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M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank - copyrighted by --Wartech-- ~ February 2009


	From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The M1 Abrams is a main battle tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. It is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for modern armored ground warfare.Notable features of the M1 Abrams include the use of a powerful gas turbine engine, the adoption of sophisticated composite armor, and separate ammunition storage in a blow-out compartment for crew safety. It is one of the heaviest tanks in service, weighing in at close to 70 short tons.

The M1 Abrams entered U.S. service in 1980, replacing the 105 mm gun, full tracked M60 combat tank.It did, however, serve for over a decade alongside the improved M60A3, which had entered service in 1978. Three main versions of the M1 Abrams have been deployed, the M1, M1A1, and M1A2, incorporating improved armament, protection and electronics. These improvements, as well as periodic upgrades to older tanks have allowed this long-serving vehicle to remain in front-line service. It is the principal combat tank of the United States Army and Marine Corps, and the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and as of 2007, Australia.

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Crew		4 (driver, commander, gunner, loader)
	
		Dimensions:
Length With Gun Forward		387in
Turret Height			93.5in
Width				144in
Weight				69.54t
Ground Clearance		19in
Ground Pressure			15.4psi

		Performance:
Maximum Governed Speed		42mph
Cross Country Speed		30mph
Speed, 10% Slope		17mph
Speed, 60% slope		4.1mph
Acceleration			0mph to 20mph in 7.2 seconds
Range				265 miles cruising

		Manoeuvrability:
Vertical Obstacle Crossing	42in
Trench				9ft
		Armament:
Main Armament			120mm smooth bore cannon, M256
Coaxial Weapon			7.62mm machine gun, 
				M240
Loader's Weapon			7.62mm machine gun, 
				M240, on skate mount
Commander's Weapon		0.5-calibre machine gun, 
				M2, on powered rotary platform
NBC Protection			200 SCFM, clean cooled air
		Power:
Propulsion			Gas turbine engine, 1,500hp
Transmission			Hydrokinetic transmission 
				(4 forward gear, 2 reverse gears)
Power-to-Weight Ratio 		21.6hp/t




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Where to find "M1A2 Abrams" files in your Poser:

Figures\Wartech\ M1A2-->M1A2_P5&Up : Tank model for Poser version 5 and 							higther.

Figures\Wartech\M1A2--> M1A2_DS : Tank model for DAZ Studio only.

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System Requirements:

*Poser 6 and Up.
*Works on D|S but the materials are not compatible.

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Needed Files:


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Installation Instructions:

Installation and conversion instructions for Poser products are available
at: http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.ez?Who=laetia&ViewArticle=9467

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All of this product's content was created by --Wartech-- (under the name --Wartech-- as merchant
on Renderosity).


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Files Included in the Product:

\Runtime\Textures\WarTech\M1A2\
M1A2_Hull_Bump.jpg
M1A2_Hull_Color.jpg
M1A2_Hull_Spec.jpg
M1A2_Turret_Bump.jpg
M1A2_Turret_Color.jpg
M1A2_Turret_Spec.jpg
M1A2_Wheels_Bump.jpg
M1A2_Wheels_Color.jpg
M1A2_Wheels_Spec.jpg

\Runtime\Geometries\Wartech\M1A2\
BODY.obj
Gunner_Prim_Sight.obj
Hull.obj
Hull_Back_Plate_L.obj
Hull_Back_Plate_R.obj
Hull_Front_Plate_L.obj
Hull_Front_Plate_R.obj
Hull_Turret.obj
Turret_Antenna.obj
Turret_Grenedes.obj
Turret_Gunner_Hatch.obj
Turret_Hatch.obj
Turret_Hatch_Base.obj
Turret_Plate.obj
Wheels.obj

\Runtime\Libraries\Character\Wartech\M1A2\
M1A2_DS.cr2
M1A2_DS.png
M1A2_P5&Up.cr2
M1A2_P5&Up.png

\Readme\
M1A2_Abrams_README.txt
license.TXT

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