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M1A1 and M1A1HA ... whats the diff?

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  • Member since
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  • From: Brisbane, Australia
M1A1 and M1A1HA ... whats the diff?
Posted by ILuv3ggs on Saturday, March 13, 2004 3:50 AM
hey,

just wondering what the external differences between the M1A1 and the M1A1Ha is ? I know the APU is in the turret basket but is there any other external differences ?

Thanks :D
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:37 AM
I also have a question to add to this post.........

Is there a noticable difference, in the engines of the M1A1 & M1A2?

I came across a resin Legend M1A1 Engine kit, and I have Tamiya's M1A2 kit. I was inspired by the pictures posted earlier in the week, of the engine being removed from the Abrams and though it would make a good subject.
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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:30 AM
M1A2SEP has a different engine. As far as the M1A1 vs. "M1A1HA", the "M1A1HA" is just a model company term. The "M1A1HA" is usually referred to as a Heavy Common and has an additional layer of depleted uranium mesh sandwiched between the armor frontal turret and hull armor. Uranium is a heavy metal, hence the term heavy. Common comes from the fact that the original M1A1 had changes made to it so it could be used by the Marine Corps. Hence the term Common.

There were some minor fitting changes here and there between early M1A1S and late such as tracks, deletion of retaining ring, uparmored dog house, but most of these changes were retrofitted to early M1A1s, so none of these are good indentification features. The only good way to determine the difference is bu looking at the serial number. If there is a U after the number, it is a Heavy Common.
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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:32 AM
BTW The APU in the bustle rack is not a identifier for a Heavy Common. My first 3 or 4 Heavies didn't have an APU.
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    July 2003
  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Saturday, March 13, 2004 12:10 PM
Clears up some of my own questions....
I can allways count on someone here wondering what I was :)
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  • From: Brisbane, Australia
Posted by ILuv3ggs on Saturday, March 13, 2004 9:12 PM
hey

thanks for the reply, that answered my question perfectly Smile [:)]
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  • From: Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
Posted by bilbirk on Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:09 PM
Hey sir . What are the major differences on the engines? When i got out all we had were the (new)M1A1HA
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  • From: Brisbane Australia
Posted by ChrisJH666 on Sunday, March 14, 2004 1:28 AM
Is the second one funnier????

Sign - With Stupid [#wstupid]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

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