So my country just signed deal of 50 M1A1SA will be added to an old 222 M1A1SA deal.
http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kingdom-morocco-m1a1-sa-abrams-tank-enhancement-support-and-equipment
But looks like SA = Special Armor
What is this ( Special armor) ?
I tried to look for it but turns out it's a special configuration for Morocco. Is it going to have same armor as American ones?
>>28283760
Abrams are shit, in this image armor looks weak as shit and you can obviously see the welding
>>28283760
Monkey model m1s, not that great honestly. Compared to t-72s though, they suffice.
Armor is pretty bad, as previous poster said.
>>28283760
Probably a different composite armor package, not the same as that used in the M1A1HA and above that the US uses.
>>28283770
Such salt.
>>28283789
But morocco got alot of M1 technology that most of other users don't have, they are Situational Awarness model, blue force tracking, SINCGARS communication, M830 heat and other stuff
>>28283794
>>28283760
They should've got the T-90sm, Abrams is just expensive shit
>>28283760
I like that camo job. Solid tones on American war machines are so boring.
>>28283852
Ah the T-90, the slavaboos wet dream and the most overrated T-72 upgrade the world has ever seen.
>>28283852
1 Abrams = 2 T-90
>>28283855
It's Australia
I'm disappointed, I thought Australia had seen some sense and bought some more Abrams.
>>28283760
M1A1SA stands for Situational Awarness. But Yes: You do get the Depleted Uranium set from what I understand, which despite the unproven contradictions above, is still the premier tank armor in the world.
>>28283884
And do what with them??
>>28283919
Fight the emu...
>>28283896
What? The us is exporting DU armor to morocco? That does not sound likely, source?
>>28283922
>>28283852
But anon t90 is just expensive t72.
>>28283924
Well, I wouldn't be surprised. The US - Morocco relations are old and really good, in 1985 when morocco was in war, US offered the A-10 to moroccan air force. But the deal didn't went trough because they were too much expensive at that time
>>28283852
Really? Seeing as moroccos m1s cost 0 dollarydoos a pop its hard to see how russia could improve on it.
>>28283896
Came to say this
Literally the only saving grace of the Abrams tank is its DU armor, otherwise its an overpriced, maintenance and fuel intensive Leopard 2. So if you don't have the DU armor package included, I don't think the tank will be able to go up against more modern slavshit
>>28283958
I honestly have a hard time believing it, and sources i can find seems to be contradicting your statement, though only somewhat and i cant find anything conclusive. Other than its second-hand m1a1s that are refurbished.
>>28283855
The worst part is that all you ever see in movies are the bland desert tan and no woodland because hollywood doesn't know they come in different colors.
>>28284014
>overpriced
Not when murrica is trying to buy your country's loyalty.
>maintenance intensive
All western mbts are more or less the same.
>fuel
How is this even considered an issue?
>so if you don't have the DU armor package included
These do, they're refurbished m1a1 from us service upgraded to sa package.
>I don't think the tank will be able to go up against more modern slavshit
Then you're a moron, any semi modern tank can pen any other semi modern tank it's just a question of who hits who first.
>>28284064
Abrams are never exported with DU.
Straya
>>28284072
This might be correct.
>the USD17.2 million contract was awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems and covers the "removal and disposal of 50 M1A1 frontal turret armour packages and installation of M1A1 situation awareness frontal armour packages".
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&rct=j&q=moroccan%20abrams%20armor%20janes&ved=0ahUKEwjo6dXM0e_JAhUKlB4KHUB_A1kQFggeMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.janes.com%2Farticle%2F54917%2Fsecond-moroccan-abrams-contract-announced&usg=AFQjCNHgqjxIyVeuY3mx_pU4MvytHOy7Sg
>>28284116
No might about it, its true.
Multiple sources explicitly state it.
>>28284036
They were almost always in this base at that time :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Slimane_Air_Base
The news are so old and it also says that since morocco didn't had money at that time and was in war, OV-10 Bronco aircrafts were given by the US to morocco
Even this time, the Moroccan F-16 block 52+ were said to be same as Israeli sofa
Aussie Abrams have a different armor package than what Arabs use.
>>28284002
Paying marocco to take them?
>>28283760
Nice. Now we can make a comparison between M1A1 and Chinese type 96
>>28284281
this is what I found
>>28284521
actually US gave 200 used M1A1 for free to Morocco, but Morocco decided to increase number to 272 with ( special armor ) they ordered
>giving free weaponry to jihadists
Yea that''ll work out well
>>28283937
>>28284618
>jihadists
Morocco was first nation to recognize USA, and one of the firsts who made overseas trade with US. and US helped Morocco in every single war it was in, even when things got bad between spanish and moroccans, they supported moroccans
>>28284655
Absolutely bullshit
the US fought 2 wars against these filthy muslim terrorist pirates
All muslims are the eternal enemy of christendom
>>28284725
Cool
