M1 Abrams
main battle tank family
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Summary
M1 Abrams is a combat vehicle family[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of combat vehicle family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,255 views/month, #1 of 160).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Army[3], United States Marine Corps[4], Royal Moroccan Army[5], Saudi Army[6], Kuwaiti Army[7], Iraqi Army[8], Egyptian Army[9], Australian Army[10]
- Named after: Creighton Abrams[11]
- Follows: M60[12]
- Manufacturer: Joint Systems Manufacturing Center[13], General Dynamics[14]
- Developer: General Dynamics Land Systems[15]
- Subclass of: main battle tank[16]
- Designed by: General Dynamics Land Systems[17], Stellantis North America[18]
- Commons category: M1 Abrams tanks[19]
- Country of origin: United States[20]
- Powered by: Honeywell AGT1500[21]
- Armament: Royal Ordnance L7[22], Rheinmetall 120 mm gun[23], M2 Browning[24], M240 machine gun[25]
- Participated in conflict: Gulf War[26], War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[27], Iraq War[28], Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017[29], Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war[30], 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[31]
- Service entry: January 1, 1980[32]
- Commons gallery: M1 Abrams[33]
- Total produced: 10,288[34]
- Native label: M1 Abrams[35]
- Length: 32.04 feet[36], 26.02 feet[37]
- Height: 8 feet[38]
- Width: 12 feet[39]
- Mass: 54 tonne[40], 65 tonne[41], 60 tonne[42], 63 tonne[43], 72 tonne[44]
- Vehicle range: 426 km[45]
- History of topic: history of the M1 Abrams[46]
Why It Matters
M1 Abrams has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]