M1A1 Abrams
Operator: | Egypt | Iraq | Morocco | Islamic State |
Status: | In Service / On Order | In Service/On Order | In Service / On Order | Likely destroyed |
Number: | 1005 / 125 | <112/175 | 22 (178) | 2 |
Cost: | $3.854 billion | 2nd batch: $2.4 billion | $1.015 billion | Seized from Iraqi forces |
Acquired: | 1992-Present | 1st batch: 2010-2012; 2nd batch: Requested Dec. 2014 | 2016-? | 2014 |
General Specs | ||||
Country of origin: | United States | |||
Manufacturer: | Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) (499 produced in Egypt) | |||
Introduced: | 1985 | |||
Combat Weight (tons): | 63 tons | |||
Length (m): | 32.3 ft (9.83 m) | |||
Width (m): | 12 ft (3.66 m) | |||
Height (m): | 8 ft (2.44 m) | |||
Range (km): | 288.9 miles (465 km) | |||
Engine: | Avco Lycoming AGT1500 gas turbine (1,500 hp) | |||
Track: | ||||
Road Speed (km/h): | 41.6 mph (67 km/h) | |||
Offroad Speed (km/h): | 24.9 mph (40 km/h) | |||
Loader: | Manual | |||
Crew: | 4 | |||
Armor | Composite armor reinforced with Chobham RHA (depleted uranium mesh armor was not exported) | |||
NBC Protection | 200 SCFM-Clean Cooled Air | |||
Nightvision | Passive | |||
Laser detection | ||||
Armament: | ||||
Main Armament | 120mm M256 Smoothbore cannon (40 rounds) | |||
Ammunition Carried | M865 TPCSDS-T, M831 TP-T, M8300 HEAT-MP-T, M829 APFSDS-T | |||
Secondary Armament | 1 x .50 cal M2 (1,000 rounds) | |||
2 x 7.62mm M240 (12,400 rounds) | ||||
Radar/Sensors: | Texas Instruments Independent Thermal Viewer | |||
Hughes Thermal Imaging System | ||||
Onboard digital fire control computer | ||||
Wind sensor | ||||
Pendulum static cant sensor | ||||
Countermeasures/ Defenses: | 12 x L8A1 smoke grenade dischargers | |||
Misc Systems: | Radiological and chemical reconnaissance equipment | |||
Automatic Fire Detection/Suppression | ||||
Heater and communication sources |
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