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M1 Abrams

Further upgrades include depleted uranium armor for all variants, a system overhaul that returns all A1's to zero hours (M1A1 AIM), a digital enhancement package for the A1 (M1A1D), a commonality program to standardize parts between the US Army and the Marine Corps (M1A1HC), and an electronic upgrade for the A2 (M1A2 SEP).







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In this article, "Abrams" is used to refer to all variants of the tank, while the specific variants are referred to as the M1, M1IP, M1A1, and M1A2.
Mike Muuss, a scientist at the Ballistic Research Laboratory, using BRL-CAD to develop an M1 prototype.During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and for Bosnia, some M1A1s were modified with armor upgrades. The M1 can be equipped with mine plow and mine roller attachments if needed. The M1 chassis also serves as a basis for the Grizzly combat engineering vehicle and the M104 Wolverine heavy assault bridge.











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