These Foreign Tanks Now Match the M1 Abrams, US General Says

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These Foreign Tanks Now Match the M1 Abrams, US General Says


Posted By: Brendan McGarry March 28, 2017

A handful of foreign tanks — including Russia’s — now match the power of the U.S. Army’s main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, an American general recently testified to Congress.

“I think for the very near term, the Abrams is still near the very top of its class,” said Lt. Gen. John M. Murray, deputy chief of staff for financial management, referring to the third-generation tank built by General Dynamics Corp. that entered service in 1980.

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/03/28/foreign-tanks-match-m1-abrams/

[Joe Wooten]

These Foreign Tanks Now Match the M1 Abrams, US General Says


Posted By: Brendan McGarry March 28, 2017

A handful of foreign tanks — including Russia’s — now match the power of the U.S. Army’s main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, an American general recently testified to Congress.

“I think for the very near term, the Abrams is still near the very top of its class,” said Lt. Gen. John M. Murray, deputy chief of staff for financial management, referring to the third-generation tank built by General Dynamics Corp. that entered service in 1980.

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/03/28/foreign-tanks-match-m1-abrams/

The Leopard and Abrams were offshoots of a joint US-West German tank project in the 70's. Neither side could agree on the final design, so they went their separate ways. The Leopard and Challenger (UK) were always near-peers of the M-1.