The Tank That Tried to Replace the M1 Abrams!

The Tank That Tried to Replace the M1 Abrams!

A probable replacement for the venerable M1 Abrams tank is depicted in many photos taken inside a US Army workshop. The images appear to show at least three concept tanks, one of which is a giant that dwarfs the 70-ton Abrams. The Army expects to decide in 2023 whether and how to replace the Abrams.

The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank was to be replaced by the American tank design known as the XM1202 Mounted Combat System. The first steps in the development process were taken in 2002 when DARPA awarded four contracts to various designers to manage the creation of common air transportable vehicles that could be carried completely constructed on a C-130. Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV) Program came to be known as a result of this.

And let’s take a look what’s packed with XM1202 that makes it capable to replace the legendary M1 Abrams!

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Since its introduction in 1980, the M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) for the U.S. Army has performed well and established itself as the best MBT in the 1990s and early 2000s. Time moves on, however, and the XM1202 Mounted Combat System (MCS) was proposed as a successor to the M1. The Abrams' combat superiority over the lauded Soviet-designed T-72 MBT was starkly demonstrated during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, especially the Battle of 73 Easting, which is frequently described as "the last great tank battle of the 20th century." The MCS did not succeed in the end, despite spending $18.1 billion on its development.

The Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV) program, which was a component of the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, was launched in 1999 by then-Chief of Staff of the Army General Eric K. Shinseki, and here is where the XM1202 had its start. The process of creating common air-transportable vehicles that could be carried on a C-130 completely constructed started in 2002 when DARPA awarded four contracts to various designers.

Beginning in 1995–1996, theoretical studies for the FCS program—future combat systems—began. At this point, DARPA and affiliated organizations analyzed the capabilities of the armored vehicles that were already in service as well as the peculiarities of their use in the soldiers' current organizational and staff structures. A number of proposals were developed on the basis of such an examination.

By the start of the XNUMXs, the FCS program's primary goals and objectives, as well as strategies for achieving them, had been established. First, it was suggested that the land brigade's organizational structure be altered and that it be entirely replaced with new pieces of machinery. In addition, new unmanned vehicle types for a range of applications, as well as new controls and communication systems, were all planned.

The Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV) program was started by the Pentagon in 1999 in order to produce the requisite armored vehicles. Its main objective was to create a medium-weight unified chassis platform with the required features. Eight combat and ancillary vehicles of different classes, each with a different set of tools and capabilities, were supposed to be built on the foundation of such a chassis.

After resolving a number of technical concerns at the preliminary stage with possible contractors, a contract for the creation of future MGV machines materialized in 2002. General Dynamics Land Systems and the American division of BAE Systems both got lucrative orders.

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[ericclausen]

Commanders sight for main gun needs overide on gun controls so he can get the main gun on target fast and fine but getting to each target quickly

[ericclausen]

The only thing we can do better is make armor lighter and stronger but still have the ability to save the crew tanks you can replace but good tank crews need to train daily and go to a mover range to practice within your Troop or platoon and three Troops or four platoons usually have a independent Tank battalions supporting the forward tanks and they have howitzers mortars attached to them as well as Attack helicopters and A10S

[seancunningham]

I thought there was a complete one that was left in a McDonald’s parking lot for a few years 🤣

[TheRandyWanker]

In Iraq USA were fighting Soviet export T-72s and monkey copies build by Iraq.