The operation of the T-72B continues in the land forces of the Royal Moroccan Army. Despite receiving 222 American-made M1A1SA Abrams tanks, the command is not going to abandon Soviet vehicles - they have proven themselves to be simple and reliable.
Currently, four dozen "seventy-second" serve directly in the troops, another sixty units are located at storage bases.
Recently it was reported that they began to install new sights with the French Catherine FC thermal imaging camera, which have a significant advantage over the old infrared night vision devices. So, the detection range now reaches 5000 meters.
However, until now, not a single photo with the "bash" upgraded in this way has been made public.
As for the M1A1SA Abrams, in September it became known about the receipt of the last 222nd tank.
The agreement on their transfer as part of US military assistance to this state was concluded nine years ago. The first batch of 22 units was delivered in July 2016. In the same month, a solemn ceremony of their adoption took place.
Before being sent overseas, the tanks that had previously been placed in reserve underwent the necessary overhaul and modernization, during which they received updated turret equipment, including automatic target tracking.
It is expected that in the coming years the implementation of a new contract for the supply of 162 more modern M1A2M will begin.
Prior to that, Abrams tanks in Africa were in service only with the Egyptian Army, which has more than 1,100 units of such equipment.
• المغرب ?? يستلم الدفعة الأخيرة من دبابات أبرامز M1A1
• أستلام المغرب هذا الإسبوع الدفعة الأخيرة من دبابات M1A1 الأمريكية ?? التي تعاقد المغرب عليها بعدد 222 دبابة
• كما تعاقد أيضا على عدد 162 دبابة من الجيل الأحدث M1A2M
• النسخة المغربية بقابلية القاتل الصياد Hunter Killer pic.twitter.com/0zs40e0SRx
— الدفاع العربي Defense Arab (@defensearab) September 10, 2021
Alexey Moiseev
