GTP Alternative Cool Wall: 1980-present M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

[Roger the Horse]

Nominated by @The Bman

1980 - Present M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

Designed by: Chrysler Defense
Operators: United States, Australia, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Cost per unit: $8.58 Million
Units manufactured: 9,000+
Weight: 60 short tons (54 long tons; 54 t)
Length: 32.04 ft. (9.77 m)
Width: 12 ft. (3.66 m)
Height: 8 ft. (2.44 m)

Armor: Burlington composite armor
Main Armament: 105 mm L/52 M68 rifled gun (55 rounds)
Engine: Honeywell AGT1500C multi-fuel turbine engine
Horsepower/weight: From 26.9 hp/t (20.05 kW/t) to 23.8 hp/t (17.74 kW/t)
Top speed: 45 MPH (72 km/h) on road, 30 MPH (48 km/h) off-road.​

 

[The Bman]

Massive. Fast. Powerful. Nearly indestructible armor.

Sub-zero.

 

[Lizard]

Cool but not as cool as the Challenger 2.

 

[GranTurismo916]

I don't know whether I should vote meh or seriously uncool.

 

[Adamgp]

Makes big boom.

Sub Zero.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Sub Zero.

 

[axletramp]

It's not a Tiger, so meh.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Tanks.. m'eh.

Side topic... long tons and short tons? It's like having Cubic Inches all over again!

 

[Roger the Horse]

Since there's such a variety of different stuff coming up ere, it's up to the nominator to provide stats. In future I may leave a note requesting that nominations be in SI units.

 

[Venom800tt]

As a strong proponent of gas turbine technology, any land vehicle with a gas turbine is granted sub zero status for me. Let alone the Rheinmetall derived M256 smooth bore cannon, sophisticated targeting systems, and absurdly tough armor.

 

[Legro]

This is a proof that you can go wrong with a tank, if you choose wrong one.

 

[Rage Racer]

Sub-Zero. One of the world's best MBTs, nothing else needed to say. Would be nice to see one competing with a T-90 at tank biathlon.

Also, the OP contains outdated armanent - the modern versions (M1A1 and later) are armed with a 120mm Rheinmetall smooth bore cannon.

 

[DurWinning]

It's cool. Not Jagdpanther cool, but still cool.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

All I saw was the word "turbine." Cool for that alone.

 

[SomePlayaDude]

The GTP Alternative Military cool wall.

Also: cliche tank is cliche. Despite that, still iconically a cool machine.

 

[kennylmao]

Meh, American.

Where's all the "omg weapons meant to kill is seriously uncool guise" posts?

 

[Blood Eagle]

Sub Zero. Reason? I served in the U.S. Marine Corps 2000-2004 and they helped keep me alive in Iraq. Hope that's a good enough explanation for you lol

 

[Cano]

All I saw was the word "turbine." Cool for that alone.

This.

 

[Roger the Horse]

@Blood Eagle. In that case, your reasoning was perfectly valid. (When it comes to matters as subjective as aesthetics, just about any reasoning is enough to validate an opinion, mind.)

 

[TheBook]

Cool. Why? It's a mother:censored:ing tank.

 

[Rage Racer]

Abrams, you need a diet.

 

[Crispy]

No matter what it does, no matter what kind of tank, no matter how controversial a war it plays a massive part in, any tank will get sub-zero. Ask any random stranger if they think a tank is cool, even if they say no, they mean yes.