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Tanks · United States · 2007
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Sabra

Sabra
Sabra Photo: Natan Flayer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
55
Protection
50
Mobility
45
Technology
58
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
60
Operational Range
65
Logistics
68
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
35
Origin United States
ManufacturerIMI Systems
CategoryTanks
EraPost-Cold War
In service2007–2009
Operators2 countries
Quantity170
Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
54
Tanks MASS Rating
25/35
Post-Cold War
146/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
55
Protection
50
Mobility
45
Technology
58
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
60
Operational Range
65
Logistics
68
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
35
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Sabra
Category
Prime contractor
Production
2007–2009
Quantity
170
Unit Price (current)
$3.4M
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · POST-COLD WAR
25
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
73
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$3.4M
Inflation: +%0
54
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower6MOD.6
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power1,000 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio16.95 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeHydromechanical
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed55 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)6.95 m
  • Width3.63 m
  • Height3.27 m
▲Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2002Sale: Turkey · $687 M
  2. 2007Production started
  3. 2009Production ended
19
years in service
2
years in production
170
units produced
2
countries operating
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 170units
170active
SabraSALES1records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
2002Turkey—$687.0 M$1.23 Mr
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE18terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Hydromechanical transmission combines hydraulic fluid power with mechanical gear components to transmit engine power to a tank's tracks.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Reactive composite armor is a tank armor type that combines layers of composite material with embedded reactive elements that detonate on impact to disrupt incoming projectiles.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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