<s>
iM1A2	B-Application
Abrams	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
M1A2	O
Abrams	O
main	O
battle	B-Application
tank	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Charybdis	O
Enterprises	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interactive	O
Magic	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Imagic	O
)	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
iM1A2	B-Application
Abrams	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
focusing	O
on	O
battlefield	O
management	O
as	O
a	O
tank	B-Application
commander	I-Application
controlling	O
an	O
entire	O
company	O
of	O
support	O
vehicles	O
including	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
artillery	B-Application
,	O
and	O
air	O
strikes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
own	O
tank	O
platoon(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
eastern	O
and	O
western	O
vehicle	O
types	O
were	O
accurately	O
modeled	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fictional	O
T-95	O
main	O
battle	B-Application
tank	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
mix	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
somewhat	O
superior	O
M1A2	O
MBT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
head	O
designer	O
was	O
Arnold	O
Hendrick	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
designing	O
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
MicroProse	O
's	O
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
many	O
similarities	O
in	O
layout	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
