Somewhere around 73 tons, a main battle tank starts breaking things that aren’t the enemy. Bridges buckle under the load. Transport aircraft can’t carry it. Rail cars groan. The M1 Abrams has been ...
Sgt. Zachary Wilson reloads ammunition on an M1A1 Abrams tank during qualification tables on Fort Carson, Colorado. (Sgt. William Rogers/U.S. Army) For steel beasts, the most dangerous habitat is ...