[Jonty30]

It's kind of like my old car. If it burns, put it in.

[Cold Heart]

I saw a car on fire the other night (very impressive). Whatever they put in it, it burned.

[BobL]

“M1 Abrams Tank: If It Burns”

I think the Ukraine War shows that they do burn, like every other tank (and especially the EV tanks that the Neocons are working on for their next-generation, ‘sustainable’, combat capability).

In any case, not too many burning now, since the Neocons told them to pull the M1’s back from the front lines, as it’s impacting their marketing efforts.

[Retain Mike]

"Fuel really shouldn't be a problem, said one former U.S. Army tanker, who claimed to have operated the M1 Abrams."

I am with him. Jet fuel is diesel fuel. My ship burned Diesel fuel until our second deployment to IV Corp when we filled the tanks with JP-5 for the Seawolf gunships. The only problem was that it did not lubricate as well, so we carried a couple buckets of extra injectors for when one froze.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Designed more than 40 years ago. The entire battlefield has changed dramatically in 40 years.

[Steven Tyler]

The exhaust is easily picked up by satellites and drones.
The tank is then an easy target

[IndispensableDestiny]

The Abrams was designed to run on DF2. It had the capability to inject fuel into the exhaust stream to make copies amounts of smoke. When it was switched over to JP8, the tank could not do that. JP8 does not make smoke in the exhaust. DF2 is denser than JP8.

[sauropod]

Uh, no. Did you miss the phrase “gas turbine engine?”

[marron]

In the current drone war environment, the Abrams hasn’t been the game-changer some thought it would be. The Bradley, though, seems to be very popular. Quick in and out, and when they get hit the crew has a good chance of surviving.

[fso301]

I've thought about getting a surplus 2 1/2 ton truck with a multi-fuel engine, then cut the frame and bed to make it a 2 axle vehicle. Then put a multi-way tilt bed on the rear.

It would be a pretty cool full size pickup.

[PIF]

Ukrainian M1 Abrams Commander Talks Tank’s Major Vulnerabilities, Advantages in Combat
The M1 commander highlighted glaring issues with the M1 that make it vulnerable on a drone drenched battlefield, while also praising its resilience.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/ukrainian-m1-abrams-commander-talks-tanks-major-vulnerabilities-advantages-in-combat

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“Thank God for the Americans”, the commander said.

[delta7]

Matters little, Vlad vaporized the majority of our M1’s, and Leopards, and Strykers, and MRAPs, etc, etc, etc…...all flushed down the filthy Ukie toilet.

Such a waste.