AbramsX Next Generation Main Battle Tank Breaks Cover

MSN ^ | 10/09/2022 | Tyler Rogoway

[Redcitizen]

General Dynamics Land Systems has officially unveiled its AbramsX future main battle tank concept in the flesh — or should we say in the steel.

Earlier this week we wrote up the latest on the feature-packed M1 Abrams evolution, but now we get to see the actual hardware ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army's big conference in Washington, D.C., this week

[dfwgator]

“Gizmo Gaga!”

[Celerity]

“This hybrid system will also allow AbramsX to operate silently while sitting idle and possibly even for short durations at low speed.”

Possibly move at low speed. They don’t even know?

Is our confidence in electric drives so low now? And it can idle? Is it quiet? Do the tracks make noise?

This looks like a fraud.

[TexasGator]

Grow up

[Delta 21]

TREADHEAD Ping

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3 man crew. No Ma-Deuce. Replaced by 30mm remote fire gun. Automated unmanned turret with a lower profile. Hi-tech gadgets galore and a gun that will totally ruin your day.

Finally! After 40 Years US Introduced Next Generation Tank

[moovova]

TeslaGator appears to have a new favorite admonishment.

[Delta 21]

The video show Trump in the factory. They just didnt dream this up over a /n alcohol fueled weekend.

https://youtu.be/Ej89TP5mSG0

[Flatus I. Maximus]

Getting closer

 

[Zuriel]

**the ability to enable operations from static positions and potentially on the move, likely at low speeds over shorter distances, in a very quiet all-electric mode. This would help the vehicle’s crew avoid detection**

Yeah, cuz we all know that moving belt tracks are quiet as a mouse, especially on pavement or gravel, and bushes and small trees don’t snap and crackle when driven on slowly.

[gibsonguy]

I want one.

[Semper Vigilantis]

Yeah. He believes a 74 ton all electric tank is feasible, lives in Florida and doesn’t know about the exploding electric vehicles after Ian, but I need to grow up.
In the immortal words of Sgt Hulka (who could have been modeled after SSgt Colunga) “Lighten Up, Francis”.

[x]

The caterpillar treads are a nice touch.

These things were never that great in actual combat:

[dfwgator]

In the immortal words of Sgt Hulka (who could have been modeled after SSgt Colunga) “Lighten Up, Francis”.

"An Army without leaders is like a foot without a big toe."

[PLMerite]

WhenTF did they start spelling Kerosene, “Kerosine”?

[T. Rustin Noone]

now I really want one ....

[Celtic Conservative]

I thought the Abrams was multi-fuel capable.

CC

[Tucker39]

Why can’t it be like the diesel-electric locomotives? They’ve certainly proven themselves.

[ConservativeInPA]

Sgt. Hulka, our big toe.

[Delta 21]

It is, it just burn way too much of whatever you use in it.

[TexasGator]

“Why can’t it be like the diesel-electric locomotives? They’ve certainly proven themselves.”

Turbine is more powerful. All electric has quiet mode.

[Who is John Galt?]

...and they're ultra-cheap, at only 500 million 'BidenBucks' per unit...

(\sarc ;>)