About the Engineering and Auxiliarie Support Vehicle based on Abrams chassis

[xiaofan]

I just come cross some pictures on line. These pictures come form "M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, 1982-92" By Steven J. Zaloga, Peter Sarson.

I am looking for higher quality pictures, designation/name and tech data.

Thanks in advance
Regards

Xiaofan

 

[Pelzig]

M104 Wolverine HAB.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M104_Wolverine

Grizzly Combat Mobility Vehicle (CMV)

http://www.military-today.com/engineering/grizzly.htm

Assault Breacher Vehicle

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/abv.htm

M1 Panther II Mine Clearing Vehicle

http://www.primeportal.net/ce/jeff_derosa/panther_ii/

 

[Abraham Gubler]

I just come cross some pictures on line. These pictures come form "M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, 1982-92" By Steven J. Zaloga, Peter Sarson.

I am looking for higher quality pictures, designation/name and tech data.

These vehicles are (from top to bottom):

(1) GDLS private venture ARV based on the M1 Abrams hull. Not ordered thanks to the M1 compatible M88A2 Hercules version of the old M88 ARV.

(2) BMY M1 Heavy Assault Bridge (HAB) of 1984 using the old M60 AVLB bridging gear. Rejected by the US Army in favour of:

(3) The prototype M1 HAB with MAN Leguan bridging gear that has entered limited production as the M104 Wolverine.

(4) M1 Surrogate Research Vehicle (SRV) used to test electro-optical situational awareness and target acquistion concepts.

 

[moin1900]

GENERAL DYNAMICS
M1 ABRAMS DERIVATIVE VEHICLE CONCEPTS 1980s

-Towing
-Heavy Assault Bridge
-Breacher
-Driver Trainer
-Rearm,Resupply,Refuel, Armored Maintenance
-Command Post
-Sapper
-Recovery

https://twitter.com/x/status/1705190113842762165

View: https://twitter.com/ronkainen7k15/status/1705190113842762165

 

[Colonial-Marine]

Was there ever any discussion of an Abrams combat engineering vehicle variant with a demolition gun like the 165mm on the old M728? Since the US Army lacked a dedicated HE shell for the 120mm gun for a long time it seems like such a vehicle could have been quite useful for removing obstructions in many of the operations the Abrams has been involved in.

 

[asVAL]

with a demolition gun like the 165mm on the old M728? Since the US Army lacked a dedicated HE shell for the 120mm gun for a long time it seems like such a vehicle could have been quite useful for removing obstructions in many of the operations the Abrams has been involved in.

On the other hand, HE-OR has been operational on Abrams for multiple decades now, and would be replaced by the new AMP round, so there's never been a pressing need for a dedicated HESH replacement I suppose.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1350010362918281217

View: https://twitter.com/JonHawkes275/status/1350010362918281217

 

[moin1900]

Google Books

ARMY
VOL.33 NO.9
SEPTEMBER 1983
Page: 67
-BMY - M1 Abrams artist's conception Double Fold Scissor Heavy Assault Bridge


ARMY RD&A Bulletin
JULY-AUGUST 1990
"U.S.-German Cooperative Efforts in Military Bridging"
Page: 1-4
-BMY - HEAVY ASSAULT BRIDGE
-GDLS/MAN - LEGUAN MODEL


THE ENGINEER
APRIL 1993
"OPERATIONAL TESTING AND EVALUATION OF ENGINEER SYSTEMS"
Page: 37-42
-BMY - Double Fold Scissor Heavy Assault Bridge
-GDLS/MAN - LEGUAN

BMY - M1 ABRAMS Double Fold Scissor Heavy Assault Bridge
Scale Model 1:24

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