Abrams M1 Battle Tank
The M1 Abrams was designed by Chrysler Defense and produced under the General Dynamics brand. The tank was introduced in 1979, entered service in 1980 and is still undergoing production. It featured in the 1991 Gulf War and Bosnia along with the US invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003. Manned by a crew of four the tank weighs in at 70 tons, is 32.25 ft long, 11.98 ft wide and 9.45 ft high. This wooden model was made using Beech with Walnut for the tracks, it took just under 3 months to build.
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