The Assault Breacher Vehicle utilizes a refurbished M1 chassis and weighs in at 144,000lbs. It is powered by the M1 Abrams 1,500hp/2,750lb-ft of torque AGT1500 gas-turbine engine, which is ...

December 9, 2009: The U.S. Marine Corps is buying 33 Assault Breacher Vehicles (ABV). These are M1 tanks modified to help marines get through minefields and areas containing roadside bombs and booby ...

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the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle, it decided only the M1 Abrams main battle tank was tough enough to survive on the front line. The Assault Breacher Vehicle removes the vehicle’s turret and ...

The equipment includes an American-made Assault Breacher: a 55-ton mine- and obstacle-clearing vehicle with the armored hull of an M-1 tank, an attachment for a British-made mine-plow or dozer ...

Assault breacher vehicles wait to conduct a breaching operation during the 3rd CEB mission rehearsal exercise Feb. 26. ABVs are a modified version of the M1-A1 Main Battle Tank which carries and ...

Later versions of the NGCV may include unmanned and manned combat variations to replace the M1 tank ... The Marines currently rely on an Assault Breacher Vehicle, which has an M1A1 tank chassis ...

The U.S. Army's Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), a tracked, armored platform based on the M1 Abrams tank, is central to this ...