The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Regiment.
The M1 Abrams is a military tank produced in the United States. 50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB heavy machine gunĢ x M240 7.62 mm machine guns (1 pintle-mounted, 1 coaxial) United States, Australia, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabiaġ20 mm M256 smoothbore cannon (M1A1, M1A2, M1A2SEP)ġ x. M1A1 on a live fire exercise in Iraq, 2003
