Что (кто) такое Tusk - определение
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![Marines from 1st Tank Battalion load a [[Honeywell AGT1500]] multi-fuel turbine back into a tank at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, February 2003](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AGT1500 engine and M1 tank.JPEG?width=200 "Marines from 1st Tank Battalion load a [[Honeywell AGT1500]] multi-fuel turbine back into a tank at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, February 2003")
![AUSA]] 2022](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AbramsX.jpg?width=200 "AUSA]] 2022")
![An Abrams crossing the [[Euphrates River]] at Objective Peach on ribbon assault float bridge deployed by the 299th Engineer Company in 2003](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abrams crossing Euphrates.JPG?width=200 "An Abrams crossing the [[Euphrates River]] at Objective Peach on ribbon assault float bridge deployed by the 299th Engineer Company in 2003")
![Egyptian Abrams tank deployed during the [[2011 Egyptian Revolution]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abrams in Tahrir.jpg?width=200 "Egyptian Abrams tank deployed during the [[2011 Egyptian Revolution]]")
![Abrams tanks move out on a mission during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. A [[Bradley IFV]] and a logistics convoy can be seen in the background.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abrams in formation.jpg?width=200 "Abrams tanks move out on a mission during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. A [[Bradley IFV]] and a logistics convoy can be seen in the background.")
![M1A1 in the Australian Army's Disruptive Pattern Camouflage, used for vehicles and [[materiel]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Armoured vehicles parading through Darwin on 25 April 2015.jpg?width=200 "M1A1 in the Australian Army's Disruptive Pattern Camouflage, used for vehicles and [[materiel]]")
![C-17]] at [[Balad Air Base]], Iraq in 2004](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DF-SD-06-12692.jpg?width=200 "C-17]] at [[Balad Air Base]], Iraq in 2004")
![sabot]] tank round from the left side to right (see exit hole).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Destroyed M1A1 Abrams.jpg?width=200 "sabot]] tank round from the left side to right (see exit hole).")
![A U.S. Army [[M104 Wolverine]] Heavy Assault Bridge](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M104 HAB.jpg?width=200 "A U.S. Army [[M104 Wolverine]] Heavy Assault Bridge")
![U.S. M1A1s during the [[Foal Eagle]] 1998 training exercises in South Korea, with their factory single green paint scheme](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M1A1 Twin Bridges training area 2C Republic of Korea 1-23 Infantry.jpg?width=200 "U.S. M1A1s during the [[Foal Eagle]] 1998 training exercises in South Korea, with their factory single green paint scheme")
.jpg?width=200 "An M1A1 fires its main gun in 2019.")
.svg?width=200 "M1 Abrams operators")
![Am early M1 variant alongside the West German [[Leopard 2]] demonstrated in Switzerland in 1981.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 Tanks in Switzerland 1981.jpg?width=200 "Am early M1 variant alongside the West German [[Leopard 2]] demonstrated in Switzerland in 1981.")
![A Marine M1A1 offloading from a [[Landing Craft Air Cushioned]] vehicle](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M1 strategic mobility.jpg?width=200 "A Marine M1A1 offloading from a [[Landing Craft Air Cushioned]] vehicle")
![The [[Ballistic Research Laboratory]] (BRL) used computerized tools during the development of the M1, which led to the development of [[BRL-CAD]]. Here, a [[Vector General]] 3D graphics terminal displays a model of the M1.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pdp11,70 640x507.jpg?width=200 "The [[Ballistic Research Laboratory]] (BRL) used computerized tools during the development of the M1, which led to the development of [[BRL-CAD]]. Here, a [[Vector General]] 3D graphics terminal displays a model of the M1.")
![2nd Marine Division]], advance on their eastern objective defended by opposing Spanish forces during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 near Dalholen, Norway, November 3, 2018.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Trident Juncture 18 - U.S. Marines advance on Folldal 4871351.jpg?width=200 "2nd Marine Division]], advance on their eastern objective defended by opposing Spanish forces during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 near Dalholen, Norway, November 3, 2018.")
.jpg?width=200 "M1A1 tank beside the burning compound of the Waco Siege.")
![A Marine M1A1 fitted with snorkel attachment and [[bustle rack]] extension](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/US Navy 031214-N-3236B-008 A Marine from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) Tank Platoon BLT 1-1 stationed at Twentynine Palms, Calif., directs an M1-A1 Abrams tank during a training exercise.jpg?width=200 "A Marine M1A1 fitted with snorkel attachment and [[bustle rack]] extension")
![82nd Airborne]] [[paratrooper]]s ride on an M1 Abrams by [[tank desant]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/White Falcons Integrate Armor Support for Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise in New Mexico 150930-A-DP764-009.jpg?width=200 "82nd Airborne]] [[paratrooper]]s ride on an M1 Abrams by [[tank desant]]")
Википедия
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The M1 Abrams () is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare and now one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 68 short tons (62 metric tons), it introduced several modern technologies to US armored forces, including a multifuel turbine engine, sophisticated Chobham composite armor, a computer fire control system, separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment, and NBC protection for crew safety. Initial models of the M1 were armed with a 105 mm M68 gun, while later variants feature a license-produced Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44.
The M1 Abrams was developed from the failure of the MBT-70 project to replace the obsolescent M60 tank. There are three main operational Abrams versions, the M1, M1A1, and M1A2, with each new iteration seeing improvements in armament, protection, and electronics.
The Abrams was to be replaced in U.S. Army service by the XM1202 Mounted Combat System, but since that project was cancelled, the Army has opted to continue maintaining and operating the M1 series for the foreseeable future by upgrading with improved optics, armor, and firepower.
The M1 Abrams entered service in 1980 and serves as the main battle tank of the United States Army and formerly of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The export version is used by the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Poland and Iraq. The Abrams was first used in combat in the Persian Gulf War and has seen combat in both the War in Afghanistan and Iraq War under U.S. service, while Iraqi Abrams tanks have seen action in the war against Islamic State and have seen use by Saudi Arabia during the Yemeni Civil War.
