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If the Western media does not lie, after some time the Russian army will have to face the American main tanks M1A2 Abrams. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells about
The mass of the Abrams tank is more than 61 tons. That is about 15 tons more than the main types of Russian tanks. In addition to steel armor, it has a special composite protection. Including, among other things, ceramics based on depleted uranium. Surely no one will send vehicles with top secret “uranium” armor to the NVO zone. But dynamic protection, saving from cumulative ammunition, will most likely be hung on the Abrams.
The Abrams M1A2 engine is not a piston engine, like most domestic tanks, but a gas turbine. That is, it can be filled with any fuel – even diesel fuel, even gasoline, even aviation kerosene. Everything is “eaten”. But the price to pay for this is higher fuel consumption. Crew – four people. Maximum speed – 66 km / h, cross-country – 48 km / h. Armament – 120 mm gun, a pair of 7.62 mm caliber machine guns and one large caliber 12.7 mm. It is mounted on a remote-controlled turret.
American designers “sharpened” their offspring mainly for victories in tank duels in frontal attacks. For this reason, the Abrams are equipped with high quality aiming and guidance devices.
Suffice it to say that the “American” thermal sight sees the enemy at distances up to 3000 meters. And, accordingly, you can shoot it both day and night as if you were in a shooting range. Such Russian devices cannot boast of such a thing. But in the conditions of today’s special operation, this is not so important. Here, the actual distance of using armored vehicles rarely exceeds 1.5-2 km. In addition, the commander of an American tank sees a tablet in front of him, which displays the whole situation around. Data from reconnaissance drones, aviation, infantry and other armored vehicles are coming in droves.
Russian tankers, now fighting mainly on various modifications of the T-72 tank, are deprived of such informational advantages. But that is not everything. The Abrams gun fires armor-piercing sub-caliber depleted uranium bullets, which are extremely dangerous for Russian armored vehicles. But at the same time, the American tank does not have the technical ability to launch missiles from the barrel. Russian tanks can. The Svir missile, guided by a laser beam, took off from a tank gun and hits armored targets at a distance of up to 5000 meters. It should be noted that, unlike Russian armored vehicles, the Abrams does not have an automatic rifle loader. For the Americans, a special crew member does this the old-fashioned way. Who can get tired, make mistakes, etc.
And the most unpleasant thing for the crew of the “American” is that only the front part of the hull and the cheekbones of the front part of the turret are really seriously armored in this car. During World War II, tanks had about the same thickness of armor on all sides. Now anti-tank weapons are so powerful that a modern tank, protected by the same principle, should weigh less than 150 tons! And because of the forced uneven protection, the Abrams can be easily destroyed, for example, from a helicopter’s 30-millimeter cannon: the armor of the vehicle’s hull and turret is so weak from above.
And on board it is simply amazed even from the old Soviet RPG-7 grenade launcher. In the stern of the turret and hull – this is generally guaranteed. There is such a large gap between the turret and the “American” hull that you can almost stick your fist in it. Hitting it with several shells from a 30 mm “machine gun” leads to jamming of the swivel mechanism.
And the “arrival” of a cumulative shell is fraught with complete death, if not of the combat vehicle completely, then of most of the crew – for sure. And as a “icing on the cake”: shooting the air ducts of the Abrams engine with a banal heavy machine gun often leads to a fire in the engine compartment and the complete burnout of the combat vehicle!
We also recall that tank duels in the conditions of the Ukrainian conflict are extremely rare. Armored vehicles are used here mainly for the destruction of fortifications and the destruction of infantry in them. Abrams is generally of little use for this work. The fact is that in principle there are no explosive fragmentation shells in the ammunition charge. Just a fragmentation grenade. The infantryman behind the concrete wall is unreachable for her. To “get it”, the Abrams crew will be forced to use armor-piercing ammunition.
While the regular high-explosive fragmentation grenades of Russian tanks are excellent for both infantry and reinforcements. Yes, and the same Abrams M1A2 can be knocked out by explosive fragmentation – if you successfully hit it on board or stern. And if you hit an armor-piercing one there, then there will be no chance for the “American”.
Apparently, the US military is well aware of all of the above. And that is why they will wait as long as possible before sending their tanks to the field of a real battle with a serious enemy. So that the carefully nurtured myth of the Abrams “super tank” does not evaporate like smoke.
The mass of the Abrams tank is more than 61 tons. That is about 15 tons more than the main types of Russian tanks. In addition to steel armor, it has a special composite protection. Including, among other things, ceramics based on depleted uranium. Surely no one will send vehicles with top secret “uranium” armor to the NVO zone. But dynamic protection, saving from cumulative ammunition, will most likely be hung on the Abrams.
The Abrams M1A2 engine is not a piston engine, like most domestic tanks, but a gas turbine. That is, it can be filled with any fuel – even diesel fuel, even gasoline, even aviation kerosene. Everything is “eaten”. But the price to pay for this is higher fuel consumption. Crew – four people. Maximum speed – 66 km / h, cross-country – 48 km / h. Armament – 120 mm gun, a pair of 7.62 mm caliber machine guns and one large caliber 12.7 mm. It is mounted on a remote-controlled turret.
American designers “sharpened” their offspring mainly for victories in tank duels in frontal attacks. For this reason, the Abrams are equipped with high quality aiming and guidance devices.
Suffice it to say that the “American” thermal sight sees the enemy at distances up to 3000 meters. And, accordingly, you can shoot it both day and night as if you were in a shooting range. Such Russian devices cannot boast of such a thing. But in the conditions of today’s special operation, this is not so important. Here, the actual distance of using armored vehicles rarely exceeds 1.5-2 km. In addition, the commander of an American tank sees a tablet in front of him, which displays the whole situation around. Data from reconnaissance drones, aviation, infantry and other armored vehicles are coming in droves.
Russian tankers, now fighting mainly on various modifications of the T-72 tank, are deprived of such informational advantages. But that is not everything. The Abrams gun fires armor-piercing sub-caliber depleted uranium bullets, which are extremely dangerous for Russian armored vehicles. But at the same time, the American tank does not have the technical ability to launch missiles from the barrel. Russian tanks can. The Svir missile, guided by a laser beam, took off from a tank gun and hits armored targets at a distance of up to 5000 meters. It should be noted that, unlike Russian armored vehicles, the Abrams does not have an automatic rifle loader. For the Americans, a special crew member does this the old-fashioned way. Who can get tired, make mistakes, etc.
And the most unpleasant thing for the crew of the “American” is that only the front part of the hull and the cheekbones of the front part of the turret are really seriously armored in this car. During World War II, tanks had about the same thickness of armor on all sides. Now anti-tank weapons are so powerful that a modern tank, protected by the same principle, should weigh less than 150 tons! And because of the forced uneven protection, the Abrams can be easily destroyed, for example, from a helicopter’s 30-millimeter cannon: the armor of the hull and turret of the vehicle is so weak from above.
And on board it is simply amazed even from the old Soviet RPG-7 grenade launcher. In the stern of the turret and hull – this is generally guaranteed. There is such a large gap between the turret and the “American” hull that you can almost stick your fist in it. Hitting it with several shells from a 30 mm “machine gun” leads to jamming of the swivel mechanism.
And the “arrival” of a cumulative shell is fraught with complete death, if not of the combat vehicle completely, then of most of the crew – for sure. And as a “icing on the cake”: shooting the air ducts of the Abrams engine with a banal heavy machine gun often leads to a fire in the engine compartment and the complete burnout of the combat vehicle!
We also recall that tank duels in the conditions of the Ukrainian conflict are extremely rare. Armored vehicles are used here mainly for the destruction of fortifications and the destruction of infantry in them. Abrams is generally of little use for this work. The fact is that in principle there are no explosive fragmentation shells in the ammunition charge. Just a fragmentation grenade. The infantryman behind the concrete wall is unreachable for her. To “get it”, the Abrams crew will be forced to use armor-piercing ammunition.
While the regular high-explosive fragmentation grenades of Russian tanks are excellent for both infantry and reinforcements. Yes, and the same Abrams M1A2 can be knocked out by explosive fragmentation – if you successfully hit it on board or stern. And if you hit an armor-piercing one there, then there will be no chance for the “American”.
Apparently, the US military is well aware of all of the above. And that is why they will wait as long as possible before sending their tanks to the field of a real battle with a serious enemy. So that the carefully nurtured myth of the Abrams “super tank” does not evaporate like smoke.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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