M1A1假想敌T-90 BVVD会不会再出一个金车呢?

Fort Irwin, Calif. -- The M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks changes it look to replicate the T-90 Main Battle Tank across Hawg Company, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at the National Training Center to better replicate the current threat in deployed environments. With the Regiment's goal to serve as the Army's sparring partner as a hybrid threat and help the United States Army regain its mastery over maneuver warfare, the 11th ACR chose to increase the pressure and challenge 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, from Fort Bliss, Texas, the unit for Rotation 15-08 at the NTC. In order to do this, Hawg Company was chosen to be the first unit to fight against the RTU in visually modified M1A1 MBT's meant to represent the Russian T-90 MBT.

The process to turn an M1A1 into a convincing T-90 MBT began in the latter half of May, close to a month before they would make a debut in battle. The process began with civilian crews at the Training Audiovisual Support Center installing mock Explosive Reactive Armor to the front of the tanks' turrets and black oil drums to the rear of the turrets. These additions aided in providing a method of both near and far recognition for both friendly and opposing forces. The pace of the modifications averaged one tank a day, though this tempo dramatically increased to five M1A1s in two and a half days, an easy process which was mainly due to the quality crews working at TASC.

Following the installation of these components, the Troopers of Hawg Company added other distinguishing features to the tanks to aid in recognition. These included a pair of red Donovian flags bearing crossed sabers and the iconic Blackhorse attached to each antenna atop the turrets and two panels displaying red stars attached to the sides of the turrets. The panels, prepared by 1st Lt. Clifford Toro, Hawg Company's executive officer.

The final visual modification only took place once the tanks were actually in the training area, or the Box, as NTC residents call it. The newly modified T-90s were staged during the third battle period of the 15-08 Decisive Action Rotation. In order to get them staged, Hawg Company had to transport the tanks in groups of five via Heavy Equipment Transport Systems from main post to the northern edge of the Box. Once staged, the tanks had the majority of their side skirts removed as the final effort in creating an illusion of a Russian MBT.

The time consuming process of preparing these tanks for use in the Box and maintaining them while in the field was a monumental task that took the coordination and hard work of many groups and units stationed here. Hawg used these T-90 MBT's to full effect, assaulting through breaches in Granite Pass, screaming across the central corridor and Strawberry Fields, and going to toe-to-toe with 1/1 AD SBCT.

With tensions rising in both the near East, Eastern Europe, and Asia, the need for the Army to be masters of fighting near-peer forces in maneuver warfare not seen in over a decade has never been more dire. Once again, the 11th ACR and the Troopers of Hawg Company stepped up to the challenge and made sure that the experiment to increase the combat power of the Donovian forces was successful, paving the way for further progression of T-90 equivalent tanks and proving them to be a formidable asset.

加利福尼亚州欧文堡——M1A1艾布拉姆斯主战坦克改变了其外观，在国家训练中心的第11装甲骑兵团第2中队Hawg连复制T-90主战坦克，以更好地在部署环境中复制当前的威胁。

由于该团的目标是作为混合威胁的陆军陪练伙伴，帮助美国陆军重新掌握机动战，第11 ACR选择增加压力，挑战来自德克萨斯州布利斯堡的第1装甲师第1史崔克旅战斗队，该部队是NTC 15-08轮换的部队。为了做到这一点，Hawg公司被选为第一支在视觉上改装的M1A1 MBT中对抗RTU的部队，以代表俄罗斯的T-90 MBT。

将M1A1改装成令人信服的T-90 MBT的过程始于5月下旬，距离它们首次亮相还有近一个月的时间。这一过程始于训练视听支持中心的文职人员在坦克炮塔前部安装模拟爆炸反应装甲，在炮塔后部安装黑色油桶。这些补充有助于为友军和对方部队提供一种近距离和远距离识别的方法。改装的速度平均每天一辆坦克，尽管这一速度在两天半内急剧增加到五辆M1A1，这是一个容易的过程，主要是由于TASC的高素质工作人员。

安装这些部件后，Hawg连的士兵在坦克上添加了其他显著特征，以帮助识别。其中包括挂在炮塔顶部每个天线上的一对带有交叉军刀和标志性黑马的多诺万红旗，以及挂在炮塔两侧的两块显示红星的面板。这些小组由Hawg公司的执行官Clifford Toro中尉准备。

最后的视觉修改只有在坦克真正进入训练区或NTC居民称之为“盒子”时才进行。新修改的T-90在15-08决定性行动轮换的第三个战斗期间上演。为了让它们就位，Hawg公司不得不通过重型设备运输系统将坦克五人一组从主哨所运输到箱子的北部边缘。一旦上演，坦克的大部分侧裙都被拆除了，这是制造俄罗斯MBT假象的最后一步。

准备这些坦克在战场上使用并在战场上进行维护的过程非常耗时，这是一项艰巨的任务，需要驻扎在这里的许多小组和单位的协调和辛勤工作。Hawg充分利用了这些T-90 MBT，通过Granite Pass的缺口进行攻击，在中央走廊和草莓地尖叫，并与1/1 AD SBCT针锋相对。

随着近东、东欧和亚洲的紧张局势加剧，军队需要成为十多年来从未见过的机动战中与同类部队作战的大师，这一需求从未像现在这样迫切。再次，第11装甲师和Hawg连的士兵们迎接了挑战，确保了提高多诺万部队战斗力的实验取得了成功，为T-90等效坦克的进一步发展铺平了道路，并证明它们是一笔巨大的财富。