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 ...
Another EV fail.
Bet that needs some fat charging cables.
Renamed “Stacey” and all EV.......
The Soviets went to autoloaders and 3-man crews 50 years ago. Part of why we didn't do the same is reducing the size of the crew isn't that great an advantage on a 67-ton machine that requires a lot of field maintenance.
And they damn well better re-think the moniker “Next Generation Electronic Architecture (NGEA)”!!!!!
Needs a gap in the front grille...
120mm smooth bore? How many tons?
Diesel?
5.56mm
Well, Stacey is as big as an Abrams tank.
Lol!
Oh.
5.56mm
Why not go full autonomous? No crew at all onboard.
We have the technology...........................
Wait ‘till a round hits that battery......
-10 internet to you, FRiend, for forcing the use of eye-bleach upon us.
I think drones would be a far better investment.
In this, the turret is unmanned, and I assume it would blow off if there were a detonation.
I guess the remaining crew are in the chassis somewhere with video links providing guidance to the gunner and commander.
No way to see if those are disabled I suspect, and the optic mounts look very vulnerable. A larger number of embedded cameras with the video merged like bug eyes would be preferable, so one or more can be disabled or obscured but still get a full field of view.
What size guns???
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