Taiwan's MND has announced the delivery of 38 M1A2T tanks, which resemble the Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 as seen above. (US Army)
Taiwan has taken delivery of a first batch of M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) from the United States, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported on its official social media channel on 16 December.
The MND showed images of M1A2Ts being inspected and rolled onto transporters, however, it did not elaborate. Taiwan's state-owned Central News Agency (CNA) reported that 38 out of 108 on-order M1A2T tanks were delivered to the Republic of China Army's (RoCA's) Army Armor Training Command at Hsinchu in northwestern Taiwan.
Citing the MND, CNA reported that 42 additional tanks will be delivered in 2025 and the remaining 28 will arrive in Taiwan in 2026.
Taiwan ordered the 108 M1A2T tanks in 2019. The cost was USD2.22 billion and included 250 Block I-92F Stinger missiles, BAE Systems M88A2 armoured recovery vehicles, and Oshkosh M1070A1 heavy equipment transporters.
According to Janes Land Warfare Platforms: Armoured Fighting Vehicles, the M1A2T variant of the M1 Abrams is fitted with a 120 mm smoothbore gun and bespoke gas-turbine engine. The M1A2T resembles the Abrams System Enhancement Package version 3 (SEPv3) and has been designed to meet RoCA requirements.
The M1A2T has a reconfigured turret with unspecified modifications to its survivability, a modified electrical system and auxiliary power unit, and a new ammunition datalink.
The main specifications of the M1A2T are the same as the M1A2 variant. According to Janes
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