SQUADRON SIGNAL M1A1 M1A2 TUSK ABRAMS MBT US ARMY USMC OP IRAQI FREEDOM OIF MINT

Description: SQUADRON SIGNAL M1A1 M1A2 TUSK ABRAMS MBT US ARMY USMC OP IRAQI FREEDOM OIF MINT SQUADRON SIGNAL M1A1 M1A2 TUSK ABRAMS MBT US ARMY USMC OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OIF AUSTRALIA KUWAIT IRAQI ARMY SOFTBOUND BOOK by DAVID DOYLE *BRAND NEW MINT CONDITION* CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS ARMOR SKIRT ROADWHEEL IDLER ARM, TORSION BAR, DRIVE SPROCKET, TRACK TREAD HEADLIGHTS DRIVER HATCH, DRIVERS COMPARTMENT, DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL 7.62mm M240 MACHINE GUN, M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN INSTALLATIONS ENGINE SPONSON, NBC OVERPRESSURE SYSTEM, BATTERY COMPARTMENT,SPONSON BOXES ENGINE ACCESS PANELS AGT1500C TURBINE ENGINE ENGINE GRILLE BUSTLE RACK, TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY, ANGLE BRACKET, PINTLE DETAIL GRENADE LAUNCHERS ANTENNA MOUNT MAIN GUN (MAIN GUN BORE EVACUATOR, WIND SENSOR, 105mm M68E1 RIFLED CANNON) M1 ABRAMS CHARACTERISTICS (ENGINE, ARMAMENT, PERFORMANCE) TRACK ADJUSTING LINK, EXTERNAL STOWAGE BIN, BALLISTIC SIDE SKIRT, AUXILIARY POWER UNIT APU, SPRING LOADED DRIVERS HATCH, ACT-1500 TURBINE ENGINE, X1100-3B TRANSMISSION, FUEL PUMP & FILTER, TURRET ASEMBLY, CLAMP MINE LAYING SYSTEM, ALUMINUM SMOKE GRENADE LAUNCHERS, PERISCOPES, COMMANDERS HATCH, DRIVERS STATION, DRIVERS INTERCOM, NIGHT VISION VIEWER, FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMANDERS STATION, GRENADE LAUNCHER SYSTEM, GPS OPTICAL SCHEMATIC, COAXIAL MACHINE GUN, GUNNERS STATION, GAS PARTICULATE SYSTEM, GUNNERS STATION TURRET (COMMANDERS WEAPONS STATION, LOADERS HATCH) FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY (MBT-70, XM803, CHRYSLER XM1, IMPROVING THE BREED) INTERIOR VIEWS (GUNNERS SEAT, COMMANDERS STATION, LOADERS STATION, DRIVERS STATION, TURRET VIEW) OPERATIONAL HISTORY (ARMOR-PIERCING FIN STABILIZED DISCARDING SABOT KINETIC ENERGY PENETRATOR APFSDS, AGT-1500 GAS TURBINE POWERPACK) DESERT STORM M1A1 TANK BATTALIONS (G-DAY, DESERT STORM COMBAT ACTIONS, MINE PLOW, US ARMY 7TH CORPS, 2ND ARMOURED CAVALRY, 1ST CAVALRY, 1ST ARMOURED DIVISION, 3RD ARMOURED DIVISION, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, US ARMY 18TH AIRBORNE CORPS, 3RD ARMOURED CAVALRY, 24TH INFANTRY, 1ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1ST TIGER BRIGADE) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information from internet Encyclopedia The M1 Abrams was developed during the Cold War as a successor to the canceled MBT-70. The M1 Abrams contract went to Chrysler Defense and was the first vehicle to adopt Chobham armor. Adaptations before the Persian Gulf War (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm) gave the vehicle better firepower and NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) protection. Being vastly superior to Iraqi tanks, very few M1 tanks were hit by enemy fire. Upgrades after the war improved the tank's weapons sights and fire control unit. The Abrams participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, exposing vulnerabilities in urban combat that were addressed with the Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK) modifications (armor upgrades and a gun shield). The Marine Corps sent a company of M1A1 Abrams tanks to Afghanistan in 2010. The M1A2 was a further improvement of the M1A1 with a commander's independent thermal viewer, weapon station, position navigation equipment, and a full set of controls and displays linked by a digital data bus. These upgrades also provided the M1A2 with an improved fire control system.[26] The M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) added digital maps, Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) Linux communications system capabilities for commanders, and an improved cooling system to compensate for heat generated by the additional computer systems. The M1A2 SEP also serves as the basis for the M104 Wolverine heavy assault bridge. The M1A2 SEPv2 (version 2) added Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS or CROWS II) support, color displays, better interfaces, a new operating system, better front and side armor, and an upgraded transmission for better durability.[27] Further upgrades included depleted uranium armor for all variants, a system overhaul that returns all A1s to like-new condition (M1A1 AIM), a digital enhancement package for the A1 (M1A1D), and a commonality program to standardize parts between the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps (M1A1HC). The development for the improved M1A3 variant has been known since 2009. Further combat was seen during 2003 when U.S. forces invaded Iraq and deposed Ba'athist Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in the Iraq War's Operation Iraqi Freedom. As of March 2005, approximately 80 Abrams tanks were forced out of action by enemy attacks. (63 tanks were restored, whilst 17 were damaged beyond repair. 3 of them at the beginning 2003. One achievement of the M1A1s was the destruction of seven T-72s in a point-blank skirmish (less than 50 yards (46 m)) near Mahmoudiyah, about 18 miles (29 km) south of Baghdad, with no American losses.[32] In addition to the Abrams's heavy armament, some crews were also issued M136 AT4 shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons under the assumption that they might have to engage heavy armor in tight urban areas where the main gun could not be brought to bear. Following lessons learned in Desert Storm, the Abrams and many other U.S. combat vehicles used in the conflict were fitted with Combat Identification Panels to reduce friendly fire incidents. These were fitted on the sides and rear of the turret, with flat panels equipped with a four-cornered 'box' image on either side of the turret front. Some Abrams tanks were also fitted with a secondary storage bin on the back of the existing bustle rack on the rear of the turret (referred to as a bustle rack extension) to enable the crew to carry more supplies and personal belongings. Several Abrams tanks that were irrecoverable due to loss of mobility or other circumstances were destroyed by friendly forces, usually by other Abrams tanks, to prevent their capture.[33] Some Abrams tanks were disabled by Iraqi infantrymen in ambushes during the invasion. Some troops employed short-range anti-tank rockets and fired at the tracks, rear and top. Other tanks were put out of action by engine fires when flammable fuel stored externally in turret racks was hit by small arms fire and spilled into the engine compartment. A majority of Abrams tanks damaged in post-invasion Iraq were by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). By December 2006 more than 530 Abrams tanks had been shipped back to the U.S. for repair. Due to the vulnerability of tanks in urban combat, the Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK) was issued to some M1 Abrams tanks. It added protection in the rear and side of the tank to improve fighting ability in urban environments. M1A2 (Baseline): Production began in 1986 and entered service in 1992 (77 built for the US and more than 600 M1s upgraded to M1A2, 315 for Saudi Arabia, 218 for Kuwait). The M1A2 offers the tank commander an independent thermal sight and ability to, in rapid sequence, shoot at two targets without the need to acquire each one sequentially, also 2nd generation depleted uranium armor components. M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Package): Has upgraded third-generation depleted uranium armor components with graphite coating (240 new built, 300 M1A2s upgraded to M1A2 SEP for the USA, also unknown numbers of upgraded basic M1s and M1IPs, also 400 oldest M1A1s upgraded to M1A2 SEP). M1A2 SEPv2: Added Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station as standard, color displays, improved interfaces, a new operating system, improved front and side armor with ERA (TUSK kit), tank-infantry phone as standard, and an upgraded transmission for better durability. M1A2 SEPv3: Has increased power generation and distribution, better communications and networking, new Vehicle Health Management System (VHMS) and Line Replaceable Modules (LRMs) for improved maintenance, an Ammunition DataLink (ADL) to use airburst rounds, improved counter-IED armor package, improved FLIR using long- and mid-wave infrared, a low-profile CROWS RWS, and an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) under armor to run electronics while stationary instead of the engine, visually distinguishing the version by a small exhaust at the left rear. Prototypes began testing in 2015, and the first were delivered in October 2017. Fielding is expected to begin in 2020. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.Make your listings stand out with FREE Vendio custom templates! FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today!

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