The US Army's 68-ton M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank entered service in 1980 when it was deployed extensively in the st&-offs of the Cold War It saw combat during Gulf 1 (1991) the invasion of Iraq in 2003 & in Afghanistan (2010) Its revolutionary design incorporates a powerful multi-fuel turbine engine sophisticated Burlington composite armour & a deadly main armament featuring a 105mm rifled gun (M1) & the 120mm smooth-bore gun (M1A1 & M1A2) which makes the Abrams capable of making a kill at ranges in excess of 8200ft