M1A2 Abrams

Main battle tank, USA. In service since 1993

How to recognise it

Seven road wheels, wide flat slab-sided turret with a separate commander's sight box on the roof; very hot gas-turbine exhaust at the rear.

Also known as

Abrams, M1A2 SEPv3

Used by

USA, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Taiwan, Australia

Same family

Naming one of these instead still scores family points.

• M1A1 Abrams

Other tanks

• Altay
• C1 Ariete
• Challenger 2
• Challenger 3
• K2 Black Panther
• Leclerc
• Leopard 1A5
• Leopard 2A4
• Leopard 2A5
• Leopard 2A6
• Leopard 2A7
• M60 Patton

All 30 tanks

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1 Abrams