M1 Abrams

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"Its never very crowded at the front." ~ Gen. Creighton Abrams

The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank is the premier armored fighting vehicle in the United States Arsenal. The first totally new tank developed by the United States after the end of the Second World War, the Abrams is a force to be reckoned with by those who wish to tear down democracy and oppress those who are weaker then themselves. It is armed with an stabilized M68 105mm rifled cannon, a .50cal machinegun for the Commander, and a pair of .30cal machineguns, one for the loader and one mounted coaxially with the main gun. The M1 Abrams is protected by top secret Chobham Armour plating, said to be as difficult to penetrate as 2 meters of solid steel.

While the Abrams primary mission is to destroy enemy armor, the protection of the crew has not been neglected in the design. The ready-use ammunition is mounted in the rear of the turret in a specially designed compartment. If the ammunition is hit, purpose built blowout panels direct the explosion up and away from the crew compartment, ensuring the survival of the crew even if to ammo begins to cook off.

If you don't have a raging freedom boner right now, something is seriously wrong.

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The Stat Card

While the overwhelming hype of the Abrams is a bit blown out of proportion, it is nonetheless a very solid tank. The Front Armor is tied with the Leopard 2 and the Chieftain Stillbrew for the strongest in the game at 18, and the side armor is an impressive 8. The Chobham Armor package also bumps the side armor up to 16 against HEAT weapons, ie. most guided missiles.

The Abrams M68 105mm Gun is a pretty decent damage dealer, with a ROF of 2 both while halted and moving meaning that no mater what, you will always have 2 dice to roll. The M68 is improved by an Advanced Stabilizer, so you can hall ass both toward and away from the foe at full Tactical Speed and suffer no penalties. As well as the M68 the Abrams carries a trio of machine guns, two of which, the .50 and one of the.30s, are AA.

You can take the Abrams in Platoons of up to four Tanks, with a minimum of two tanks in a platoon. Each Abrams Costs 8 points (twice as much as a T-72).

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An M1A1 in Iraq

The M1 Abrams and its subsequent variants has been in service with the US Military for close to 40 Years. The first major update was in 1985 the M1A1 which swapped out the 105mm gun for a 120mm Smoothbore (which by the way is included in the Abrams kit). The latest iteration is the M1A2, which has been upgraded with more advanced targeting equipment and improved defense systems from lessons learned fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. The M1A3 is currently in development and slated to begin deployment in 2020. The most note worthy addition will be the long overdue Active Protection system. Which they had to buy from Israel because the American Military Industrial Complex actually sucks at making weapons and upgrades for them.