Help with Abrams TUSK fitment

Hi guys
I recently grabbed RFM’s kit 5004 from Sprue Bros when they had a weekend sale. I’ll build one of the A2 TUSK variants, & then subsequently use the other TUSK bits & pieces on other kits (poss RFM) to build the full suite.
My question: which A1 variant was fitted with TUSK? Just a regular A1 or should I be looking at the A1 AIM?
Thanks

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Most of the M1A1s by the time they started wearing TUSK ((late '03 - early '04) were AIMs, which are rebuilt to zero hour (basically new) tanks. There may have been a few older M1A1 still hanging around though. So you are good either way.

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Excellent. Thanks Gino

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For clarity…
TUSK fitment to the M1A2 SEP is the original SEP rather than v2?

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Correct, V2s were fielded after we left Iraq and have not been in combat where they would wear TUSK,

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Thanks mate

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