Editing M1 Abrams (section)

==== Air filter clog ====
In a NSIA report on the Abrams in the Gulf War, crews reported issues related to the turbine engine, other than the fuel consumption concerns, they noted the Abrams suffered from sand clogging the filters<ref>GAO. [https://www.gao.gov/assets/nsiad-92-94.pdf "Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives: OPERATION DESERT STORM Early Performance Assessment of Bradley and Abrams"]. U.S. General Accounting Office, January 1992. Accessed June 5, 2024.</ref> which were known to cause reduced fuel economy, or in the worst case, engine damage.