Amazing Facts About M1 Abrams Tank

Automatic Fire Suppression

M1 Abrams - set radio frequencies and test communications

M1 Abrams automatically put out fires in the crew’s compartment with an equipped halon firefighting system. The crew also has access to another firefighting system in the engine compartment, which they activate by pulling a T-handle on the hull’s left side. Along with these systems, the crew compartment holds additional fire extinguishers. In case you are worried about the ammunition cooking off, the engineers thought of that too. The main guns fuel and ammo are in armored compartments protected by blowout panels.