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Johnny Lightning, "Lightning Brigade", M1A1 Tank, Green Camo, Year 2000 Release. | • Type of Model: Pre-Assembled Diecast Model with Smaller Composite Parts
• Year of Release: 2000
• Approximate Scale Range: 1:87 to 1:100 Scales
• Product Attributes: Good Quality, Painted, Approximate Scale is a Range between 1:87 to 1:100, and Some of the Diecast Models from this Series are Painted and Some of the Diecast Models from this Series are Diecast Mold Injected with the Dye Color
• BONUS: Sticker of a Military Patch Inside Product Packaging.
Brand new, unopened, mint on card condition; PLEASE NOTE that all product packaging and boxes will have some shelf ware and may have minor imperfections like creases, folds, indentions or small tears in the boxes. |
| About the U.S. M1 Abrams Tank:
The M1 Abrams main battle tank is the principal combat tank of the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, with three main versions being deployed starting in 1980: the M1, M1A1, and M1A2. The latest versions of the M1A2 have a new armor and electronics package. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the Army's 37th Armored Regiment.
The M1 Abrams replaced the M60 Patton in U.S. service, as well as the M48A5. It did, however, serve alongside the M60A3, which had entered service just two years before the M1 (in 1978), for over a decade. In World War II, it took a Sherman Tank an average of 17 rounds to destroy an enemy tank 700 meters away. The Abrams, by contrast, can destroy certain enemy tanks by firing, on the move, a single round from 2,000 meters away. As the Abrams entered service in the 1980s, they would operate alongside M60A3 within the United States military, and with other NATO tanks in numerous Cold War exercises. These exercises usually took place in Western Europe, especially West Germany, but also in some other countries like South Korea. During such training, Abrams crews honed their skills for use against the men and equipment of the Soviet Union. However, by 1990, the USSR had collapsed and the Abrams would have its trial by fire in the Middle East.
The M1A1 was capable of making kills at ranges in excess of 4000 meters. This range was crucial combat against tanks of Soviet design in Desert Storm, as the effective range of the main gun in the Soviet/Iraqi tanks was less than 2000 meters. This meant Abrams tanks could hit Iraqi tanks before the enemy got in range - a decisive advantage in this kind of combat. In friendly fire incidents the front armor and fore side turret armor survived direct APFSDS hits from other M1A1s. This was not the case for the side armor of the hull and the rear armor of the turret, as both areas were penetrated at least in two occasions by friendly DU ammunition during the Battle of Norfolk.
Further combat for the Abrams occurred during 2003 when US forces invaded Iraq and deposed the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The campaign saw very similar performance from the tank with no Abrams crew member being lost to hostile fire during the battle in Iraq, mainly due to unopposed air-support. However, several tanks were destroyed due to secondary effects attributed to Iraqi 25mm AP-DU and anti-armor RPG fire - on no occasion were anti-tank guided weapons or anti-tank mines encountered. |
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