CALL: Modifying the Abrams Tank for Fighting in Urban Areas

CALL Modifying the Abrams Tank for Fighting in Urban Areas

CALL

Modifying the Abrams Tank for Fighting in Urban Areas

Army · CALL · Jan 2001 · 7 pages

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At right, two Israeli Installations of the .50 caliber M2HB machine gun on the gun mantlets of, top, an M60, and below, a Merkava. Originally a train- ing device, this modification allows precision single-shot fire at snipers and lightly armored targets. movement, complicated and confused command and control, and the canal- izing effects presented by buildings will be unlike maneuvering in open terrain. Additionally, the Abrams tank has limitations imposed by its design — the first being its sheer size. Most tankers know first-hand the challenges of trying to negotiate a street or town with a behemoth 70 times larger than the typical vehicle. In addition, the main gun's limits of elevation and de- pression — and the traversing restric- tions imposed by narrow streets — will hamper its effectiveness against targets in tall buildings and basements.

DesignationCALL

EditionJan 2001

StatusActive

Pages7

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionLessons Learned

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