Galerie m1 abrams ve wikimedia commons cesky main battle tanks m1a2 abrams cesky tank abrams. Pdf m1 abrams tank download full pdf book download. This is the second last video in my series about tanks. Army m1a2 abrams with production tusk explosive reactive armor package installed. The gulf war bore witness to a number of deadly encounters between these two great adversaries. Heavily armored, highly mobile and capable of killing at over 2500m the m1 abrams is, to this day, a veritable fighting machine. The closest i heard was that the shells from t72s would bounce off. Heavily armoured, highly mobile and capable of killing at over 2500m the m1 abrams is, to. On the whole, the soviet t72 compared poorly against the advanced nature of the american m1 abrams and british challenger 1 tank which held a. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
The tanks of august pdf, centre for analysis of strategies and. Heatmp, atgms in the autoloader vs four, more antitank rounds would. Theyre both estimates zaloga just chose to use soviet estimates for the table in m1 abrams vs t72 ural. M1 abrams vs t72 ural accessories books authentic scale land. The iraqi army fielded at least 100 t72s under the asad babil lion of babylon name to the 200 or so kuwati m84abs. Readers interested in a concise account of us versus iraqi armor during operation desert storm will also enjoy the account. South korean military k 2 black panther main battle tank just as good as us army m1 abrams. Windswept house pdf download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Uralvagonzavod produced the first prototype with a 125mm gun and v 45k engine in 1968. The m1 abrams has multiple ammunition for certain tasks. General creighton abrams and the army of his times m1 abrams vs t72 ural. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
The next one is currently in progress and is about tank warfare in general, its. Note they may have been heat high explosive anti tank, hesh high explosive squash heat or average quality apfsds armour piercing fin stabilised discard. Actually, for every tank, capabilities vary in each model. According to steven zalogas m1 abrams vs t72 ural, the best rounds the iraqis had were the 3vbm3 introduced in 1962 and the 3vbm7 apfsds. T72 cannot fully penetrate a m1a1 abrams war thunder. He says, he says, despite the vehicles relative technical merits and flaws, the outcome of the tank battles of desert storm hinged as much on tactics, terrain, and crew capabilities as on the machines themselves.
Number 18 in the duel series studies the m1 abrams versus the t72 tanks, specifically in the context of. M1 abrams vs t72 ural by steven zaloga, 9781846034077, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Used by the armies of the former warsaw pact and soviet union, it has also been exported in large numbers to many of the states in the middle east. Entering production in 1971, the t72 arguably outstripped its contemporaries in a balance of. This can be attributed to the fact that iraqi t72s were firing inferior ammunition, a generation. Has an m1 main battle tank ever been destroyed by a t72. Like the us m1 abrams tank, the t80 used a turbine power plant rather than a. Osprey publishing initiated a series of books that look at iconic adversaries in conflicts. Im honestly not super interested in these, but hey, its free. For the m1a1ha, zaloga gives a frontal armor estimate of 600 mm vs apfsds and 0 mm vs heat in m1 abrams main battle tank 19821992, nearly double the original protection of the abrams. Download pdf t 72 free online new books in politics.
Over the past few decades, the m1a1 abrams has also been extensively exported and is license produced in egypt. During the first gulf war three kinetic energy piercing rounds from a t72 hit the m1a1 armor but unable to fully penetrate but the external damage was enough to send the abrams to get repaired. M1 abrams vs t 72 ural, partea a iiia romania military. Superior to both iraqs soviet era t55 and t62 tanks, nearly all sources claim that no abrams tank has ever been destroyed by enemy fire. The t72 is a family of soviet main battle tanks that first entered production in 1971. So whenever an rpg or a shot from the t72 hits the sides, the power of the explosion is forced away from the tank. Entering production in 1971, the t72 arguably outstripped its contemporaries in a balance of mobility, protection and. In m1 abrams vs t72 ural 2009, he uses soviet estimates of 470 mm vs apfsds and 650 mm vs heat for the base model abrams. Despite entering service in 1980, the m1 abrams remained untested in combat until the gulf war in 1991, where it was to be confronted by its archenemy the iraqiassembled sovietdesigned t72. Abrams backpack journal babar and his family babar harry n. Its packed with rare metals that the public doesnt know about.
The longawaited followup to nvg 2 m1 abrams main battle tank 198292 1993, this fully illustrated study examines the abrams tanks last quartercentury of service with both the united states and its various foreign operators. The 3vmb3 was the first 125mm apfds round, which had a projectile of maraging steel while 3vbm7 had the bm15. Task force 141 infantry was the first coalition force to breach the saudi arabian border on 15 february 1991 and conduct ground combat operations in iraq engaging in direct and indirect fire fights with the enemy on 17 february 1991. During desert storm did any iraqi tanks actually shoot and. Amazing footage m1 abrams battle, gulf war 1991 video.
M1 abrams vs t72 ural by famed military historian steven zaloga focuses upon the 1991 gulf war and specifically the american attack into the iraqi flank meant to cut off saddam husseins forces so that they couldnt escape from kuwait. For example, the first version of t55 can be destroyed by a tiger ii from world war 2 frontally, while one of the latest version, t55 amv for exampl. On page 27 is a chart where the frontal turret armor of the m1a1ha is claimed to be equivalent to 800 mm steel armor rha. Mortal kooooooooooooommmmbaaaaaaaat heres a code for you. In m1 abrams vs t72 ural 2009, he uses soviet estimates of 470 mm vs apfsds and 650. Unlike many in the duel series this one covers two major confrontations where us abrams and iraqi t72. Everything in this video is fact and can be proven. He also gives the soviet estimates for the m1a1, 600 mm vs apfsds, and 700 mm vs heat. M1 abrams vs t 72 ural, partea a iiia george gmt 16 august 2015 10. T 72 download t 72 ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. The t72 medium tank is similar in general appearance to the t64. Army heavy battalion task force which took part in the gulf war of january march 1991. M1 abrams battle of 73 easting, gulf war 1991 video. Prophet zaloga makes the same point in m1 abrams vs t72 ural.
Readers interested in a comparison of these two tanks will find m1 abrams vs t72 ural a compact and handy reference for quickly determining the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. The russian t72 ural tank is the most widelydeployed main battle tank of the current generation. Operation desert storm 1991 duel abrams clinical drug therapy. The gulf war bore witness to a number of deadly encounters be. Six other m1a1s were allegedly hit by 125 mm tank fire, but the impacts were largely ineffectual.
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