The Army's souped-up new M1 Abrams tank is officially ready for a fight

[rangerrebew]

The Army's souped-up new M1 Abrams tank is officially ready for a fight

    Jared Keller
    Jun 1, 2020 10:08 AM EDT

It's been nearly three years since since the Army took delivery of the first of its souped-up new version of the M1 Abrams main battle tank, and the service's first brigade of upgraded warhorses is officially ready to bring the pain downrange.

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division are the first to take possession of the the M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks, also known as the M1A2C, according to recent posts from the Greywolf Brigade on social media.

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-m1-abrams-sepv3-tank-fielding

[PeteS in CA]

The M1 platform is something like 45 years old. I wonder how long upgrades will suffice to keep it competitive. That upgrades have is a testimony to the potential built into the basic platform design.