Hello all I'm looking for any new photos of the Marine Corps new minefield breaching system called the ABV Assault Breacher Vehicle? It looks like it's built on an M1 chassis. I realy don't know it's just asking.

you could be right its looks indeed like a m1 chassis

I have just got to build one before some company starts poping them out on mass. I just need more photos of the rear and closer images of the turret.

You have to admit that things ((WICKED)) looking.

Yes, the USMC ABV is built on an Abrams chassis with a modified turret.




Here is more info on it. The US Army is supposed to be adopting them in the near future as well.

It looks like a big arachnid in the front ((WICKED!!)) Thanks for the photos and link "HeavyArty" when the time comes I'll be using trumps M1 chassis to start with.

The ABV turret is not a modified gun turret, It is built new for the ABV and only shares the turret ring and CWS(Comanders Weapon Station) from the gun tank. Outta here, Mike sends . . .

Is it a one or two person turret?

One, VC(Vehicle Commander). You could squeeze some more folks in though, ask any Amtrac Crew Chief! Outta here, Mike sends . . .

One can look at the profile of that new turret to tell that it's a fully new turret concept. One thing no one can start any type of buile till more photos of the top of the turret, rear of it unit mounted on top rear lower hull. Close photos of the mine plow attachments. Some thing like the photos on primeportal.

O.K., poor choice of wording. I meant it is a different turret than a standard Abrams, not a standard turret modified to fit the ABV features.

I love the M1 and Yup... the ABV is a real mean looking beasty and I would REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE to scratch built it if I had enough photos and measurements!!!!

It's a mean looking beastie i thought about doing a similar thing on a Leo 2 chassis as a what if.

There is on info here about the mine plough on Pearson's website.
http://www.pearson-eng.com/products/viewProduct.aspx?id=1&type=m

Looks like they have deployed this system in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Operation "Cobra"


Op Cobra


cheers

You all know by the time we all come up with photos to help in our builds, some resin compay will come up with a full resin or conversion kit of this tank. I thinking these companys: Accurate Armour, Legend Productions, MIG Productions,Vajra Miniatures these are to name some of the big resion cast companys.
An before one of them comes up with an M1-conversion or full kit, I will try to scratchbuild the wild one hatch turret as some of you will.

I'd like to wish all of you that plan on trying this scratchbuild this Modern Monster much success at your builds.
As I said I wanted to start with a Trumpeter M1 chassis but now I'm looking for any M1 at a low cost. This is so I can spend more money on sheet styrene and good set of AM tracks.