I always thought a tank should have wheels instead of tracks...definitely moving in that direction.
A much better solution for MOUT than an MBT ...provided the armor can withstand the latest shoulder-fired rockets.
To: steel_resolve
“I always thought a tank should have wheels instead of tracks...definitely moving in that direction.”
Never gonna happen.
Track has substantially lower ground pressure than tires. It doesn’t matter how many wheels you put under it, you’d never get a 130,000-lb wheeled vehicle that would be as mobile in mud or deep sand as an M1 tank. Not to mention all bridges have a max vehicle weight capacity, and tracked vehicles always have the highest rating.
Tracks also give better stability across rough terrain (a good thing for a gun platform) because the tracks form a sort of a moving suspension bridge between the peaks. Less jouncy ride. More steel (or DU) on target.
But I’d ‘druther change a two flatted tires than repair one broken track, any day of the week.