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IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS:
- The M68 105mm Gun is rifled, not Smoothbore. This was a script error that wasn't corrected.
-The M1A1 began receiving DU armor in either October or May 1988, not 1987.
- The Leopard 2 was powered by a Twin Turbo V12, not a V6.
- We incorrectly used the Chinese Flag instead of our Soviet Flag for the T-72 lecture slide.
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Sources:
B., David. “M1 Abrams.” Tank Encyclopedia, December 31, 2014. tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/us/m1_abrams.php.
Finney, John W. “Army’s Planned New Tank Assailed as Too Expensive.” The New York Times, July 5, 1973. nytimes.com/1973/07/05/archives/armys-planned-new-tank-assailed-as-too-expensive-factor-of.html.
Green, Michael. M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank: The Combat and Development History of the General Dynamics M1 and M1A1 Tanks (United States: Motorbooks International, 1992).
Green, Michael. M1 Abrams Tank (United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2015).
Hunnicutt, R.P. Abrams: A History of the American Main Battle Tank (New York: Presidio Press, 1990).
Judson, Jen. “US Army Scraps Abrams Tank Upgrade, Unveils New Modernization Plan.” Defense News, September 7, 2023. defensenews.com/land/2023/09/06/us-army-scraps-abrams-tank-upgrade-unveils-new-modernization-plan/.
Nikolov, Boyko. “M1A1 Abrams Tank Was Spotted Near Kupiansk Front Contact Line.” Bulgarian Military Industry Review, November 26, 2023. bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/26/m1a1-abrams-tank-was-spotted-near-kupiansk-front-contact-line/.
Nikolov, Boyko. “US M1 Abrams Is Already ‘involved in Hostilities’ in Avdiivka.” Bulgarian Military Industry Review, February 5, 2024. bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/02/05/us-m1-abrams-is-already-involved-in-hostilities-in-avdiivka/.
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IMPORTANT CORRECTIONS:
- The M68 105mm Gun is rifled, not Smoothbore. This was a script error that wasn't corrected.
-The M1A1 began receiving DU armor in either October or May 1988, not 1987.
- The Leopard 2 was powered by a Twin Turbo V12, not a V6.
- We incorrectly used the Chinese Flag instead of our Soviet Flag for the T-72 lecture slide.
Unfortunately, we did get certain visuals incorrect on this video. YouTube does not allow us to update our video file, so please refer to this for corrections regarding the graphics: reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/1dgt5nk/a_correction_of_various_aspects_of_the_armchair
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Sources:
B., David. “M1 Abrams.” Tank Encyclopedia, December 31, 2014. tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/us/m1_abrams.php.
Finney, John W. “Army’s Planned New Tank Assailed as Too Expensive.” The New York Times, July 5, 1973. nytimes.com/1973/07/05/archives/armys-planned-new-tank-assailed-as-too-expensive-factor-of.html.
Green, Michael. M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank: The Combat and Development History of the General Dynamics M1 and M1A1 Tanks (United States: Motorbooks International, 1992).
Green, Michael. M1 Abrams Tank (United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2015).
Hunnicutt, R.P. Abrams: A History of the American Main Battle Tank (New York: Presidio Press, 1990).
Judson, Jen. “US Army Scraps Abrams Tank Upgrade, Unveils New Modernization Plan.” Defense News, September 7, 2023. defensenews.com/land/2023/09/06/us-army-scraps-abrams-tank-upgrade-unveils-new-modernization-plan/.
Nikolov, Boyko. “M1A1 Abrams Tank Was Spotted Near Kupiansk Front Contact Line.” Bulgarian Military Industry Review, November 26, 2023. bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/26/m1a1-abrams-tank-was-spotted-near-kupiansk-front-contact-line/.
Nikolov, Boyko. “US M1 Abrams Is Already ‘involved in Hostilities’ in Avdiivka.” Bulgarian Military Industry Review, February 5, 2024. bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/02/05/us-m1-abrams-is-already-involved-in-hostilities-in-avdiivka/.
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![Operation Barbarossa from the Soviet Perspective
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Kavalerchik, Boris. The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa: Soviet Versus German Armour on the Eastern Front (United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Military, 2018).
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sYjrtdKP67bvEH4UWOv-24_dwJGxZ395ZuczyKOUFNw/edit?usp=sharing Operation Barbarossa from the Soviet Perspective](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/azLtryxtKvc/mqdefault.jpg)





