Get the latest military news, entertainment, and gear in your inbox daily. With the AbramsX still in development, the eventual weight of the tank would be dependent on how the Army loads the tank, but the goal is around 60 tons, Reese said. The latest versions of the Abrams weigh more than 70 tons, which could cause problems with transporting them to the battlefield and recovering them if they’re damaged. That’s not to say that the turret is lacking protection - this is still a heavily armored war machine after all - but it does help reduce the weight. Army designers began developing a replacement for the M60 in the 1970s. “When the crew isn’t with the gun anymore, how much armor do you want to put around the gun?” The AbramsX at AUSA in Washington, D.C. M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks on a mission during Operation Desert Storm, February 15, 1991. this week, where the AbramsX was making its public debut.

business development at the 2022 Association of the Army conference in Washington, D.C. tanks, the armor around the crew protected the gun,” said Tim Reese, General Dynamics’ director of U.S.

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