The main armament of the original model M1 was the M68A1 105 mm rifled tank gun firing a variety of high explosive anti-tank (HEAT), high explosive, white phosphorus and an anti-personnel (multiple flechette) round. This gun is a license-built version of the British Royal Ordnance L7 gun. While being a reliable weapon and widely used by many NATO nations, a cannon with lethality beyond the 3 kilometer range was needed to combat newer armor technologies. To attain that lethality, projectile diameter needed to be increased. The M68A1's performance in terms of accuracy and armor-piercing penetration is on par with the M256A1 up to 3000 meters out, but beyond that range the 105 mm projectile lacks the kinetic energy to defeat modern armor packages. The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. It is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for modern armored ground warfare.Notable features of the M1 Abrams include the use of a powerful gas turbine engine, the adoption of sophisticated composite armor, and separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment for crew safety. It is one of the heaviest tanks in service, weighing in at close to 70 tons.

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The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. It is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for modern armored ground warfare.Notable features of the M1 Abrams include the use of a powerful gas turbine engine, the adoption of sophisticated composite armor, and separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment for crew safety. It is one of the heaviest tanks in service, weighing in at close to 70 tons.

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Part 2 of this Chapter deals with the not-so-little problem of the Stryker MGS' not-so-little recoil. Here, you will see just how much recoil the Stryker's excessively-powerful main gun generates, and why. More importantly, you'll also see how such devastating recoil was *completely avoidable*, that the manufacturer KNEW it, and why they DELIBERATELY ignored workable alternatives.

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Part 5 is all about the logistical headaches caused but the Stryker's weapons and ammunition --- of which there are a LOT.

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The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. It is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for modern armored ground warfare.[3] Notable features of the M1 Abrams include the use of a powerful gas turbine engine, the adoption of sophisticated composite armor, and separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment for crew safety. It is one of the heaviest tanks in service, weighing in at close to 70 short tons. The M1 Abrams entered US service in 1980, replacing the 105 mm gun, full tracked M60 Patton main battle tank.[4] It did, however, serve for over a decade alongside the improved M60A3, which had entered service in 1978. Three main versions of the M1 Abrams have been deployed, the M1, M1A1, and M1A2, incorporating improved armament, protection and electronics. These improvements, as well as periodic upgrades to older tanks have allowed this long-serving vehicle to remain in front-line service. It is the principal main battle tank of the United States Army and Marine Corps, and the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. The M1A2 Abrams, is the worlds most powerful tank. The main armament of the original model M1 was the M68A1 105 mm rifled tank gun firing a variety of high explosive anti-tank (HEAT), high explosive, white phosphorus and an anti-personnel (multiple flechette) round <b>...</b>

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The M103 is one of the least-known US tanks of the Cold War era, that saw little use, and (unlike all of the other US tanks since the M46 Pershing) was never known by the name of a US general... and there's a reason for that. The reason, in short, is that the M103 is a FAILED TANK! It's a 60-ton behemoth --- from an era of 45-ton tanks --- powered by a little engine that couldn't, armed with a big gun that ALSO couldn't, and equipped with a whole lot of functional features that didn't function. Worst of all, there was no reason to build it in the first place! Watch this video, and you'll see how (and WHY) this travesty happened NOTE: Once again, VickersIndependent helped me compile the information in this presentation!

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