The M1 has soft spots on it like a newborn's head.
I remember back in 2003 one got schwacked early on in OIF and the press and the military were convinced it'd been taken out by a "Koronet" ATGM and there was this huge concern that the Syrians or Lebanese or Iranians were shipping high-end weapons in during the opening stages of the war.
Nope!
Turns out it was a plain-Jane RPG-7. Probably on the order of 30 years old. Punched through the hull, burned a hole in the main breaker box, mission kill.
WTF, guys?! As cool as I think the Abrams is, I really worry when I hear jazz like that.
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