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The mighty M1!
There's a lot of sub-variants.
1979: The OG M1 with the 105mm gun. 58 tons.
1983: M1 Tank Test Bed. 3-man crew in hull. Unmanned, remote, 120mm turret. 45 tons.
1984: The M1(IP) "improved performance" which got thicker turret armor and a bustle rack. 60 tons.
1985: M1A1 with the 120mm gun. This is often called the M1A1(RA) for regular armor. 63 tons.
1988: M1A1(HA) "heavy armor" with DU plates inside the not-actually-Chobham-anymore armor. 63 tons.
1990: M1A1(HC) "heavy common" 2nd gen DU plates. 69.5 tons.
1992: M1A2 an M1A1(HC) with commander's independent thermal sight
(CITS), new commander's weapon station, many electronic upgrades. 69.5 tons.
1995: M1A3 fictional development of the TTB speculated for Twilight: 2000. Called M1A2 Abrams III "Giraffe" in game. 60.6 tons.
***Twilight: 2000 Cutoff Date***
1999: M1A2 SEP Upgraded gunner's sight, 3rd gen DU. 69.5 tons.
1999: M1A1(D) "digital" M1A1(HC) with new electronics from the M1A2 SEP, only 2 battalions worth made. 63 tons.
2006: M1A1 (AIM v1) M1A1 refurbished and significantly upgraded. Most sold to Australia and later given to Ukraine. 63 tons.
2006: M1A1 (SA) or (AIM v2) Morrocan export version, similar to the AIM v1. Also M1A1 (SA-UKR) for Ukraine export. 67.6 tons.
2006: M1A1 (FEP) "firepower enhancement package" AIM v2 for USMC M1A1(HC). 69.5 tons.
M1A1 (M) Iraqi standard armor variant.
2008: M1A2 SEPv2 Commander's weapon station replaced with CROWS, electronic upgrades, air conditioning, upgraded thermal optics. 71.2 tons.
2025: M1A2 SEPv4 Cancelled upgrade to Gen3 FLIR for CITS and gunner. Better sensors for fire control. Laser detector sensors. New smoke grenade launchers.
2026: M1E3 3-man crew in hull. Unmanned, remote, 120mm turret. Remote weapons station on turret roof. SEPv4 levels of electronics and defensive countermeasures. Goal of 60 tons.
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