XM1 Tank's Reliability Is Still Uncertain
PSAD-80-20
Published: Jan 29, 1980. Publicly Released: Jan 29, 1980.
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The XM1 tank was developed with the objective of providing significant improvement in combat capabilities over the M60 series of main battle tanks. The Army's current estimate of the total program acquisition cost for 7,058 tanks is $10.9 billion, or $1.55 million a unit.
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