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M-1 Abrams tank proves useful, vulnerable in Iraq.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 31-MAR-05 		Format: Online - approximately 570 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: M-1 Abrams tank proves useful, vulnerable in Iraq.(NATION)

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Byline: Rowan Scarborough, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Army's M-1 Abrams tank unexpectedly has proven in Iraq to be one of the best weapons in close-range urban warfighting, but its once invincible image has been shattered by an inventive enemy.

The enemy has destroyed more than 20 of the 68-ton armored fortresses and disabled scores more, not with sophisticated anti-tank weapons, but with relatively crude rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and roadside bombs.

The good-news bad-news "lessons learned" out of Iraq has some Army officers rethinking plans...

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