Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, begins a night iteration during a table VI Gunnery April 18, at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. Armored crewmen must qualify during the day and night iterations to maintain unit readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler)...
Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
Sgt. 1st class Luis Garcia, a 91A M1 Abrams Tank System Maintainer, assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts preventative maintenance checks and services (PMCS) on an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks’ turbine engine, April 18 at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. The Honeywell AGT1500 is a gas turbine......
Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, eat meals ready to eat (MRE) and rest after conducting a table VI Gunnery iteration April 18, at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. It is important that Soldiers are fed and well-rested in order to mitigate accident risks during training. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.......
Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
An M1 Armored crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, engages a long-range target during a table VI Gunnery iteration April 18, at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. The kinetic energy (KE) rounds use a high length over diameter ratio subcaliber projectile with a depleted uranium (DU) fin-stabilized rod......
Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fires a 120mm High Explosive Anti-Tank (H.E.A.T) round during a table VI Gunnery iteration April 18, at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. All 120mm rounds have a propellant containment device that prevents propellant spillage if the combustible......
Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
An M1 Armored crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, engages a long-range target during a table VI Gunnery iteration April 18, at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. The 120mm ammunition system equips the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with a 120mm main armament. It consists of a family of kinetic energy......
Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
Armored crewman from 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, load their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with the M829 120mm Sabot Rounds also known as the "Silver Bullet" during a table VI Gunnery April 18, at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. All 120mm rounds use a common combustible case that structurally combines the......
Photo by Sgt. Andres Chandler | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 04.18.2020
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepares to execute a table VI Gunnery iteration April 18, at Konotop range Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. The main weapon of the M1A1 is reliable, deadly accurate, and has a hit/kill ratio that equals or surpasses any main battle tank armament in the......
