Posted on 10/11/2022 10:34:27 AM PDT by re_tail20
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 this 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. You can get up to speed on what we know about the tank in that piece linked here.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/next-generation-abramsx-tank-will-have-hybrid-powerplant
Suffice it to say, the AbramsX very much looks the part of a future tank, with its highly revised turret that features multiple electro-optical sights and a remote weapon station sporting a big 30mm chain gun. The sniper gray-like urban camouflage with countershading along its serrated skirt also gives it a very futuristic look, as does its XM360-derivative 120mm cannon with its ported muzzle brake.
But the heavily-armored tank's hybrid powertrain buried deep inside it is probably its most exciting feature. General Dynamics says this will result in a whopping 50 percent fuel saving — the Abrams' kerosene-guzzling turbine engine has long involved a major logistics-versus-performance trade-off. This hybrid system will also allow AbramsX to operate silently while sitting idle and possibly for short durations at low speed, which would provide a huge tactical advantage.
An unmanned turret with an auto-loading ammunition system makes possible a reduced crew size, down from four to three. This is also a major draw, increasing survivability and freeing up space in the turret for more capabilities. Reducing manpower is also high on the list of wants for armies around the world. The AbramsX is lighter than its predecessors, bucking the ongoing trend of increasingly massive M1 variants.
The digital backbone for the tank will be the KATALYST Next Generation Electronic Architecture (NGEA)....
(Excerpt) Read more at thedrive.com ...
I’d like a BOLO Mark XVIII please.
Keith Laumer is waiting too.
Hybrid diesel-electrics have been the obvious solution for a lot of applications for quite a while. Trains have done it for decades.A well-built diesel is going to be efficient as all get out. The only problem is, that the environuts hate diesel engines, so it's a non-starter.
Person on the right is the loader.
Thank you. I seriously had no clue.
Ported muzzle brake on a 300 mag is loud.
Wonder what this thing sounds like!
Lighter…..better mileage…..360 degree view from helmet…..
I like.
I looked at some of the connected stories.
I’m glad I’m retired.
How many will we leave in Ukraine for the Russians to get like we left all that gear in Afghanistan?
Tanks are death traps for the crew members...I would guess in a few more years they’ll be completely obsolete.
Textron/Howe & Howe is all over it.
Not an EV. Hybrid power system, which actually makes sense with all of the tech.
The actual plan seems to include a drone driver in the vacated fourth seat.
120mm smooth bore.
It is not an EV. It is a diesel-electric hybrid, similar to railway locomotives. It sports an eight cylinder diesel engine that can be operated in 4, 6, or eight cylinder mode. That gives it a 50% reduction in fuel consumption that is badly needed. The turbine engine will not be used.
It isn’t an EV machine. It is a diesel-electric hybrid that can run 100% from the diesel engine.
It is a good design.
Whatever you do, DO NOT READ the article! It is much better to people read it for you.
But without the diastema.
And little in the way of excess fat or the blue dress.
My comment was meant to be ironic.
I hope the electronics is EMP-proof.
You take the Bolo, I wanna go hang out with Retief and the gang. Well, aside from Ambassador Magnan, that is, he can go sod off.
right? less isn’t more...
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