The weapon shoots M829A3 APFSDS ammunition and M1028 rounds. The weapon of the tank is the 120 mm M256 that has a range of 2.5 miles. The Army can extend the level of protection by adding explosive reactive armor. The armor of the SEP version has upgraded deplete uranium components that makes it one of the best in the world. In total, the US built 240 new M1A2 SEPs, upgraded 300 M1A2 thanks to the SEP version, and also upgraded 400 M1A1s to the MI1A2 SEP configuration. The M1A2 SEP is still today the backbone of the armored forces of the United States. Then, the System Enhancement Package (SEP) upgrade came and changed the already improved capabilities of the M1A2. The armor consists of second generation depleted uranium. The M1A2 provides the tank commander with a thermal sight and can shoot two targets at the same time. The MIA2 started production in 1986 and the first one started serving for the US Army in 1992. RELATED: Countries With The Most Main Battle Tanks Today, Ranked! Now, the the Army plans on maintaining the current Abrams and upgrade them in any possible way. The US Army was planning on replacing the tanks with the Future Combat Systems XM1202, but the project got canceled. Currently, there are three operational versions of the Abrams line: the M1, the M1A1 and the M1A2. The M1A2 Abrams are third-generation main battle tanks and some of the heaviest in the world. In total, the companies built more than 10,000 units.

Their designer is Chrysler Defense, which have now the name General Dynamics Land Systems. The manufacturing companies are the Lima Army Tank Plant and the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (from 1982 to 1996). They have proved countless times their reliability and effectiveness as they have served in the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the 2011 Egyptian revolution, and more.

The M1 Abrams are legendary tanks that started serving the US Army in 1980.

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