#M1A2 SEP v2

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M1A2 Abrams (SEP V2) mobility testbed.

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A group of U.S. Army 2LTs, assigned to Class 19-008 in Armor Basic Officer Leadership Course, 2nd Squadron, 16th Calvary Regiment, conducts an offensive movement forward toward the objective during a maneuver exercise in their M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams Main Battle Tank "BONECRUSHER" at Good Hope Maneuver Training Area, US Army Fort Benning, Georgia, January 29, 2020. U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Berner Source: DVIDSHUB

[eltee1]

M1A2 SEPv2 of 3-66AR at Ft. Riley, KS (Oct 2017)

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STORKAU, ST, GERMANY 06.06.2015 Photo by Markus Rauchenberger Training Support Activity Europe U.S. Army M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles as well as various trucks and vehicles of Delta Company "Dark Knights," 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd U.S. Infantry Division cross a vehicle launched bridge provided by engineers of the Royal Netherlands Army during exercise Heidesturm Shock near Storkau, Germany, June 6, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)

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Chally 3 Announced!

I’m a bit late on this one, but the British Army have finally persuaded BoJo to finance an upgrade on the MBT front... Here’s some out-of-touch thoughts from someone who isn’t at all qualified to understand this stuff, but likes tanks anyway and has an opinion. 

TL:DR it’s good, but should have been either a small~ish upgrade / patch-up now or a brand new tank a bit later, I’m not sure this is worth the cost.

1) Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore - definitely an upgrade but is it enough for the cost? It’s good but we could have waited a bit longer and been world leaders jumping to the new Rheinmetall 130mm or 140mm guns under development, for far more power as the 120mm is starting to reach it’s upper limit RN. It’s not as if they’re too big, slap a bustle-style autoloader on and job’s a good one. Hell, Rheinmetall built a Chally 2 with this set up and it seems to work (I think - can’t verify that at all).

2) Protection upgrade - Turret = nice to have, already have one of the strongest turrets out there but some more protection against APFSDS would be useful. Hull = badly needed, they usually add ERA blocks when in theatre but they aren’t much use Vs mines, so some mine protection is *GREAT*.

3) Tech / battlefield management systems / etc. - Needed. Chally 2 is still a modern tank but hasn’t had as many updates in its life as other MBTs have, so this is long overdue.

4) Powerpack upgrade - mainly a good reliability update, can’t be bad but it isn’t getting more powerful. The tank started out quite heavy, and it isn’t getting lighter with all these add-ons... 

5) APS - “fitted for but not with” WELL WHY NOT? The yanks have M1A2 SEP V2 with Trophy APS, the Israelis invented Trophy, the Russians have a similar set up, seemingly everyone else is developing / testing it. This isn’t experimental or untested tech, it works so why aren’t we actually fitting it?

5) Numbers - 148 tanks isn’t enough. Not nearly enough. As an island we need a Navy and Air Force more than an Army, but we still need SOME ground forces, our expeditionary commitments with NATO are still important as well as our deterrent threat so we should be prepared. The USA is on the decline in international stature so we can’t rely on their army, we need to be ready ourselves. Some say we need over 1,000 MBTs but IMO we should have 450 to 500 Chally 3 tanks; that’s not too many but about right for Britain’s position, 148 is just disgraceful.

There’s other things I’ll’ve missed, but those are the 5 big ones that I was thinking about. 

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US Army M1A2 SEP V2s from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and Romanian Army TR-85M1s from the 284th Tank Battalion, 282nd Mechanized Brigade regroup after a training event during exercise Combined Resolve II at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 29, 2014. Both the M1s and TR-85s are fitted with the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES), and the M1s have Blank Firing Adapters on their commanders’ M2 machine guns. The TR-85 on the right has the early type thermal imager. Photo by Specialist Tyler Kingsbury.

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Observe: DOD Featured Photos

Observe: DOD Featured Photos

Military Monday Service members help present the American flag during Military Monday, a community event, at Frontie… Photo Details > Ground Guide A soldier provides ground guidance for an M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams Tank at Ware Range, Fort Benning, Ga., … Photo Details > View All Photos ABOUT WHAT’S NEW HELP CENTER NEWSROOM Unsubscribe | Contact Us

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Американская армия получила первый обновлённый «Абрамс»

Американска�� армия получила первый обновлённый «Абрамс»

Танк Abrams M1A2 SEP v3 впервые был представлен на оружейной выставке AUSA в октябре 2015 года, а спустя два месяца автобронетанковое управление армии США (TACOM) заключило с компанией General Dynamics Land Systems контракт на переоборудование танков Abrams. Согласно договору, TACOM выделило $92,2 млн на модернизацию опытной партии из шести танков Abrams M1A2 SEP v2 до версии М1А2 SEP v3. (more…)

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Танки M1A2 SEP во время патрулирования в городе Талль-Афар . Ирак, 3 февраля 2005 год. M1A2 SEP (англ. System Enhancement Package — букв. Пакет улучшенных систем) (1999 год) — в прицелы командира и наводчика введены тепловизионные камеры 2-го поколения, установлена система управления войсками FBCB2. Наполнитель лобовых деталей башни заменён на урановую броню 3-го поколения, что позволило увеличить стойкость против кумулятивных средств поражения. Введено устройство вентиляции воздуха. Появились цветные дисплеи. По состоянию на 2015 финансовый год армией США была заказана модернизация 530 M1A2 до уровня M1A2 SEP по средней стоимости 4,8 млн $ за единицу и 1611 M1/M1A1 до M1A2 SEP и M1A2 SEP V2 по средней стоимости 5,6 млн $ за единицу. Стоимость включает затраты на развёртывание, техническое обслуживание и обучение. Поставки модернизированных M1A2 должны были завершиться в начале 2010 финансового года и 1590 модернизированных M1/M1A1 получено армией до конца 2015 года. (с)wikipedia https://www.instagram.com/military_technics/p/Bvrkd20gzW4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ucskubmubf7a

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U.S. Army M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, drives to a pre-prepared fighting position as part of a multi-company live-fire exercise during NATO joint exercise Winter Shield 2021 at Camp Ādaži Training Area, Ādaži, Latvia, December 3, 2021 U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Max Elliott Source: DVIDSHUB

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M1A2SEPV2's at the Sullivan Cup competition in Fort Benning in May 2018.

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M1A2 SEP V2 upgrade from General Dynamics

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US Army Deploys M1A2 Abrams Sep V2 Tanks Fitted with Trophy APS to Germany

US Army Deploys M1A2 Abrams Sep V2 Tanks Fitted with Trophy APS to Germany

The U.S. Army Europe has begun deploying new M1A2 Abrams Sep V2 fitted with the Trophy APS (Active Protection System) to Germany as part of the final phase of training linked to DEFENDER-Europe 20, July 14 – August 22. U.S. Army Europe reported that the equipment, to include approximately 55 Abrams main battle tanks, was originally moved from Army Prepositioned Stock sites in Germany and Belgium…

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