The following is an update of what will eventually become the
ABRAMS M1A3.
A couple of quick points...
Read the caption under the picture
CAREFULLY as the current word is ...
"developed"...(Article is dated 4/16/2025) which is the same I'm seeing from my other sources posted and or saved in my tank folder.
It'll weigh about 60 tons versus 73 tons for the
M1A2C (I believe
SEP 2 68-70 tons.). The package will be smaller with only
3 vice 4 Crew. Also, it'll have an auto loader in a remotely operated turret. However...
"This means that the space designated for the crew will be
significantly smaller than it is now, making it
easier to secure with armor of the intended resistance. "
This is what for years I've saying about Japan's
TYPE 10. Because it's smaller doesn't mean a tank is any less protected. From what I can "
Glean" concerning at this early stage in development so far is the
M1A3 is going to be "
near par" to its "
older/bigger brothers" with
DU armor.
Since no one can figure out the type of "
highly classified" STEEL component of the
TYPE 10, I feel and intend to higher values in that category along with an increase in its
TI/GSR.
It is "
possible" it might even have
DU Armor since Japan
certainly has that nuclear capacity and capability. The bottom of
REF. 2 states my case to at least the "
hypothetical" point.
https://www.iiss.org/sv/online-analy...ld-go-nuclear/
https://www.newsweek.com/japans-new-...pinion-1968235
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/comment...clear-weapons/
M1A3 article. Also take time to read the "
Context" part of the article at the bottom...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/am...393ce4b2c&ei=6
Regards,
Pat
