![]() The conflict was resolved a year later with another treaty. ![]() With improved armor and technology, the M1A2 also proved unstoppable to the best tank that the Russians were willing to export- the T-84 Heavy Tank, which until 1993 was also the mainline tank of the Russian Army. In 1996, the Korean Conflict gave the M1A2 its first taste of battle. No M1A1s were lost to these tanks (or any Iraqi unit). As part of an international effort to stop the Iraqis, US M1A1s contributed 75% of all land-based kills against Iraqi Soviet-era T-72 Rhino and T-70 Apocalypse Tanks. ![]() In 1992, Iraqi supporters of the Soviet-era Communist regime launched a coup, took control and just a year later, began invading neighboring countries for oil and other resources. Its first battle tests came in the 1990s. The Abrams was designed with defense in mind, and as such was very heavily armored and slower compared to the minimalist M21. The M1 Abrams got its name from a US general who died with the rest of his armored division in defense of Washington D.C., and entered service with the US military in 1985, replacing the aging M21 Grizzly. Chosen over competing Russian and European designs for its cost-efficient design and balance of speed, armor and firepower, the Abrams is the descendant of the First Red War (FRW) export tank known popularly in Europe as the "Allied Medium Tank" and "M4 Pershing". The M1A3 Abrams Main Battle Tank is the primary land combat unit of the EDF. Attach signature (signatures can be changed in profile)Īirforce Command Tech, Tier-2 Main Battle Tank ![]()
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