M1A1 Abrams

"COMPOSITE ARMOR !1!1!!1!1!1"

Updates:

V.1.1
- Minor adjustments on the tank
V.1.2
- Extends fuel capacity (5,000l to 10,900l)
- Adds extra controls for VR
- External modifications
V.2.0
- Changed APFSDS muzzle velocity
- Changed HESH to MPAT (M830A1), and also some modifications to it
- Updated ingame instructions
- Updated .50 cal M2HB

• The M1 Abrams is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare, it is one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 73.6 short tons (66.8 metric tons). It introduced several modern technologies to the United States armored forces, including a multifuel turbine engine, sophisticated Chobham composite armor, a computer fire control system, separate ammunition storage in a blowout compartment, and NBC protection for crew safety. Initial models of the M1 were armed with a 105 mm M68 gun, while later variants feature a license-produced Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44 designated M256.

• The M1 Abrams entered service in 1980 and serves as the main battle tank of the United States Army, and formerly of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) until the decommissioning of all USMC tank battalions in 2021. The export modification is used by the armed forces of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Poland and Iraq. The Abrams was first used in combat by the U.S. in the Gulf War. It was later deployed by the U.S. in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War, as well as by Iraq in the war against the Islamic State, Saudi Arabia in the Yemeni Civil War, and Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• The M1A1 was fitted with a new turret armed with a 120mm gun equivalent to the Rheinmetall design found in Germany's Leopard 2. The ammunition stowage was reduced with the larger 120mm rounds, and the ammunition stowage on the turret floor was eliminated. Six rounds are stowed in the hull, with the remainder in the turret bustle. During production, the design of the rear track skirt was changed and the track retaining ring was deleted. Late-production M1A1s had holes in the turret roof for the installation of a commander's independent thermal viewer, which showed up on the M1A2. Also introduced during the production run was an eye-safe carbon dioxide laser that was able to operate under the same conditions as the gunner's TIS. The driver of the M1A1 was provided with a mechanical override for the engine and transmission's protective shutdown measures in 1986. This allowed the driver to operate the tank when the engine's management system would otherwise have shut the engine and transmission down, which would be a potentially dangerous situation in battle. This system was known as the shift hand actuated fuel transmission system (SHAFTS), and allowed the engine to work up to 400hp. The M1A1 was also fitted with an overpressure NBC system, and a microclimate cooling system cooled the crewmembers, but not the entire crew compartment. An external auxiliary power unit (EAPU) that would power the tank's systems without using the fuel-hungry gas turbine engine was initially attached to the right rear of the hull, and then a smaller model was mounted in the turret bustle rack.

Controls:

Trim/Yaw : Tank Control
Pitch/Roll : Turret Control

AG1 : Headlights
AG2 : NVM (Night Vision Mode
AG3 : Precision Mode
AG4 : Switch Ammo (APFSDS-MPAT)
AG5 : Driver Hatch
AG6 : Commander Hatch
AG7 : Loader Hatch
AG8 : Engine Power

Armaments:

• 120mm M256
  20x M829A1 APFSDS-T
  22x M830A1 MPAT-T

• 1x .50 cal (12.7mm) M2HB
  1000x bullets

• 2x .308 cal (7.62mm) M240
  10000x bullets

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Notes:

• The reason for the increased fuel capacity is because i used a jet engine that's very fuel hungry, and its original 1,400L fuel capacity isnt enough, even for a short trip.
• Interior is roughly reproduced as per real life.
• Design might not be accurate, apologies
  

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Credits:

• ReinMcDeer for the M1IP turret and hull
  

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