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Is the M-1 Abrams outclassed now?

nittany03

nittany03

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ChuckMK23 said:
The turbo-diesel hybrid powertrain is a big deal. Pretty impressive specs. The LTS-101 was a shitty fuel gobbling nightmare on the original M! and even worse on the BK-117 I flew
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Get the turbine vs. diesel bit, but that article was written by someone who seems to be confusing debates over specs (turbine vs diesel vs hybrid) and other debates over doctrine or ROC/POE (when/how to employ armor after lessons learned in Ukraine, and how it effects said specs) with some juvenile idea that all this means that tanks are all obsolete and thus "wasteful military spending."

Which is the level of analysis I'd expect out of an undergrad intern, brand-new J-school grad, or a particularly dim Ensign/2ndLt.
 
nittany03

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taxi1 said:
The idea that it could slink around a little in silent mode...that would be a scary sound to hear from just around the corner.
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I wonder if you’d still have the tracks and wheels going squeaky-squeaky crunchy-crunchy.
 
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Randy Daytona said:
General Dynamics has proposed the Abrams X as the successor to the current Abrams. Major changes include:
- 3 man crew (vs 4 man) all mounted lower in the hull
- 6 cylinder Cummins turbo diesel hybrid powertrain
- 30mm chain gun on top
- 10 tons lighter

www.thedrive.com

AbramsX Next Generation Main Battle Tank Breaks Cover

This is the first time we have seen the AbramsX concept, which is representative of a future American main battle tank, outside of artwork.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com

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They need to keep the gas turbine because it sounds cooler. Joking aside, I do hope the 10 tons lighter is not at the sacrifice of armor protection. However I am sure armor has made great advancements since as well.
taxi1 said:
Might just be the sounds of bones being crushed
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I've read that in WWII they called enemy soldiers they'd crush with the tank "crunchies."
 
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