Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/M1A2 Abrams

Note: For ADI version, see M1 Abrams

"Someone called for the Cavlary?"

-M1A2 Abrams leaving the Armor Depot

The M1A2 Abrams is the primary main battle tank of the Federation of Aquila. Planned to be voiced by Dave Boat, emulating the personality of the Sherman tank commander from Company of Heroes.

Background
As a backbone of the Aquilan armored division, the mission of the Abrams Tank is to close with and destroy enemy forces using firepower, maneuver, and shock effect. The M1A2 is being fielded to armor battalions and cavalry squadrons of the heavy force.

The M1A2 is the second major block improvement to the Abrams Tank System. The current product configurations include the Inter-vehicular Information System (IVIS), Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV), a Position/Navigation System (POS/NAV), an Improved Commander's Weapon Station (ICWS) and integration of the vehicle electronics system through the use of a dual redundant data (MILSTD 1553D) and utility bus architecture. In 1999 V.C. the production configuration would include the System Enhancement Package improvements. These improvements include the 2nd Generation FLIR; Embedded Battle Command (EBC) command and control software; a Management System (TMS); and an Under Armor Auxiliary Power Unit (UAAPU).

History
The first attempt to replace the aging M60 Patton was the MBT-70, developed in partnership with Andora and Ferelden in the 1960s V.C. and reaching the testing stage by 1968 V.C. The MBT-70 was very ambitious, and had various innovative ideas that ultimately proved unsuccessful, although the MBT-70 will have success when it was exported to Gondor. As a result of the imminent failure of this project, the Aquilan Army introduced the XM803. This succeeded only in producing an expensive system with capabilities similar to the M60.

As the Abrams entered service in the 1980s V.C., they would operate alongside M60A3 within the Aquilan military, and with other Alliance, Zemurian and Alliance tanks in numerous exercises. These exercises usually took place in (insert location), but also in some other countries like Cantha and Ulthuan. During such training, Abrams crews honed their skills for use against the men and equipment of the Socialist Union of Voshkod. However, by 1991 the Abrams would have its trial by fire in Elona.

The Abrams remained untested in combat until the Desert Rage in 1991 V.C. The M1A1 was superior to Elona's Voshkod-era T-55, T-62 and even the old Ursa tanks, as well as Elonan assembled Voshkod T-72s, and locally produced copies (Hammer tank). The T-72s like most Voshkod export designs lacked night vision systems and then-modern rangefinders, though they did have some night fighting tanks with older active infrared systems or floodlights—just not the latest starlight scopes and passive infrared scopes as on the Abrams.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * M1A2 Abrams (Aquila)
 * Legion Tank (Alliance)
 * Goliath Tank (ADI)
 * Type 10 Hitomaru MBT (Protectorate)
 * ... (Andora)
 * ... (Empire)
 * K2 Black Panther (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * T-14 Armata "Ogre" (Voshkod)
 * T-279 Golem (Voshkod)
 * M-84 (Brotherhood)
 * ... (Horde)
 * ... (MLA)
 * ... (Collective)
 * T-64 (Encantadia)
 * ... (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * ... (Coalition)
 * ... (Heralds)
 * ... (Order)
 * ... (Survivors)
 * ... (Syndicate)
 * ... (Conglomerate)

DLC

 * ... (Federation)
 * ... (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * ... (Skynet)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * ... (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * ... (League)
 * ... (Legion)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * ... (Pirates)
 * ... (Elona)
 * ... (Ascalia)
 * ... (Confederation)
 * ... (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * ... (Community)
 * ... (Security)
 * ... (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * ... (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * ... (Raiders)
 * ... (Theocracy)
 * ... (ASA)
 * ... (Insurgents)
 * ... (Bastion)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * ... (Ecumene)
 * ... (Concordat)
 * ... (Contingent)
 * ... (Rangers)
 * ... (Eden)
 * ... (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * ... (Commnune)
 * T-64 (Encantadia)
 * LeClerc (Clique)