The US Army's 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, better known as the Blackhorse Regiment, is the resident enemy on America's largest training area.

And the unit now boasts some deadly firepower in the form of the M1A2 SEPv3 - the "latest and greatest" version of the Abrams main battle tank.

The 16 tanks are used by Blackhorse in its role as the opposing force, taking on visiting troops to the vast training area in the Mojave Desert.

More: https://www.forces.net/technology/land-vehicles/latest-and-greatest-abrams-tank-boosts-enemy-firepower-exercise

Watch our full report on Exercise Diamondback featuring the Blackhorse Regiment and its Abrams tanks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt2gmEnPzrk

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