M1A1 Abrams
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| M1A1 Abrams | |
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| General information | |
| Affiliation | |
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4 |
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| Entity |
N/A (brush) (the turret itself is named "func_breakable") |
The M1A1 Abrams is a US military main battle tank used by the HECU during the Black Mesa Incident.
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] Half-Life
In Half-Life, the Abrams is first encountered in the chapter Surface Tension, providing fire support for a group of entrenched HECU soldiers. Another is was stationed near the end of the chapter "Forget About Freeman!", blocking the entrance to the Lambda Complex. It differs from the first in a way that it also fires a machine gun. The tank is seen a third time near the end of the same chapter, this time with a mounted M2 Machine Gun on top, and the hatch open. It is unmanned, allowing the played to fire the 120mm Cannon and the M2 Machine Gun.
[edit] Half-Life: Blue Shift
In Blue Shift, a single Abrams is encountered in the chapter Captive Freight. It is placed on a train wagon, with a nearby truck conveniently stocked with rockets. It is not encountered for the rest of the game.
[edit] Tactics
- The Abrams is completely bulletproof; explosives or experimental weaponry (such as the Tau Cannon) will be needed to destroy one. Since it keeps on firing at the player with its cannon and machine gun, the best approach is to take cover and shoot it with the RPG or the Tau Cannon's secondary attack. Satchel Charges can also be used.
- Surprisingly, the Abrams is vulnerable to the crowbar, and can be destroyed with a little over two dozen whacks to the turret. This is not a practical attack method however, as the tank's explosion upon destruction will kill the player.
- If the Abrams catches the player in the truck in Blue Shift, it blows off its back which can only be survived by crouching.[1]
[edit] Gallery
 A destroyed Abrams. |
 The Abrams in Surface Tension. |
 An Abrams used by Freeman to destroy Alien Grunts. |
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life (First appearance)
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Vehicles, vessels and transportation | ||
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| Black Mesa transportation | Black Mesa SUV · Black Mesa Transit System · Black Mesa Truck | |
| HECU vehicles | AH-64 Apache · F-16 Fighting Falcon · M1A1 Abrams · M2A3 Bradley · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Combine vehicles | Advisor Platform · Armored Personnel Carrier · Hunter-Chopper · Razor Train | |
| Resistance vehicles | Airboat · Mil Mi-8 · Muscle Car · Scout Car | |
| Trainstations | City 17 Trainstation · Depot · Technical Trainstation | |
| Other | Borealis · Rail-based transportation | |
| Combine (cut) | AirEx Truck · C-130 · Combine SWAT Truck · M2A3 Bradley · Merkava · School Bus · V-22 Osprey | |
| Resistance (cut) | Borealis · C-130 · Jalopy · Jet Ski · Submarine · V-22 Osprey | |
| Other (cut) | F-117 Nighthawk · Digger | |
| Hazardous Environment Combat Unit | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | S. Bahl · Dwight T. Barnes · Cooper · P. Deupree · J. Faulkenbury · R. Heironimus · Inney · Jackson · B. Martel · D. Mertz · L. Montgomery · R. Pitchford · Sharpe · Adrian Shephard · Tower · M. Wardwell | |
| Weapons | Combat Knife · Desert Eagle · Glock 17 · Laser Tripmine · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · Land Mine · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · RPG · Satchel Charge · Sentry Turret · SPAS-12 | |
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · F-16 Fighting Falcon · M1A1 Abrams · M2A3 Bradley · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Technology | Powered Combat Vest · Tactical Map | |
| Other | Military Police · Santego Military Base | |
| Vehicles (cut) | F-117 Nighthawk | |
