Abrams Turret Serial Numbers

[M1A2_SEPv2_Abrams]

does anyone know what the exact system for these serial numbers is? I can’t seem to find much official documentation. (eg, M, E, ect.)

[Seanmcandrews]

From PS magazine July 2010

[Brantwoodboy]

RIP PS Magazine I loved getting the new ones in.

[Jakko]

AFAIK, U indicates a turret with depleted uranium armour.

[18bravo]

Always a focal point for me when I take photographs.

[ttwells]

Thanks for sharing.. BTW - when did the EMPIRE use Abrams…? That Imperial Symbol makes it unique; what Star Wars Fan unit had that interesting marking?

[tankerken]

Funny, when I was on tanks, we never even paid any attention to those numbers. Maybe the mechanics did, but the crew, no.
Ken

[Jakko]

That’s the difference between people who use things and people who are enthousiasts about those same things

[Dan]

Same here

[KurtLaughlin]

@Jakko

That’s the difference between people who use things and people who are enthousiasts about those same things

And it’s something to keep in mind as a balance to those insisting that the recollections of crews and other veterans have more credence than documents and photographs. (e.g. Belton Cooper in Death Traps regarding stabilizers in T26E3s.)

KL