坦克賣藝現場 — 美國“M1A1”篇（2015/5）

Ladies and gentlemen, the Army's tank does not shoot blanks, it does not shoot at all, so you can actually unplug your ears for a little while, and enjoy the scenery and hear the sounds of this vehicle. Here we go, ladies and gentlemen, the king of all tanks, the modern tank that's used by the U.S. Army. The company now is General Dynamics. It's an M1A1 Abrams tank. This particular machine serves with the 1st Battalion of the 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team. They're based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Starting service in 1980. This is the U.S. Army's primary battle tank, the main battle tank. Interestingly enough, it was built for a combat in Western Europe. In the 1980s. And wasn't proven in combat until 1990. In an entirely different type of theater in the Iraq-Kuwait War. The National Guard received this vehicle in 2011, and it's been their baby ever since. Look at that pivot gear. You can lock on a target with this vehicle and stick right on it. I'm going to have ladies and gentlemen fill out their forms for tank test. There's a part of the U.S. Army said, So besides the 120mm gun, the main gun on this vehicle. They can hit targets from 2,500 meters or 2 miles away at least. The M1A1 is also equipped with a 50-caliber machine gun up on top. And two M240 machine guns down below. The vehicle has a crew of four. Which is actually one less than it's in a World War II-era Sherman tank. The positions in here are driver, loader, gunner, and the tank commander. As you can see, it's very, very low profile. And the armor, the very thick armor is quite angular. If you imagine striking this vehicle with a shell, It's not going to hit any flat surface on that turret. They're demonstrating a pivot turn, where the turret stays locked on a target. But the hull moves in all sorts of directions. If I didn't know any better, I'd say they're having a little bit of fun out here. Believe it or not, the gentleman from the National Guard has been here all weekend. They have to guard their tank. And so they've been camping out in our docent lounge. And a couple of them have been out here with the tank at every moment. Ladies and gentlemen, the U.S. Army's M1A1 Abrams tank.