Meet the M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank One of the fastest tanks in the world, with a range of 8,000 meters... that's how we do it. | U.S. Marine Corps

The M1 Abrams is a powerful U.S. main battle tank with advanced armor, a 120mm cannon, and exceptional mobility for modern warfare. | Military Mechanics

88K views · 3K reactions | The M1 Abrams is the standard U.S. main battle tank, introduced in the early 1980s to replace the aging M60 series and to meet the requirements of high-intensity armored warfare. Its design centers on three priorities: crew protection, long-range firepower, and mobility. #tank #military | The War Rooms | Facebook

Declassified U.S. Army footage of a Live Fire testing of the Ammunition Storage Blowout Panels on a M1A1 tank (probably Block II Prototype), very likely at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Ballistic Research Laboratory. September 22, 1986. This test simulates a combat scenario where the tank armor gets defeated by enemy projectiles and by consequence the ammunition on the tank gets ignited. As seen in the interior view, the blow out panels and ammunition compartment access doors worked like intended, re