Saturday, June 27, 2009

ABRAMS (USA) Miltary Tank

ABRAMS (USA) is Military Tank Manufacturer that as of 1982 was Made by Chrysler (USA) under supervision of the Army at Lima! Of cause things would have changed somewhat since Chrysler various woes over last 20+ years even currency as it goes bust

Below is a Road Test of one which is quite rare to find in a car magazine and was done in 1982

Its a Abrams M1 TANK -powered by Gas Turbine engine Test
Gas- Turbine engine developed by Lycoming; Automatic; top speed limited 50mph; 0-50 sec in 45 seconds; M1 replacement for M60A3 Tank Built for a 10 year production run of 150 per month; used extensively still as of 1996 as main US Tank and as of 2000 this was website for more information http://www.army-technology.com/projects/abrams/


See
Motor Trend (US) 1982 APR Page 63;66-68

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