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learned conclusively that not only could the M1A1 Abrams survive, but also that the Iraqi T-72s were simply not even in the same league as the Abrams and the British Challenger.

In 1991, after a mere 100 hours of ground combat in Iraq, the U.S. The T-64, T-72, and T-80 share several basic design elements, and they are equivalent in terms of combat capability and survivability. Army expended considerable time, effort, and angst searching for the answer to a singular question: Could the M1 Abrams survive against Soviet main battle tanks in a force-on-force engagement? At the time, the Soviet tank force consisted primarily of T-64, T-72, and T-80 (a gas turbine-powered development of the T-64) main battle tanks.