How many rounds does a m1a2 hold

Thanks for the replies. I'm needing this information for another military simulation currently in the works, still in the design phase. This information will prove helpful, as all the armor guys I used to know are either no longer serving or still in-country and hard to contact.

So from what I'm getting here, the A1 and A2 will hold rounds at the ready. The A1 will usually hold an additional rounds in stowage, and the A2 about in stowage. The in ready plus in stowage equals out to the I already had confirmed.

I really appreciate the information, it'll help me get a few things organized before I deploy. Just got the confirmation last night, I'll be sworn in by the end of the month. I look forward to seeing everyone again in SB once I get back home. How's the MP community doing now compared to SB1 a few years ago? Still easy to find plenty of matches set up?

No an 'A1 has ready for the coax and ready for the loader, with an additional rounds in storage: rounds in the bustle rack, in the loader's foot box, and the rest in the loader's sponson box. The other vehicles load out the same with the exception of the loader's foot box ammo, which is reduced in each subsequent model due to the increasing amounts of crap stuck over there. Well, I am not sure what tank everyone else have been on, but the M1A1 HA s I was on had a huge coax ready ammo box -- there were no baffles in it, it was just a large empty box on the left side of the gun with a door at the top.

Considering that 1, rounds is only 5 boxes 2 belts of in each box of 7. Consider linking 15 boxes of ammo 3, rounds , then drop the belts inside the box and you would still have a great deal of room left inside. The TM does say the coax ammo quantity is 10, rounds, and the loader's has a capacity of 1, rounds. I seriously doubt that only 2, rounds would fit in the huge coax ready box, and another 7, that is 36 boxes of ammo!

Factor in the fact that the loader's has rounds in it, you have to have room for another 1, rounds that is 6 boxes of ammo. The loader's ammo goes into the loader's sponson box and some under the radios, so that would mean that 42 boxes of 7. If you put 42 boxes of 7. No, I do believe the M box holds much more than 2, to 3, rounds from my experience -- maybe something like 4, rounds or so, maybe a little more or a little less.

So I guess the answer to the question is, 8, rounds is probably too high on the ready ammo amount, but I think 2, is far too low. I am not trying to insult anyone's intelligence, because I do think that the coax ready boxes were designed differently on some tanks.

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Out of this number approximately 1 out-dated M1 main battle tanks were upgraded to the M1A2 standard. It is planned that this tank will remain in service beyond The Abrams is protected by Chobham composite armor. Protection of the M1A2 was improved by using depleted uranium mesh at the front of the hull and turret.

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