 Sezvo Abrams vakapinda basa muna 1980s, vaizoshanda pamwe M60A3 mukati United States vemauto, uye nevamwe NATO matangi vakawanda Cold War kurovedza. Iyi miitiro yaiwanzoitika muWestern Europe, zvikurukuru West Germany, asiwo mune dzimwe nyika dzakadai seSouth Korea. Mukati mokurovedza kwakadaro, vashandi veAbrams vakarodza unyanzvi hwavo hwokushandiswa mukurwisana nevarume nezvishandiso zveSoviet Union. Zvisinei, pakazosvika 1991 nyika yeSoviet yakanga yapararauye mhuri yaAbrams yaizoedzwa nomoto kuMiddle East. 