhem". Thermo smoke equipment operated by engine and L8A1 six-barrel smoke grenade launchers from each side. Last mentioned has ability to fire with closed hatch, using telescopic sight. Furthermore it has special construction which blows off hatch and releases explosion energy threw it saving crew members, in case of direct hit into ammunition storage.Īdditional armament consists from 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun, one more similar machine gun placed in front of the loader and 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine gun placed in front of tank's commander hatch. Ammunition load compartment has it's own hatch used to load ammunition storage. Ammunition load compartment is separated from crew with armored screens. ![]() Main gun is fitted with ejector and thermo sleeve body. Armament load is placed in special built armed combat load compartment. ![]() In case of greater dimension main gun’s rear part and projectiles, combat load was decreased to 40 from 55 used in M1 main battle tank. Every M1A1 projectile has flame able body and steel ground case. Furthermore there is a number of training projectiles. ![]() M256 combat load consists from unitary load with two main type projectiles: M827 undercaliber armor-piercing, with separating case and wolfram or percipient uranium heads M830 multipurpose cumulative and high explosion-fragmentation projectiles. The main armament is 120-mm M256 smoothbore gun made under German "Rheinmerall" company. The main upgrade priority was firstly to improve fire control system. M1A2 is a result of M1A1 modification further development made by "General Dynamics" corporation since year 1988. Magazine paid attention to mobility, firepower and defense. Then M1A2 was surpassed only by German "Leopard 2A5". In year 1998 "Military Ordnance" magazine placed M1A2 in the second place of the best main battle tanks of the world. Nowadays M1A2 is one of the best main battle tanks of the world. Main battle tank M1A2 "Abrams" serial production began in year 1992. ![]()
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