Modern American Battle Tank “Abrams”: History and Development: Weapons and military equipment of the world [Kindle Edition]

Modern American Battle Tank “Abrams”: History and Development
Weapons and military equipment of the world

This book is devoted to the legendary American tank "Abrams". Here is set out his history of creation, design features are given, and also tactical and technical characteristics are given.
The summary section describes all the combat actions in which this wonderful tank took part.

Content:

The history of the creation of the Abrams tank
The design of the tank
Further development of the Abrams battle tank
Participation in the fighting of tanks Abrams
Interesting photo of the tank "Abrams"

In the late 1960s, NATO leaders focused their efforts on the development of new armored vehicles for the ground forces. It sought to achieve the universality of weapons and military equipment, which would create an effective system for their provision and servicing within the bloc. This contributed to the solution of the main task - increasing the combat capabilities of tanks, as the main strike force of the ground forces.

One of the directions in this area was the cooperation of the USA and Germany in the development and production of the main battle tank, the MBT-70 (main battle tank). Drawing on the experience of the Second World War, both partners came to the conclusion that it was necessary to create an improved version of the battle tank. In 1967, three prototypes were made: they were machines weighing about 50 tons with a very proportional silhouette and designed for a crew of three. However, later the partners disagreed - in the Pentagon they wanted to have a tank capable of fighting in any theater of war, and in the Bundeswehr they thought about a combat vehicle for Europe. There was no agreement on the main armament. The Germans, based on the experience of using tanks in the battles of the Second World War, primarily on the eastern front, were supporters of large-caliber cannon with increased range of fire. The Americans, in turn, preferred a smaller-caliber weapon, but capable of firing ammunition, which at that time was offered by manufacturers in the United States and Western Europe…….