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Michael Thayne · 03-29-2017, 08:43 PM

And now for the moment we've all been waiting for...

M1 Abrams

Cribbing from an old thread:

TL: 8
Vehicle: M1 Abrams
ST/HP: 200
Hnd/SR: -3/5
HT: 10
Move: 1/20
LWt: 65 tons
Load: 2 tons
SM: +4
Occ: 4
DR: 1680
Range: 275 miles
Cost: $4,300,000
Locations: 2CTX

Listed DR is going to be for the front hull. Vehicles 3e gives breaks down the armor as follows:

Front hull: DR 1,680.
Rear/side hull: DR 140.
Top/underbody: DR 90
Front turret: DR 1,500.
Rear/side turret: DR 200.
Top turret: DR 120
Tracks Armor: DR 30; armor skirts provide an extra DR 70.

Armor on the front, rear, and sides, is laminate; double DR vs. shaped charges.

This has been debate elsewhere, but my take is that in game terms the M1's gun appears to be very close to the T-72's. In addition, the M1 mounts an M2HB machine gun and two M240 machine guns.

03-29-2017, 08:43 PM	#22
Michael Thayne Join Date: May 2010	Re: [High-Tech] Military Equipment: Global War on Terror edition And now for the moment we've all been waiting for... M1 Abrams Cribbing from an old thread: TL: 8 Vehicle: M1 Abrams ST/HP: 200 Hnd/SR: -3/5 HT: 10 Move: 1/20 LWt: 65 tons Load: 2 tons SM: +4 Occ: 4 DR: 1680 Range: 275 miles Cost: $4,300,000 Locations: 2CTX Listed DR is going to be for the front hull. Vehicles 3e gives breaks down the armor as follows: Front hull: DR 1,680. Rear/side hull: DR 140. Top/underbody: DR 90 Front turret: DR 1,500. Rear/side turret: DR 200. Top turret: DR 120 Tracks Armor: DR 30; armor skirts provide an extra DR 70. Armor on the front, rear, and sides, is laminate; double DR vs. shaped charges. This has been debate elsewhere, but my take is that in game terms the M1's gun appears to be very close to the T-72's. In addition, the M1 mounts an M2HB machine gun and two M240 machine guns. Last edited by Michael Thayne; 09-01-2017 at 02:10 PM. Reason: Originally said "the T-72 mounts..."