However, after a few years, the cooperation was terminated and further work was focused only on American companies, especially in the Chrysler Defense concern. Initially, cooperation with German companies was initiated in the project designated as MBT-70. The new vehicle was to replace the Patton family tanks (M47-M48-M60) in the US Army. The M1 Abrams was created in response to the demand for a new Main Battle Tank announced by US Army already in the 60s of the twentieth century. The additional armament is 1 12.7 mm machine gun and 2 7.62 mm M240 machine guns. The vehicle is armed with a 105mm M68A1 tank gun in the M1 version, and a 120mm M256 tank gun in the M1A1 and later versions. The M1 Abrams is powered by a turbo-shaft (turbine) engine Avco Lycoming AGT-1500C 1500 hp. To date (2018), about 10500 tanks of this type have been produced. The first prototypes of the vehicle were created in the 1970s, and serial production started in 1979 continues to this day. AFV Mod sprocket halves and as assembled.Ĭomparison image with the Trumpeter sprocket disc in front and replacement AFV Mod sprocket behind to show the actual difference in size.The M1 Abrams is a modern 3rd generation American Main Battle Tank. The set consists of four resin sprocket halves cleanly cast in light grey resin, the only clean-up needed is a small pour plug on the ends of three drive teeth on each sprocket and also a quick run-around inside the lightening holes with a sharp blade to remove any minor residue.ĪFV Mod sprocket halves in the set, arrows pointing to the small pour plug to be trimmed.ĭetail is excellent on the sprocket face and bolt heads on the inside of the sprocket discs and with two plug/holes to join the two sprocket halves together ensuring the teeth line up correctly.Įnhancements include the lightening holes corrected in shape from the incorrect holes in the kit sprockets and the revised sprocket hub cap and rim bolts both with enhanced detail and definition. Images of the Trumpeter kit sprocket are included as a comparison to show the differences in size and pitch. The Set: AFV Modeller have released this set ofĬorrected drive sprockets for Trumpeter 1:16 M1A1 Abram (kit 00926) to replace the undersized (incorrect pitch) kit sprockets that don't fit the kit track when assembled.
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