The American M1 Abrams remains one of the heaviest production tanks. The characteristics of the combat vehicle in the United States are listed. 19FortyFive columnist Harrison Cass writes that the tank looks “unstoppable” because of its advantages.

It is noted that the basic version of Abrams was introduced in 1980. The car belongs to the third generation. The peculiarity of these tanks is composite armor and fire control systems that allow you to hit targets at a range of up to 2000 meters.

The tank received a combined Chobham armor, the design of which was classified. Chobham is known to be a ceramic plate within a metal frame attached to the base plate and several layers of elastic. Combined armor provides increased resistance to cumulative jet.

Among the advantages of the tank was also firepower. Abrams received M829A3 shells and a modern fire control system. When aiming a weapon at a target, the system takes into account various parameters, including range, atmospheric pressure, air temperature and barrel heating.

Cass noted the mobility of the tank, which is powered by a Honeywell AGT1500 gas turbine engine. The 1,500-horsepower power plant allows the tank to develop speeds of up to 72 kilometers per hour.