Abrams Q&A "with a dash of other stuff"

each brigade has 1 arty bat. there was also a forth brig that contained an attack helo bat, transport bat and a bat of air assault inf.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND....the current orbat is now all modular. I have even heard of tank bats with just 42 big boys instead of 58. the classic Div setup that was written in stone is GONE. things are now set up for the tasking order or mission at hand.

Arty bats are now being transformed into COIN units in Iraq. Hell even the 2-8 cav at one point gave up its tanks to become a COIN unit. much of what used to be a arty fire mission is given way to that attack Helo, AC-130 or fast mover.

Cany any weapon short of a nuke or MOAB kill an M-1A2 from the front?

sure, your hellfire missile can do the trick. saw that first hand on a M1A1 to the frontal aspect loaders side. I heard of a Maverick hitting a M1A1 and melting it down like butter.

MIGleader said:

Cany any weapon short of a nuke or MOAB kill an M-1A2 from the front?

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Probably the DU rounds fired from the A-10 Warthog can also take it out. The HJ-9 MIGHT be able to, but I am not too sure about that since we haven't seen it in action.

What kind of technology (i.e. GPS, targeting systems, rangefinders, basically any computers) is there in the Abrams. Is it comparable to the Stryker? I doubt it is.

A hellfire II missile can destroy any known armor on the planet.

I have some questions. Pardon if some sound n00bish.

1. I have heard (from this site) of an M1 during the first Gulf War (if that is the apropriate terminology) that was MK'ed (Mission Killed) when a BMP-2's 30MM cannon hit the battery system from the side. Is this possible?

2. Although I imagine this could be answered by someone else here, does the M1 Abrams have any Cannon-Fired AT missles? (not sure what the correct term is)

3. I was once told that in one instance the Optics of an M1 were damaged by a 30MM cannon. What else can damage the optics of an M1, how 'fragile' are they and are there any plans to improve possibile survivability of the optics?

Kampfwagen

1.yes
2.in dev yes. present use no
3.simple/avoid being hit in your optic box by 30mm rounds. I think .50 and up can take out the armour around the optics. A hammer to the sites will kill the TIS/main gunner site.

Can a Kornet kill an m1? Bastion? Krasnopol? All a good variety of russian ATM's and ATGM's.

utelore said:

Kampfwagen
3.simple/avoid being hit in your optic box by 30mm rounds. I think .50 and up can take out the armour around the optics. A hammer to the sites will kill the TIS/main gunner site.

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Sounds easier said than done. Is there any way to go around the busted sighting or is the tank unusable untill then?