Personal-ish account. I mostly focus on Abrams combat actions in Iraq.
May 9 • 25 tweets • 19 min read
Here is a 🧵 of 25 seperate M1 Abrams Destroyed in the Iraq War.
1/25
M1A2 SEP, Armor Ghetto/A33 of 3-67AR. Destroyed by supermassive IED, October 28, 2003.
2 KIA
1 WIA
Baqubah.
2/25
M1A2 SEP B11 of 2-12CAV. Destroyed by RPG that penetrated the right front fuel tank and set it on fire, April 10, 2004.
Baghdad.
Apr 17 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
A neat 🧵 on an important and potentially influential field modification made on Abrams in the Iraq War.
1/14 3-67AR deployed to Iraq a second time in 2005, equipped with the first M1A2 SEPs to see service in the Army they were one of the most up to date armor units. There was a problem though, all models of Abrams in theater shared the same weaknesses no matter how old.