M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank coloring page

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Today's new coloring page is a drawing I did of the M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank.

M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

This is the main battle tank of the USA.  It is called the M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank.  It was first put into production and used by the US Army in February of 1980.  It was designed in the 1970s to replace the M-60 Main Battle Tank.  The Abrams was named after Creighton William Abrams who was a general in WW II who commanded armor units.  Armor units mean tanks.  He also was involved in Vietnam and was a the chief of staff of the US Army in 1972.  

The Abrams tank originally weighed 60 tons or 120,000 lbs.  The latest version weighs 71.2 tons.  It has gone through many upgrades and iterations.  But there are 3 main versions.  The M1, the M1A1, and the M1A2.  

The tank can travel at a top speed of 45 miles per hour on a road and 42 miles per hour off-road.  Its main armament is a 120 mm cannon.  It can hit targets accurately while moving.  It can hit targets almost 2 miles away.  

Now, on a secondary note.  This tank is seen on a cliff of red rock.  The dark stains on the rock are not from the tank.  These stains are thought to be caused by magnesium-rich bacteria that color the rocks. 

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the Vehicles and Military Vehicles button.  Then if you are accessing this in September or near September 2024 then the title of this drawing will be near or at the bottom of the list.  

I want to mention that I drew this tank while at my granddaughter's hour-long gymnastics class.  I did not have a straight edge or ruler.  And I drew this kind of fast.  So the circles and "straight lines" are not perfectly round nor perfectly straight. So forgive me if it isn't perfect.  I personally think it is more impressive from a distance.  In fact, you could imagine that you are looking at this tank through heat a heat mirage on a hot summer day.  

Have fun coloring, and you can color it how you like.  But know that I added a desert camouflage pattern that would be colored dark brown, light beige, white, and possibly black.