An M1 is too large to fit on the Air Force's C-130 transport planes, thus the Stryker vehicle. What's more, a vehicle with more firepower and armor usually requires a more complicated support system. This means more specially trained soldiers to operate it, more technicians to maintain it...
Since the firing process is automated, the cannon can shoot rapidly. Automated firing also cuts the four or five personnel required to operate modern mobile artillery down to two soldiers. The armor of the manned vehicle is made of aluminum, making it 22 to 42 tons lighter than the M1 ...
go, the US Army said yes, and every tank up until and including the M1 Abrams use torsion bars. This was not the only choice, the British used improved, but very Sherman like Bogie systems on the Centurion and they upgraded that tank for decades. The torsion bar system takes up sp...
Al Bowie reviews a new book from Concord, "British Armor in North West Europe Volume 1" by Dennis Oliver. Six images of the covers and sample pages are included. ...and don't forget to check out the great work of Missing-Lynx's visitors on the Constructive Comments Forum too 8 May,...
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Commandant Gen. David H. Berger has said that should armor be needed by Marines, he would look to the Army to provide that capability. At the annual Modern Day Marine Military Expo in September 2020, Berger emphasized that the Army’s job is t...
As tanks have grown heavier over the last century, so has their thirst for fuel. The epitome of the armored gas guzzlers is the M1 Abrams, a highly capable vehicle that eschewed the traditional diesel engine in favor of a powerful gas-turbine powerplant that offers high acceleration and horse...
I think much of the junior officer corps now falls into the later category. Take women out of infantry, combat engineers, cavalry scouts, armor, and combat medics attached to the infantry. Artillery is questionable, in my mind. Whether or not women can do the job is not the issue, they...
As tanks have grown heavier over the last century, so has their thirst for fuel. The epitome of the armored gas guzzlers is the M1 Abrams, a highly capable vehicle that eschewed the traditional diesel engine in favor of a powerful gas-turbine powerplant that offers high acceleration and horse...