2007-07-02 12:16:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The front armor of an abrams is almost immune to front attack from most shaped charge weapons the insurgents have. The reason the front armor is so strong is that how tanks are designed to fight in battle, frontal attacks. The bad thing is is when you get into a situation where attacks can come from the top and sides or a roadside bomb. The new abrams are being upgraded with stronger side and rear armor and they figure abrams damage will go down 90%. 80 to 90 abrams have been destroyed mainly by ieds in iraq before the new armor, and none have ever been destroyed by an enemy tank. Abrams with reactive armor can resist even more damage from shaped charge weapons.
2007-07-02 15:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by cndtroops1 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. There are pictures on the internet of the Marine M1 Abrams tank that ran over a 5,000LB bomb which blew the turret off, killed the gunner, loader, and the tank commander. The driver survived with severe injuries.
2007-07-02 23:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bill S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can easly do with proper shape charges,it does not take alot of explosives to do so as other have stated.
2007-07-02 20:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by US soldier 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes but it would take a lot of explosive knowledge to do this!
2007-07-02 20:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ivan S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The shaped charges can, unfortunately...
2007-07-02 20:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by Bill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how much explosives is used yeah it can.
2007-07-02 20:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by darkspacetrooper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋