The leopards, challengers, and abrams are doing their thing.
I'm very curious to see if the Pentagon goes ahead with the Abrams X after this war. They were already basically being forced into it, but this war is testing a whole new generation of anti-armor technology.
They're almost certainly going with something from the Abrams X. The X is for experimental. It's testing to see how it works all together. Things will change in the final version. The hybrid bit will almost certainly happen. That tank is loud. If it can operate in silence, that's a big tactical advantage. I imagine thermals must be significantly better in battery mode too. The biggest issue is how much vulnerability does it require adding? I imagine it's not too bad, especially with the added stealth, but I have no idea.
Also a large assumption but they have to trade the weight of the hybrid system for something. They can't just keep adding weight to an already overweight system
They may. Idk. The electric motor can be used to add a lot of torque from a standstill, so it may be fine. I really don't know how much weight, as a percentage, the batteries will add compared to all the armor it already has. The hybrid system will improve efficiency though (imagine how much regenerative breaking will return with that beast of a machine stopping), so offsetting some of the weight with a smaller fuel tank may be viable.
Either that or find a smaller or more efficient fuel motor (turbine?) to save the weight
They are already using a (relatively) very compact gas turbine on the standard Abrams.
That's a high for artillery!
The leopards, challengers, and abrams are doing their thing.
I'm very curious to see if the Pentagon goes ahead with the Abrams X after this war. They were already basically being forced into it, but this war is testing a whole new generation of anti-armor technology.
They're almost certainly going with something from the Abrams X. The X is for experimental. It's testing to see how it works all together. Things will change in the final version. The hybrid bit will almost certainly happen. That tank is loud. If it can operate in silence, that's a big tactical advantage. I imagine thermals must be significantly better in battery mode too. The biggest issue is how much vulnerability does it require adding? I imagine it's not too bad, especially with the added stealth, but I have no idea.
Also a large assumption but they have to trade the weight of the hybrid system for something. They can't just keep adding weight to an already overweight system
They may. Idk. The electric motor can be used to add a lot of torque from a standstill, so it may be fine. I really don't know how much weight, as a percentage, the batteries will add compared to all the armor it already has. The hybrid system will improve efficiency though (imagine how much regenerative breaking will return with that beast of a machine stopping), so offsetting some of the weight with a smaller fuel tank may be viable.
Either that or find a smaller or more efficient fuel motor (turbine?) to save the weight
They are already using a (relatively) very compact gas turbine on the standard Abrams.