Most people have misconceptions about it's powerplant. It's not a jet engine, it's a helicopter turbine engine. They are far more efficient than a diesel engine in a working environment. But less so when idling. Most tanks use two engines , one main one and a smaller auxiliary one. Same as a over the road tractor trailer.
@@boblawblaw892 One of the smartest ideas in tanks since Sherman was the aux engine. For the Sherman it was so they could power systems and the turret rotation when at stop or a hull down defensive position, or if the engine was knocked out. Some German tanks you only had main power and the hand wheels.
AbramsX isn't an actual prototype, its own creators said it's just a tech demonstrator platform, meaning it just shows off tech that could potentially go into a future tank platform
Pretty sure it would def scare the shit out of people in the building, so maybe not effective in terms of killing but perhaps effective in psychological applications
@@ddfann if it wasn’t for Pearl Harbor the United States would not have joined ww2 the German and Japanese wouldn’t have made it to the United States our English was safe back then
A. You don't use depleted Uranium rounds on soft targets. B. A mine capable of knocking out the crew would also be able capable of knocking out sensors and computers. C. Remote crew (and AI counter-measures) can be blocked with Electronic Warfare leaving an under-crewed vehicle. D. The current Abrams is speed limited to prevent damage. It's already capable of going faster.
@@rafael2499 what is he wrong about? You don’t need DU for soft targets so why use them that way? The Abrams does have a governor on the speed. Mines have knocked out the systems in the past. And EW would work on parts of the Abrams, that’s why the SEPs had a overhaul to try to prevent that. So unless I missed something I can’t think of how he is wrong
One observation from an actual M1A1 tanker. Before I was a gunner I was a driver. Those cameras mounted along the edge of hull better have a way of being cleaned from the inside. The mud in Europe would obscure them in about 5 minutes. They better have good old vision blocks to fall back on or the driver won't be able to see squat.
The Abrams was an overmatch when introduced - and continues to pull ahead! During Desert Storm - one Abrams sighted an Iraqi Tank through a berm. The crew fired an early series M829 series APFSDS Round - flying through the berm - destroying one Iraqi Tank - and retaining enough Kinetic Energy to destroy a second!
Something to say is, the abramx is certainly not a replacement for the abrams, its a technology demonstrator but it does show what a future replacement could look like
Sounds like an Ad to be honest, I love the scenario where the tank is disabled and the crew are shocked so the AI takes over then the crew get their sensors back and the tank seems to have been miraculously fixed so the crew can get back to the duties. Im surprised the AI didn't take over the automatic machine gun and shot back, oh that's right AI will never be allowed to kill
I would think that the electric motor would double up as a generator and turn diesel into a very high capacity electrical power supply and allow the future upgrades of the new 50Kw + palletized laser systems and whatever new tricks they are working on. With enough batteries in the base of the tank, it may even be able to run totally silently and or eliminate the thermal target of the hot diesel engine.
It needs a non LOS weapon system, or at least a AT missile system that can hit enemy armor from 2 to 4 km. It should also coordinate and or control suicide drones to eliminate the enemy from range.
Sure, give the AI the ability to kill when it wants. That can't go wrong lol I agree tho and get what ya mean. Just keep a meatsack on the kills witches tho for now lol
You and I think a lot a like when it comes to new, heavy armour. I too have called for a long range non los atgm system. I'd also enjoy seeing the main gun upgraded to an electrothermal-chemical gun. I think the tank, if given a 4th crew member, could benefit from extra capabilities. Drones is something else I'd like to see. The 4th team member could not only be an extra set of eyes and hands for situational awareness and field maintenance but he could operate tertiary systems such as said drones and atgm. Maybe the lead tank in the platoon would have a surveillance drone while the other 3 tanks would have hunter killer drones. I'd like to see a .50 mounted at the base of the turret like so many others are doing nowadays. They still may need that heavy mg at times.
@Joe_Friday Yeah its curious to watch it all play out. Seems like adding more gizmos and tech, the more likely stuff is to break and malfunction. But they're already pretty techy. So more may not hurt lol Seems like a new version at some point will be forced to start moving the side armor to the top, then just sloping the sides more to save weight. Now you're alot more likely to be hit from above. Seems to me like it's time to yeah stay back further and pray those countermeasures take care of side dangers.
@comfortablynumb9342 Yeah. I wonder how big they'd be and if they'd be launched from outside the tank hull or require them to be launched by men outside, or a local airbase. We may see a day where they drag sleds behind the tanks again. Just take a drone launcher a few men with ya inside the sled and drag them safely thru the mine fields and drop them off at a safe distance. That would be cool. I kinda always wondered why they stopped doing the troop sleds. Seemed like a good idea to drag them in the tanks tank tracks and know no mines would get them. At least directly. Then just have all that tech separate and detachable. It may free up alot of weight and room that way. But yeah deffo keep a human in the loop for the final kill decision at the very least. We've seen how even manned ones Biden messed up and bloated a bunch of kids up. God knows what AI would do lol
Best guess would be hardkill APS and the 30mm RWS has programmable ammo, meaning airburst rounds. Also important to note, that US tanks wouldn't be operating alone, and have assets to protect them too
Soldier to commander: "Sir!... why did the AI shoot one of our just 3 anti armor depleted uranium rounds at a tin hut!? It went right thru and didn't kill jack shyt!" Commander: "I dunno this dam artificial idiot (AI) did it, not me!!"😂
Even if it couldn't it wouldn't matter because the javelin is an american weapon, so we dont need to design the tank to withstand a javelin, and if it can, tech will advance anyway, and the next version of the abrams will still be vulnerable to new weapons, but tanks are always facing problems like the javelin, but they are still relevant in modern battles if they're used correctly.
Major note, it's not a hybrid, it's only the one system of an electric drive train with a diesel generator and batteries. (Always uses electric motors, and it has a diesel generator to charge batteries or send electricity directly to motor)
If it has batteries,it’s not like a diesel electric locomotive. It’s a hybrid. Sounds like it runs diesel usually and has enough battery storage for the last short leg close to assault to run electric power only (from batteries) for quietness. For example a PHEV (plug in electric vehicle) like a Honda Clarity or GM Volt, has a gas ICE to either charge the batteries or run the electric drive train. Both have enough battery capacity to run approximately 50 miles on battery only. I just wonder how they mitigate fires if the Li-ion batteries take a hit. Combustibles like ammo can be mitigated by a fire suppression system, but LI-ion batteries will keep burning due to continuing to output energy. We’ll have to see the final design.
I assume that due to the tech advances they feel it's unnecessary to increase Bore size. Though I'd have thought they'd go with great er range. But then the new RAM Shells may be part of their inventory in which case they could see a 5-10 fold in that distance ability. If they don't have one or the one I read about isn't Abrams compatible they should look into development of same.
I was under the impression that the Abrams goes as slow as it does only because it has governors on the engine to prevent it from reaching it high speed limit of somewhere around 70 mph to prevent damaging the tank. Was this information that I received a long time ago wrong???
Holy cow, this is another channel with the "Dark" prefix. Honestly, do me a favor and list all your channels somewhere in your description, so I can finally check out all your channels. You're killing me man, this recommendation was by chance...
What did they do about the track? The reason the M1 family's transmission was governed @45 MPH is because of the heat expansion of the track. W/o the governor, the track would would fly off the sides and rip off the skirts.The driver has a "combat override" which will disable the governor and the M1 can go much faster than 45 MPH. This is only used when being overruned and the only choice is running.
The AbramsX is set up to use a hybrid diesel-electric system. Conversely one of the selling points of prior Abrams tanks has been the flex-fuel capability of the Gas turbine engine. I would very much like to know the reasoning behind abandoning the fuel flexibility feature. Was it because fuel flexibility was considered not useful? Was it because why a neet feature, it is one that never gets used in practice? Was it because the power to weight savings were just that good to be willing to simply accept the cost of losing that feature? Was it because any theater that the AbramsX is anticipated to function in will have enemy armor running off of diesel so that by definition, enemy fuel supplies will be available for capture?
I believe I read Elon Musk, saying that electric motors and a diesel powered generator were the way to go. This system eliminates the need for a transmission. Meaning a quicker and lighter tank. Less maintenance also. He is in on this too, I think.
1:23 I’ll point out the T-14 is not deployed anywhere meaningful. And, from the long view, the Abrams was always designed with upgradabity in mind. The ability to change the armor package, mount a gun up to 140mm, and accept frequent electrical and optronics upgrades, is representative of the American tank industry since the M4. AbramsX is a capability demonstrator. I think we’ll be talking about SEPv whatever past 2040.
"It's that quiet that it's earned the nickname the whispering death" I take you never heard how loud that fucking turbine is, Chobham armour is well out of date now, the British use Dorchester armour now.
*hybrid electric. This is nothing new. In fact the current abrams has an auxillary electric motor that can run all the systems while its not moving. They can turn off the diesel and save fuel/be silent. This new system just adds the ability to drive short distances on battery power if needed
On paper, that ALL sounds great! But under FIRE, real-time, WHOLE different scenario!! And all those sensors on the turret, can be knocked out by heavy machine gun fire. TOO much dependency on technology can be, detrimental when it doesn't work!!
If it can be defeated by TOW and drones........... it wont matter how good its offense is. Lack of defense against modern personal anti tank will be the issue of the future. Mobility within mine field is also limiting and makes it a kill box with treads.
Unlike most tanks of the world the Abrams has been battle tested and improved in the field. Making it not the most advanced tank but definitely the most formidable. The us military doesn't operate in a vacuum tho there's always support elements weather it be infantry, air, artillery and so on. A tank by itself is useless.
Hopefully they have kept the ammo storage and the batteries for the electric motor far apart. The batteries will be made by the lowest bidder so I expect that they will have a tendency to burst into flames, and they are very difficult to extinguish.
Looks good I must admit. Bit more Transformer looking and the armor must be good to drop the weight by so much. What's this prototype weigh..57 tonnes or so?
if these tanks want to survive the next gen battles, they have to incorporate drone swims, directed energy weapons to neutralize incoming rounds and kamikazeee munitions (drones) or helicopter and even planes, plus be able to handle anti tank mines using Tesla force field or Scalar Wave Technology the turbine could be replaced with rotation detonation turbine engines and/or even fusion reactors like the one Lockheed patented recently, also implement predator type camouflage
While it's fantastic that the advanced armor may come with help of the Brits and the gun from the Germans, it took US engineering to bring everything together into one unit with a fantastic chassis and engine while giving it to extremely well trained and competent crews.
So the hybrid design, is it more like a locomotive where the diesel engine makes electricity for reactive effort? Or is the diesel going to be a direct drive
45 mph….lol, I love how the government tells its combat vehicles specs! The current M1 is more like 55-65 mph. It’s like the Bradley’s 35-40 mph “rated” speed, ungoverned it’s more like 45-55 mph. We had no problems keeping with the M1’s during maneuvers, just saying from an old crew dawg!
The video states that the tank is outfitted with a .50 cal machine gun and two M-40's??? Sniper rifles??? I think they meant to say two M-240's what do all think?
*If I were an enemy foot soldier shooting an automatic machinegun at an Abrams-X tank, I would aim for all the sensors and camera lenses on the top of the tank.* 🤔
The Abrams X is a technology demonstrator, so it won't be its own tank, its best features will most likely be used in the next Abrams variant.
I hope that they are moving away from the jet turbine and going to this new diesel electric system.
Most people have misconceptions about it's powerplant. It's not a jet engine, it's a helicopter turbine engine. They are far more efficient than a diesel engine in a working environment. But less so when idling. Most tanks use two engines , one main one and a smaller auxiliary one. Same as a over the road tractor trailer.
The auxiliary engine is basically a small generator for used to run all the electronics and subsystems when the main engine is off.
@@boblawblaw892 One of the smartest ideas in tanks since Sherman was the aux engine. For the Sherman it was so they could power systems and the turret rotation when at stop or a hull down defensive position, or if the engine was knocked out. Some German tanks you only had main power and the hand wheels.
AbramsX isn't an actual prototype, its own creators said it's just a tech demonstrator platform, meaning it just shows off tech that could potentially go into a future tank platform
Concept vehicle in other news
"It's only meant to show what America could have...if it shut down a few schools and gave the money to General Dynamics."
- Lazerpig
I mean, that's not gonna stop a UA-camr from sensationalizing the heck out of it to bring in clicks ($$$).
U do realize APFSDS is NOT for anything but anti-tank roles right? Firing them at infantry in a building would be supremely ineffective.
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Wouldn’t sound nearly as cool in your story telling though. 😉
Pretty sure it would def scare the shit out of people in the building, so maybe not effective in terms of killing but perhaps effective in psychological applications
And illegal
Canister round 👍😎
And it should be noted that Chobham armor comes courtesy of our British friends 🇺🇸🇬🇧
And the British don’t speak German because of their American friends.
Yes I know some people speak German but that’s by choice
And the gun comes courtesy of our German friends.
Who cares, it's an American tank that's all that matters
@@davidhowell1415 And Americans don't speak German or Japanese because of your British friends
@@ddfann if it wasn’t for Pearl Harbor the United States would not have joined ww2 the German and Japanese wouldn’t have made it to the United States our English was safe back then
A. You don't use depleted Uranium rounds on soft targets.
B. A mine capable of knocking out the crew would also be able capable of knocking out sensors and computers.
C. Remote crew (and AI counter-measures) can be blocked with Electronic Warfare leaving an under-crewed vehicle.
D. The current Abrams is speed limited to prevent damage. It's already capable of going faster.
Wrong in all your assumptions 🤦🏻♂️. Won’t even bother to elaborate
@@rafael2499 You won't bother, because you're wrong.
@@rafael2499 explain how he’s wrong on D.
@@rafael2499 what is he wrong about? You don’t need DU for soft targets so why use them that way? The Abrams does have a governor on the speed. Mines have knocked out the systems in the past. And EW would work on parts of the Abrams, that’s why the SEPs had a overhaul to try to prevent that. So unless I missed something I can’t think of how he is wrong
all i use on people is depleted uranium. ;)
One observation from an actual M1A1 tanker. Before I was a gunner I was a driver. Those cameras mounted along the edge of hull better have a way of being cleaned from the inside. The mud in Europe would obscure them in about 5 minutes. They better have good old vision blocks to fall back on or the driver won't be able to see squat.
Mk. 1 eyeball always has to be the final back up.
@@gryphon9507 100%! ✌
Yeah i was thinkin with a old school catapult and a five gallon bucket of paint would wreck havoc on all those sensors and lens🤣
0:27 Not to nitpick, but where, exactly, has the T-14 Armada been deployed? So far that tank is a ghost.
The Abrams was an overmatch when introduced - and continues to pull ahead! During Desert Storm - one Abrams sighted an Iraqi Tank through a berm. The crew fired an early series M829 series APFSDS Round - flying through the berm - destroying one Iraqi Tank - and retaining enough Kinetic Energy to destroy a second!
Dayum!
Something to say is, the abramx is certainly not a replacement for the abrams, its a technology demonstrator but it does show what a future replacement could look like
Target!
Sounds like an Ad to be honest, I love the scenario where the tank is disabled and the crew are shocked so the AI takes over then the crew get their sensors back and the tank seems to have been miraculously fixed so the crew can get back to the duties. Im surprised the AI didn't take over the automatic machine gun and shot back, oh that's right AI will never be allowed to kill
*Steve Jackson Games has entered the chat*
Depleted uranium sabot rounds are great against other tanks, but otherwise like using a grenade to kill a field mouse.
"take on the T-14..." ALL 12 of them???
Yes, but will it win the turret toss or will Russia hold the record?
The Abrams would just run them over 🤷🏻♂️
Chobham armour was first used on the Chieftain back in the 70,s.
Love it. My Dad was a Platoon Tank Commander in the 1950's and he loved tanks so he's smiling somewhere at the moment. :D
I would think that the electric motor would double up as a generator and turn diesel into a very high capacity electrical power supply and allow the future upgrades of the new 50Kw + palletized laser systems and whatever new tricks they are working on. With enough batteries in the base of the tank, it may even be able to run totally silently and or eliminate the thermal target of the hot diesel engine.
Would most likely be the 15Kw one.
Yeah! LMAO!
LoL, apparently you don't realize something called residual heat, can't hide that.
@@kevinfreeman3098 the device you used to post this has a heatsink, they can be much bigger. basic phys
@@Tommy-ym7vu He didn't post from a device made out of heat retaining armor...or a diesel engine block.
The Abrams is a hammer. It can be modernized but the basics stay the same.
Yup! You nailed it!
@@TamagoHeadI see what you did there
Don’t fix what isn’t broken.
When it comes to the Russian T-14, I think you need to put giant quotation marks around the word deploy.
I think there are almost as many T-14 Armatas as there are AbramsX's...
lol yeah. Russia has proven to be an inferior power in conventional warfare.
Wasn't Ai the thing that took over all the machines in Terminator?
Bro living under a rock
No that was Ali the friendly robot. Easy mistake
@@bespokestylingu.k4199Ali and his 40 drone's 😂
Wasn't terminator a movie and not real life?
@@wulf7463 surprising how life can imitate fiction.
When you can play pop goes the weasel from two miles away and shake off anything they throw back, that's American design and power.
Well I guess the Terminator movie will happen eventually.... because this is how we get terminators 😂😂
It needs a non LOS weapon system, or at least a AT missile system that can hit enemy armor from 2 to 4 km. It should also coordinate and or control suicide drones to eliminate the enemy from range.
Sure, give the AI the ability to kill when it wants. That can't go wrong lol
I agree tho and get what ya mean. Just keep a meatsack on the kills witches tho for now lol
@@hughgrection3052doesn't have to be AI. Drones are driven by remote pilots, for now. I'm with you though, I don't want AI controlled drones.
You and I think a lot a like when it comes to new, heavy armour. I too have called for a long range non los atgm system. I'd also enjoy seeing the main gun upgraded to an electrothermal-chemical gun. I think the tank, if given a 4th crew member, could benefit from extra capabilities. Drones is something else I'd like to see. The 4th team member could not only be an extra set of eyes and hands for situational awareness and field maintenance but he could operate tertiary systems such as said drones and atgm. Maybe the lead tank in the platoon would have a surveillance drone while the other 3 tanks would have hunter killer drones. I'd like to see a .50 mounted at the base of the turret like so many others are doing nowadays. They still may need that heavy mg at times.
@Joe_Friday Yeah its curious to watch it all play out. Seems like adding more gizmos and tech, the more likely stuff is to break and malfunction. But they're already pretty techy. So more may not hurt lol
Seems like a new version at some point will be forced to start moving the side armor to the top, then just sloping the sides more to save weight. Now you're alot more likely to be hit from above. Seems to me like it's time to yeah stay back further and pray those countermeasures take care of side dangers.
@comfortablynumb9342 Yeah. I wonder how big they'd be and if they'd be launched from outside the tank hull or require them to be launched by men outside, or a local airbase. We may see a day where they drag sleds behind the tanks again. Just take a drone launcher a few men with ya inside the sled and drag them safely thru the mine fields and drop them off at a safe distance. That would be cool. I kinda always wondered why they stopped doing the troop sleds. Seemed like a good idea to drag them in the tanks tank tracks and know no mines would get them. At least directly. Then just have all that tech separate and detachable. It may free up alot of weight and room that way.
But yeah deffo keep a human in the loop for the final kill decision at the very least. We've seen how even manned ones Biden messed up and bloated a bunch of kids up. God knows what AI would do lol
How will this deal with Lancet & FPV top attack drones ?
Best guess would be hardkill APS and the 30mm RWS has programmable ammo, meaning airburst rounds. Also important to note, that US tanks wouldn't be operating alone, and have assets to protect them too
Also us has energy weapons that can fry drones in split second with unlimited ammo. And that's just one layer of defense against drones
Electronic and frequency jammers
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I'll give it one thing...the Abrams X looks awesome!
There’s nothing like the sound of the engine spooling up on the Abrams! I really miss that!
Soldier to commander: "Sir!... why did the AI shoot one of our just 3 anti armor depleted uranium rounds at a tin hut!? It went right thru and didn't kill jack shyt!"
Commander: "I dunno this dam artificial idiot (AI) did it, not me!!"😂
If that thing could survive a javelin hit I would be impressed
Even if it couldn't it wouldn't matter because the javelin is an american weapon, so we dont need to design the tank to withstand a javelin, and if it can, tech will advance anyway, and the next version of the abrams will still be vulnerable to new weapons, but tanks are always facing problems like the javelin, but they are still relevant in modern battles if they're used correctly.
Not with the way I throw them
@@Klipschrf35 💀
some ppl says that shit panicaly scare simple sand...
It has a Trophy system, it will not survive a Javelin but it could shoot it down
I don't think the T-14 has anyone at The Pentagon worried anymore.
Impressive, I'm subscribed to all the Dark Channels and watch them daily! THX. 🇺🇸
Major note, it's not a hybrid, it's only the one system of an electric drive train with a diesel generator and batteries.
(Always uses electric motors, and it has a diesel generator to charge batteries or send electricity directly to motor)
So its drive train is run by electricity or diesel? Or r both used in tandem maybe?
Its has 2 power source for propulsion, its a hybrid
@@tachyonzerono. The diesel engine generates electricity which then runs the electric motor.
Like trains
If it has batteries,it’s not like a diesel electric locomotive. It’s a hybrid. Sounds like it runs diesel usually and has enough battery storage for the last short leg close to assault to run electric power only (from batteries) for quietness. For example a PHEV (plug in electric vehicle) like a Honda Clarity or GM Volt, has a gas ICE to either charge the batteries or run the electric drive train. Both have enough battery capacity to run approximately 50 miles on battery only. I just wonder how they mitigate fires if the Li-ion batteries take a hit. Combustibles like ammo can be mitigated by a fire suppression system, but LI-ion batteries will keep burning due to continuing to output energy. We’ll have to see the final design.
I assume that due to the tech advances they feel it's unnecessary to increase Bore size. Though I'd have thought they'd go with great er range. But then the new RAM Shells may be part of their inventory in which case they could see a 5-10 fold in that distance ability. If they don't have one or the one I read about isn't Abrams compatible they should look into development of same.
That radio they have, yeah that increases their range from visual to the other side of the globe...
@@kevinfreeman3098 lol, nice but I'd still be curious about a scaled version of the RAM-Jet shells they unveiled for the newer Howitzers.
@@RedSinter they have some self propelled shells, and are developing more.
I was under the impression that the Abrams goes as slow as it does only because it has governors on the engine to prevent it from reaching it high speed limit of somewhere around 70 mph to prevent damaging the tank. Was this information that I received a long time ago wrong???
It's correct. It's to limit track pad damage from on road driving . It's capable of a higher speed but restricted.
@@McRizzle23 Thanks for the confirmation. I thought it was for the track pads but said "tank" to cover everything just in case I got it wrong.
Almost 50 mph for a 70 ton tank is not slow by any means 😂.
I like the look of the AbramsX - from its large turret to those zig-zag sides.
But can it turn into a giant robot on the battlefield?
And would it be an autobot or a decepticon?
@@galatians-2.20 Yes.
Definitely a Decepticon Leader
@@DOI_ARTSmegatron incarnate
Holy cow, this is another channel with the "Dark" prefix. Honestly, do me a favor and list all your channels somewhere in your description, so I can finally check out all your channels. You're killing me man, this recommendation was by chance...
This new tank is a big win for the Military Industrial Complex.
They should upgrade the main gun to the 130mm gun used on the German KF-51 Panther.
But the Russians or Chinese will claim they have. A hypersonic tank with stealth, that Flys and crosses the ocean.
What did they do about the track? The reason the M1 family's transmission was governed @45 MPH is because of the heat expansion of the track. W/o the governor, the track would would fly off the sides and rip off the skirts.The driver has a "combat override" which will disable the governor and the M1 can go much faster than 45 MPH. This is only used when being overruned and the only choice is running.
T-14 Armata...(spits tea) 😆😆😂😂🤣🤣
The AbramsX is set up to use a hybrid diesel-electric system. Conversely one of the selling points of prior Abrams tanks has been the flex-fuel capability of the Gas turbine engine. I would very much like to know the reasoning behind abandoning the fuel flexibility feature. Was it because fuel flexibility was considered not useful? Was it because why a neet feature, it is one that never gets used in practice? Was it because the power to weight savings were just that good to be willing to simply accept the cost of losing that feature? Was it because any theater that the AbramsX is anticipated to function in will have enemy armor running off of diesel so that by definition, enemy fuel supplies will be available for capture?
I believe I read Elon Musk, saying that electric motors and a diesel powered generator were the way to go. This system eliminates the need for a transmission. Meaning a quicker and lighter tank. Less maintenance also. He is in on this too, I think.
We don’t have a defense dept. We have a war dept
1:23
I’ll point out the T-14 is not deployed anywhere meaningful.
And, from the long view, the Abrams was always designed with upgradabity in mind. The ability to change the armor package, mount a gun up to 140mm, and accept frequent electrical and optronics upgrades, is representative of the American tank industry since the M4.
AbramsX is a capability demonstrator. I think we’ll be talking about SEPv whatever past 2040.
The Russians can't afford a damaged T14 to fall into American hands.
"It's that quiet that it's earned the nickname the whispering death" I take you never heard how loud that fucking turbine is, Chobham armour is well out of date now, the British use Dorchester armour now.
Yes thank you for your help, as a matter of fact we owe you gratitude for our whole original culture that formed our country.
Upgrade the gun to an electrothermal-chemical cannon.
An electric motor!? Seriously??
You've got to be kiddin!!
*hybrid electric. This is nothing new. In fact the current abrams has an auxillary electric motor that can run all the systems while its not moving. They can turn off the diesel and save fuel/be silent. This new system just adds the ability to drive short distances on battery power if needed
It’s the same system that trains use
Yes but how would it handle some plastic paintballs coming in and covering its sensors in paint?
T14 😂😂😂😂 even Russian generals think it’s trash..
GD needs to look at including “drones” to fly from the new M1’s for early detection and comms including infrared for all weather/night-days visual????
On paper, that ALL sounds great! But under FIRE, real-time, WHOLE different scenario!! And all those sensors on the turret, can be knocked out by heavy machine gun fire. TOO much dependency on technology can be, detrimental when it doesn't work!!
We are looking foward to seeing AX2 that can move after track is damaged. Roll wheels that roll without track? 🙊🙉🙈
So should we suggest that if they put it into service they call it the Abrams Bolo it sounds like the first model.
There is no T14 Armata …. No manufacture, no presence .. No front line appearance, may as well go straight to a museum
The USMC made a terrible mistake by recently getting rid of ALL of their Abrams tanks in inventory. Foolish, what were they thinking?
Why doesn't Abrams-X have stealth tech like the Russia T-14? You can't even see those things coming off the production line... xD xD
Hmmm.. So finally the first Bolo is born. This is the start is something big. Very big.
If it can be defeated by TOW and drones........... it wont matter how good its offense is. Lack of defense against modern personal anti tank will be the issue of the future. Mobility within mine field is also limiting and makes it a kill box with treads.
When you say 3 hull mounted machineguns aren't they mounted in the turret not the hull?
China right now like. Steal that tech steal it!
No need Biden sold it to them
Seems we need the FBI to take a look at someone.
They probably already stole it. China steals everything.
Probably already have it.
They can only steal tech that is 20 years old. They can't ever create anything. They are a wet paper dragon. They exist only because we let them.
Thank you Dark Tech!
The defense contractors will go frigging nuts getting rich.
Look how thin the driver's hatch is. That thing won't last a day on a battlefield.
So the Abhrams X if it ever becomes the wave of the future could be the Bolo Mark I
Take everything on this channel w a grain of salt, the M1A2 Abrams isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
I love the more universal and neutral blue-gray paint scheme which the human eye doesn't recognize easily.
They got to do something about their vulnerability on the top
Unlike most tanks of the world the Abrams has been battle tested and improved in the field. Making it not the most advanced tank but definitely the most formidable. The us military doesn't operate in a vacuum tho there's always support elements weather it be infantry, air, artillery and so on. A tank by itself is useless.
Hopefully they have kept the ammo storage and the batteries for the electric motor far apart. The batteries will be made by the lowest bidder so I expect that they will have a tendency to burst into flames, and they are very difficult to extinguish.
Technically none of those machine guns are hulk mounted dice they’re all on the turret.
British Chobham Armour is used in its protection , so secret that it's made in the UK & shipped to the US. i believe.
Take a drink every time he says "Moreover"
This almost sounds like something the Russians said about the Armata... The difference is that these or something close will actually be deployed!
Sounds great!!!So how much per each 🤔
What is that time going to do when all the electrons get knocked out due to an EMP? And I don't necessarily mean by a nuclear weapon either.
The Abrams can hit 6-70 miles per hour with the governor disabled.
As long as the rounds aren't circled along the turret. Russian style popping that top.
Looks good I must admit.
Bit more Transformer looking and the armor must be good to drop the weight by so much.
What's this prototype weigh..57 tonnes or so?
This was a tech demonstrator, not a proposal.
Just imagine what they'll build in the future 😮
Can we put the land Phalanx weapon system on top? The C-RAN
if these tanks want to survive the next gen battles, they have to incorporate drone swims, directed energy weapons to neutralize incoming rounds and kamikazeee munitions (drones) or helicopter and even planes, plus be able to handle anti tank mines using Tesla force field or Scalar Wave Technology the turbine could be replaced with rotation detonation turbine engines and/or even fusion reactors like the one Lockheed patented recently, also implement predator type camouflage
While it's fantastic that the advanced armor may come with help of the Brits and the gun from the Germans, it took US engineering to bring everything together into one unit with a fantastic chassis and engine while giving it to extremely well trained and competent crews.
Sounds good, I hope It has a manual override feature if the AI gets taken down and vice vera.
So the hybrid design, is it more like a locomotive where the diesel engine makes electricity for reactive effort? Or is the diesel going to be a direct drive
Huh....in war thunder, abrams are as loud as jet engines.
I have a T-14.
I love it.
Drink whenever he says "moreover"...
Depleated uranium projectiles? Haven't we learned that lesson yet?!
Hopefully as WW3 looms the prototype is being tested and ready for production
45 mph….lol, I love how the government tells its combat vehicles specs! The current M1 is more like 55-65 mph. It’s like the Bradley’s 35-40 mph “rated” speed, ungoverned it’s more like 45-55 mph. We had no problems keeping with the M1’s during maneuvers, just saying from an old crew dawg!
Lol T14, thats not a tank, thats a mock up of a tank
cost not mentioned
Wait, the enemy didn't employ smoke to disrupt the drones overwatch. I don't think a real enemy would make that mistake.
I'm too chicken.... there's no way I'd ever serve in one of those things, or a Bradley..... or a submarine. No way, Jose'.
The video states that the tank is outfitted with a .50 cal machine gun and two M-40's??? Sniper rifles??? I think they meant to say two M-240's what do all think?
Lol. Why would you send a DU dart against soft targets when you’re supposed to send explosive rounds.
*If I were an enemy foot soldier shooting an automatic machinegun at an Abrams-X tank, I would aim for all the sensors and camera lenses on the top of the tank.* 🤔
Don't engage a tank with a machine gun
A.I. to out maneuver a Lancet??? Doubt it…. So yer saying you have some aspect of Iron Dome technology? The you know who’s let you have that?
Yep! That was it.
Thats all great but all those optics are vulnerable. Snipers just need to shoot at those and the tank becomes useless.