Morning Overview on MSN
Why M1 Abrams DU “silver bullets” panic enemy tanks
The M1 Abrams has a fearsome reputation among tank crews not just because of its armor and sensors, but because of the ...
National Security Journal on MSN
The M1 Abrams’ ‘Silver Bullet’: Why Depleted Uranium Rounds Terrify Enemy Tanks
The latest M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams keeps its battlefield crown largely thanks to its 120mm gun firing depleted uranium (DU) “Silver ...
Intended to function as land ships with the firepower and mobility that could shatter the deadlock of trench warfare during World War I, the first tanks deployed in 1916 were massive, lumbering, and ...
The National Interest on MSN
Why Does the US Army Name Its Tanks for Generals?
The tradition of naming tanks for American generals began not with the Americans themselves, but with the British.
Figure 1. General Creighton W. Abrams smoking a cigar. (Image retrieved from National Archives) Few military leaders have left a legacy so powerful that the Army engraved their name into its most ...
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