M1 Abrams turret fabrication

Yep


Interesting thing is on some hulls the plate is welded on while on others it appears to be one piece with the recesses machined down to thickness .

Top photo is an M1 while bottom is a prototype Grizzly breacher vehicle.

These are screen shots of Egyptian M1A1 production & clearly show a weld seam here


but seems to be a full thickness plate with the recesses machined down to thickness here

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