Declassified U.S. Army footage of a Live Fire testing of the Ammunition Storage Blowout Panels on a M1A1 tank (probably Block II Prototype), very likely at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Ballistic Research Laboratory. September 22, 1986. This test simulates a combat scenario where the tank armor gets defeated by enemy projectiles and by consequence the ammunition on the tank gets ignited. As seen in the interior view, the blow out panels and ammunition compartment access doors worked like intended, re

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1.2M views · 18K reactions | An M1A1SA Abrams Tank does an impressive mobility demonstration showing its quick speed and maneuverability for kids of 2013 class of Leadership Pinebelt outside of the MATES yard at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. October 13, 2011. Original Video by: The 6550's https://youtu.be/lEdO93OLSh4 Sorry for the lag in the start of the video, looks like there was an issue with the camera used to record it. Abrams Governed top speed is 65 km/h not 65 mph | M1 Abrams | Facebook

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