M1A1 Abrams Tank Walkaround

M1A1 Abrams 207017 Avalon 2007

This Abrams walkaround shows the Australian Army’s hard-hitter. The Abrams has been bought to replace the old Leopard Is the Black Hats have been running around in. The Aussie version of the Abrams is the M1A1 AIM(SA) (Situational Awareness) variant, which has extensive electronics and communications suites to enable a greater awareness of battlefield conditions. We are taking 59 MBTs and 6 armoured recovery chassis (HERCULES: Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift System. Don’t you just love a contrived acronym?). I saw a doco on these particular tanks, in fact, the red Roo insignia was prominent on the hulls of the machines shown. They are existing hulls that have been completely rebuilt to zero hours and heavily upgraded. They are very much better-than-new. They represent the most current and formidable version of the Abrams. I believe the US Marines are using the same version.