Amazing Facts About M1 Abrams Tank

M1 Abrams Steering


The driver steers the M1 Abrams with a handlebar and accelerates by rotating the handle grip throttle. The tank brakes via a pedal on the floor. There is also an emergency brake. A fact we should also mention is the driver has a heater. That sounds perhaps a tad more difficult than your typical automatic car. We wonder how long and how much training it takes to understand the minutia of maneuvering such a large vehicle.