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M1A1 MBT

The M1A1 MBT is a US Main Battle Tank. It takes a four man crew and is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore gun, an M240 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun, a 12.7 mm roof mounted heavy machine-gun and an M240 7.62 mm roof mounted machine-gun. It is equipped with a laser rangefinder and thermal imaging night sights. 40 shells are carried for the main gun. It has a top road speed of 67 kph. Defences include Chobham armour and a laser warning system.
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