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From: alfalfa@milton.u.washington.edu (Corey Lawson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: M1 Tanks
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Date: 15 Apr 91 03:11:51 GMT
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From: alfalfa@milton.u.washington.edu (Corey Lawson)


The M1A2 is to have some improvements over the M1A1.  The main
difference will be a separate thermal sight for the Commander, which
will allow the Commander to search for targets and then hand them off
to the gunner.  Also, there will be various upgrades to the internal
electronics equipment to allow this capability to be added.  Note that
the M1A1 already has the hole in the turret to allow the new sight to
be put in, but the electronics will have to be upgraded separately.
Other than that, there isn't much change, that I can remember (I saw
this in an issue of (!) AvLeek.

And...the only U.S. tanks that have reactive armor are M60s, primarily
M60s used by the Marines.  (That's because most of the M60s the Army
has have been replaced by M1s, and the M60s moved to reserve/guard
units.  Some units, tho, do have the M1, such as the Montana NG

Anyways...how did that IN Bde from Louisiana do?  Last I heard about
them they were upgrading to the M1/M2s less easily than expected...Did
they ship out?

-corey lawson
Internet: alfalfa@milton.u.washington.edu