The new machine will become the main tank forces.
On the first tank M1A2 SEP V3 the official website of the US army. Main battle tank (MBT) brought the military on 4 October this year. At the moment, are other modernization “Abrams” to the level of the M1A2 SEP V3. Combat vehicle M1A2 SEP V3, in comparison with its predecessors, has a number of important improvements.
This option was the last major upgrade of the famous tank. As part of her American engineers have carried out at least several important improvements of MBT. First, the specialists have standardized ammunition combat vehicle based on the two shots — the latest multi-purpose projectile ХМ1147 AMR with the programmable fuse, and armor-piercing M829E4 AKE. This step will eliminate a number of the ammunition used now.
The second important part of the upgrade was the improvement of the FCS (fire control system) “Abrams”. Experts have installed the equipment ADL (Ammunition Data Lin), which will allow you to fire AMR programmable fuse. The third important component of the modernization was the installation of a new thermal imaging devices IFLIR in the gunner’s sight and an independent panoramic sight of commander. Now the image is displayed on the display high definition that makes the crew more aware of.
According to previously voiced plans, the Pentagon intends to update the entire existing fleet of the main tanks M1A2 SEP V3 of more than 1,500 units. Now working on option even more profound modernization of the tank to the level XM1A3, one of the main distinguishing features of which will be to install a lightweight 120mm gun.
Earlier, US forces issued a contract to equip the tanks “Abrams” by the Israeli active protection system (KAZ) “Trophy”. The contract value amounted to almost 10 million dollars. According to reports, the experiment involves one armored brigade. Assuming that the military will be satisfied with the novelty, you can expect to equip a complex of active protection and other MBT.
Tank “Abrams” in long years of service proved to be reliable and, in General, highly efficient fighting machine. He has a much greater potential for modernization than the tanks of Soviet design. That is why the US invest in the improvement of already operating machines, not the development of fundamentally new tanks. Further improvement of the MBT “Abrams” will be associated with a reduction in its mass.
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