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The Rail

Abrams Black and White Line Art

m1a2 top view

road wheel sets

View of two road wheel sets.

front suspension

Makeup of the front suspension.

track end connectors

Track end connector wedge and bolt removed.

track end connectors

Installing a track end connector

support roller

Support roller - 2 per side. These are all steel - no rubber.

adjusting link for track.

Track adjusting arm used to maintain track tention.

drain valve

View under tank showing back side of road wheels and drain valve under hull.

MRS

Muzzle Reference Sensor (MRS) used to verify sight alignment and to make quick corrects due to gun tube droop.

eapu

External Auxiliary Power Unit (EAPU)

mounted eapu

EAPU mounted in the rear turret storage rack - Left rear of turret.

smoke grenade launcher

Army version smoke grenade launcher. One mounted on each side of the turret. The USMC uses a different model launcher. This is an easy way to determine if a tank image is the USMC variant or the Army variant.

120mm breach

120mm Breach assembly

fuel fillers

Rear and Front fuel filler caps with handheld fire extinguisher. The fuel cell cover is under these combat protective covers.

light

Front Headlight with cutaway showing screw removal to swing brush guard cover away. Moving the cover is necessary to change the bulb or to install/remove the IR lens cover.

J-TEC CWS

The J-TEC model Crosswind Sensor mounted at the rear-center of the turret.

loaders m240 mounted

7.62mm M240 Machine-Gun, Skate Mounted at Loader's Hatch

m1a2 cws

M1A2 Commanders Weapon Station

m1a2 top view with non-skid areas highlighted

Dark areas indicate where non-skid material is applied with the vehicle paint.

All images from Army Technical Manuals.

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Last modified date and time: 09/12/2008 19:40