https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/27e6bfba-a378-4878-8f35-2be067ff43f2 For 46 years, the M1 Abrams has been America's favourite battle tank so naturally they just kept upgrading until the Army's own generals admitted the design had hit its ceiling. With every new upgrade the Abrams just kept getting heavier and heavier until In September 2023, the Army cancelled all further work including everything they had already paid for. What replaced it instead is the M1E3: the first Abrams with no gas turbine, no human loader, and no one sitting in the turret at all. In this video, we look at the massive behemoth that was the M1 Abrams and what additions made it seemingly more beastlike but pushed it to near 80 tons. We will talk about everything the Army just changed and how the war in Ukraine convinced the Army that more armor was no longer the answer. Of course we’re gonna dive into what's actually inside the new M1E3 that makes the army think it can solve the problems that the M1 Abrams was beginning to create. If you enjoyed this video be sure to check out our channel for more content like this. Join this 'Paper Pilot Club' to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgWZmqmKpmsr4oPWITusKA/join SUBSCRIBE: https://www.bit.ly/beyondFactsSUB #militarytech #battlefield #beyondfacts Credit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ErjDQ1ZOwFq2QMyONi91DtQ2PN9hJ0vFWsjA-CFFack/preview Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:09:48 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.blueben.net https://tube.blueben.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/27e6bfba-a378-4878-8f35-2be067ff43f2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.blueben.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.