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Republican Guard was overwhelmingly defeated. In one battle, nine M1A1s defeated thirty
Russian T72s. Overall, about 1,300 of Iraq's tanks were destroyed. US tank commanders said the
Abrams' performed beyond expectations; they further said, “If you could see it, you could hit it!”
Everything hit by the Abram's 120mm SABOT rounds were “catastrophically destroyed.” The
armor piercing SABOT's would fragment inside their targets destroying everything inside; the
heat generated would ignite the shells stored in the T72s and they would explode. None of the
T72s 125mm rounds penetrated the Abrams armor. Only eighteen M1A1s were damaged during
Desert Storm.
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Other armored and light armored vehicles in the army's arsenal includes: The Light
armored Vehicle-25, (which is an eight wheeled vehicle capable of 62 mph and armed with a
M242 25mm chain gun and a M240 7.62mm machine gun); the Bradley Fighting Vehicle M-
2/M-3 (which is light armored and resembles a tank; it's armament includes a 25mm cannon,
TOW missiles and a 7.62mm machine gun); and the Stryker Vehicles.
Stryker Vehicles – The Styker Vehicle is a new era vehicle designed for the new highly
mobile, highly deplorable Stryker Brigade Combat Teams. They can be rapidly deployed
anywhere in the world in a state of combat readiness. It is an armored eight-wheeled vehicle
capable of 62 mph. The Stryker comes in two variations, the Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) and
the Mobile Gun System (MGS). The ICV has eight additional sub-variations: Mortar Carrier,
Reconnaissance Vehicle, Commanders Vehicle, Fire Support Vehicle, Medical Evacuation
Vehicle, Engineer Squad Vehicle, Anti-tank Guided Missile Vehicle and NBC Reconnaissance
Vehicle.
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“The Mobile Gun System configuration carries a General Dynamics 105mm tank cannon
in a low-profile, fully stabilized, 'shoot on the move' turret. Its armor protects the three-soldier
crew from machine gun bullets, mortar and artillery fragments on the battlefield. The Stryker
Mobile Gun System can fire 18 rounds of 105-mm main gun ammunition; 400 rounds of .50
caliber ammunition; and 3,400 rounds of 7.62-mm ammunition. It operates with the latest C4ISR
equipment as well as detectors for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.” The 105mm shells
come in both high-explosive and kinetic energy. These are suitable for most targets excluding
those which have heavy armor for which the Anti-tank Guided Missile Vehicle was designed.
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Patriot Missile – The Patriot is a medium-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defense
system to counter tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and advanced aircraft. It is regarded
as the most technologically advanced and most successful system in the world. It is the only
system to have proven itself in combat. The AN//MPQ-53 phased array radar tracking system
employed by the Patriot is the highest performing system in the world. It can track up to one 100
targets from up to 62 miles away and provide missile guidance data for up to nine missiles. This
radar, coupled with the track-via-missile (TVM) guidance system, enables the Patriot to out
maneuver and intercept any current air threat. The TMV has a downlink to the radar system
which calculates and provides its course corrections.
The missiles are launched from mobile M901 launching stations. These are remotely
controlled launching stations and each is equipped with four missiles. The Patriot has a range of
43 miles and a maximum altitude of 15 miles.
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