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M1 Abrams
VII
Rank
AB
10.7
RB
10.7
SB
10.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Medium tank
Main role
260,000
RP
Research
710,000
SL
Purchase
General information

Following the cancellation of the MBT-70 and XM-803, the US Army continued their search for the next main battle tank to replace their M60s. With the goal of producing a top-rate main battle tank under a fixed price limit, both General Motors and Chrysler competed for the optimal design to be chosen by the US Army. In November 1976, the Chrysler model was chosen for the XM-1 contract, and was accepted for service in 1981 as the M1 Abrams tank. The basis of the new main battle tank for the US Army, 2,374 units of the M1 Abrams would be produced. Accepted under constrained budgets, the now standardized M1 Abrams would go on to feature multiple improvement programs, such as the introduction of a 120 mm gun, as well as constant refurbishments to keep the tank up to date.

The M1 Abrams, or just M1 Abrams, was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm". The start of a new common vehicle for the rest of the American tech tree, the first M1 Abrams gives players a good taste of the gameplay expected from the platform. The turbine engine gives the vehicle great speed and acceleration that players could use to get to position or perform hit-and-run on their targets. The armour, an improvement over its predecessors, can provide substantial kinetic energy protection, but excels in chemical energy protection against HEAT tank shells. The one area that the M1 Abrams is not too different is the firepower, using the same 105 mm gun and its shells from the latest M60 variants. However, the improved armour and mobility can allow players to better use the 105 mm gun by getting around to where enemies least expect the Abrams to be for the 105 mm to do the most damages against their weak points.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 133 / 60 / 32 mm
Turret 139 / 120 / 13 mm
Visibility 82 %
Crew 4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 7280 km/h
Backward 3842 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 27.324.145.536.9 hp/t
Engine power 1,5191,3432,5332,058 hp
Weight 55.7 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
3.0x–10.0x
Optical device
Armaments
105 mm M68A1 cannon
Ammunition 55 rounds
First-order 22 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 2823.852.738.1403475.354.4 °/s
Vertical 16.813.458.837.62419.28453.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEATFS400400400400400400
HESH127127127127127127
APFSDS292291284275266257
Smoke333333
APFSDS372370365358351343
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min
Vertical guidance -9 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6118.685.79076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical 6350.4220.5141.19072315201.6 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/I/AP/API-T3129211496
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
Ammunition 1,400 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 940 shots/min
Vertical guidance -9 / 65°
Horizontal guidance -77 / 135°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6118.685.79076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical 6350.4220.5141.19072315201.6 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
7.62 mm M240 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 10,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 940 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 4,216 → 6,657 SL
RB 4,084 → 6,449 SL
SB 4,767 → 7,527 SL
Crew training 200,000 SL
Experts 1,080,000 SL
Aces 2,100 GE
Research Aces 710,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
150 / 190 / 240 % SL
232 % RP
Total cost of modifications 212,200 RP
350,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,800 GE

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