Just 9 M1 Abrams Tanks Decimated Almost an Entire Battalion in Just Minutes

Just 9 M1 Abrams Tanks Decimated Almost an Entire Battalion in Just Minutes

Published on August 14, 2025, 6:53 PM EDT, Key Points and Summary – The Battle of 73 Easting stands as a legendary testament to the M1 Abrams tank’s superiority over Soviet-era armor. -During the 1991 Gulf War, a small American force of nine M1A1s and 12 Bradleys, led by then-Captain H.R. McMaster, engaged a much larger, dug-in Iraqi Republican Guard unit in a sandstorm. An M1A1 Abrams tank operated by Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor…