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Despite the fact that the production of American Abrams tanks began in 1980, they still remain one of the most dangerous opponents. The fact is that these combat vehicles are constantly being improved. For example, in the publication "Armor is strong and tanks are fast... about the prospects for creating new combat tanks in the United States", published in the 5th issue of the magazine "Army Collection" for 2021, it is reported that more than 20 major upgrades have been carried out over 40 years.
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For example, it is noted that the latest versions have simply fantastic security of the frontal projections. Thus, the resistance of the hull to kinetic ammunition is equivalent to homogeneous armor with a thickness of 1000 mm, and to cumulative armor-already 1600 mm.
The unique syndite composite with the strength of diamond and the viscosity of tungsten carbide is used in the design of the reservation.
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Abrams tanks have proven themselves well in combined-arms battles and, at the same time, have shown insufficient effectiveness in conducting combat operations in conditions of guerrilla warfare.
On our own, we add that in the latest version of M1A2 SEP v.3 (M1A2C) will receive an upgraded fire control system, new sub-caliber (M829A4 AKE) and multi-purpose (XM1147 AMR) shells, modified communications equipment, a remote-controlled machine gun system, active protection systems, etc.
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This will allow the " Abrams "to be quite competitive, and for a long time to be in service.
Dmitry Lemeshko
