![]() ![]() Instead of spending seconds rooting around for the right round, the loader on an M-1-A2SEPV3's four-person crew can just grab one of the smart rounds. In so doing, the new round replaces at least four existing rounds-each purpose-built for a specific target. The roughly 50-pound AMP round instantly reconfigures itself depending on the target the vehicle crew is aiming at-adjusting its fuse for, say, piercing an enemy tank's own armor, punching through a wall, hitting a helicopter in mid-flight, or raining down lethal fragments on soldiers hiding in a foxhole. ![]() The new tank is the first in the ground combat branch's inventory to come with a digital datalink that makes it compatible with the Army's Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) smart cannon round. The V3 introduces an important new weapon to the Army's arsenal. The Army asked Congress to fund 56 V3 tanks for around $20 million apiece in 2018, according to budget documents. ![]() "Principal improvements are in lethality, survivability and sustainability," Don Kotchman, a vice president at General Dynamics Land Systems, which builds the M-1, told Jane's. In fact, the tank boasts stronger armor, better electronics, and more efficient propulsion and power systems than on previous tanks, making it, in effect, a brand-new vehicle. ![]()
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