120×570mm NATO tank ammunition (4.7 inch), also known as 120×570mmR, is a common, NATO-standard (STANAG 4385), tank gun semi-combustible cartridge used by 120mm smoothbore guns, superseding the earlier 105×617mmR cartridge used in …

It is primarily used by the M1 Abrams main battle tank. A number of considerations had led the U.S. Army and its contractors to favor the Army's standard M68 105 mm gun over Germany's 120 mm Rheinmetall Rh-120 smoothbore gun for the XM1 Abrams.

The M1 Abrams (/ ˈ eɪ b r ə m z /) [10] is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare, it is one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 73.6 short tons (66.8 metric tons).

The 120mm M1028 Canister Cartridge was developed for close-in defense of tanks against massed assaulting infantry attack and to break up infantry concentrations, between a range of 200-500 meters, by discharging large numbers of tungsten balls from the main cannon.

May 9, 2020 · The M1E1 was an experimental version of the Abrams. It was the first to mount the 120mm gun and was fitted with new armor plates.

The 120mm ELOS provides the modern Abrams tank an extended range for defeat of enemy armor, anti-tank guided missile teams and targets in defilade using a fire-and-forget precision capability.

Apr 6, 2009 · This cartridge is fired from the 120mm main gun of the M1A1/M1A2 Abrams tank and is effective at ranges less than 700 meters. The baseline design utilizes a payload of approximately 1,100 tungsten balls that are expelled from the projectile casing upon muzzle exit, similar to a shotgun shell.

Jan 21, 2025 · The US Army has approved the full-rate production of its M1147 120mm Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round, designed to provide next-generation firepower to M1 Abrams main battle tanks.

The 120mm AMP round, termed XM1147, is a line of sight, full-bore multipurpose munition employed by Abrams tanks. The AMP round consolidates the capabilities of four rounds: the M830 High Explosive Anti-Tank round,

Sep 26, 2023 · The 120mm ammunition system equips the MlE1 (Abrams) tank with a 120mm main armament. It consists of a family of kinetic energy (KE) rounds and a family of high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds.