The M1A2 Abrams is a formidable main battle tank used by the U.S. Army. Weighing around 68 tons ... Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer) on the left side of the turret forward of the loader's ...

The US military sought an armored weapon to bypass ... mountain cannon at the front and two machine guns on either side of the boxy tank. The tank was a response to the annihilating firepower ...

So, here's how the U.S. built its first-ever tank, how it served in the Army, and where we can still ... was named the M1917 Light Tank, with the US initially ordering 4,440 tanks to be built ...