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U.S. Army M-1A2SEPv2s and Romanian tanks during an exercise in Germany in May 2014

U.S. Army M-1A2SEPv2s and Romanian tanks during an exercise in Germany in May 2014

 

Aug 12 by David Axe – War is boring

 

A taxonomy of armored vehicles, volume four — the tricked-out M-1

 

The U.S. occupation of Iraq is over. The Afghanistan war is winding down. Today America faces “emerging threats in an increasingly sophisticated technological environment,” according to Gen. John Campbell, the Army vice chief of staff.

For the U.S. ground combat branches that means a renewed emphasis on fast-moving armored warfare. The Army and Marines are dusting off heavy vehicles that played a minor role in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In this series, we spotlight some of the more obscure, weird and lamented armored behemoths. The battle wagons of a new era of warfare. The focus of this volume — the Army’s latest M-1 tank … with all the bells and whistles.

 

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