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17 februari 2021 22:56 |
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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door denkimi
(Bericht 9607868)
geen idee. enkele tientallen waarschijnlijk.
vanaf nu voeren we enkel nog oorlog overdag in de zomer. en we rijden slechts enkele meters per dag.
dit is zoals de f1 die de wereld rondreist met een paar duizend man en een gigantische berg materiaal, maar dan claimt groener te zijn omdat ze een 20 keer per jaar een uurtje een paar liter brandstof minder verbruiken.
pr bullshit, niets meer.
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Natuurlijk weet jij alles beter. :lol:
The British Army's Next 'Game-Changer' Weapon: Electric Tanks?
With electric cars now on the highway, why not electric tanks?
Britain is developing electric combat vehicles. Not just because they’re better for the environment than those old gas-guzzling, carbon-emitting tanks. But also because it will make the military a more attractive career for a new generation of prospective recruits who are passionate about issues such as climate change.
Or at least that’s the theory. Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) – Britain’s equivalent of America’s DARPA military research agency – has begun a £3.2 million (US$4.1 million) project to develop electric vehicles.
“A key focus will be electric drive systems for future tanks and robotic vehicles,” according to the Daily Telegraph.
“Electric drive systems have the potential to substantially increase fuel efficiency in our combat vehicles, reducing the Army’s carbon footprint,” said DSTL scientist William Suttie. “When paired with other renewable solutions such as embedded solar panels, this technology has the potential to deliver significant cost and environmental benefits both at home and on operations abroad.”
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...d-electricity/
Future Tanks Could Be Powered by Electricity
Tanks are notorious gas guzzlers, but converting the need for power from petroleum-based products to electricity could simplify supply delivery—and save lives.
Main battle tanks and other armored vehicles of the future could run on electricity or utilize a hybrid drive system. Switching to such a system could not only reduce the demand for liquid fuel on the battlefield, but also avoid risking the lives of truck-driving soldiers delivering fuel to the front lines.
Traditional armored vehicles, including tanks, use engines running on diesel or gasoline. The need to drive a 60-ton vehicle cross-country, as well as provide power to fire control, sensors, and environmental systems, requires powerful engines. Tanks must also be able to accelerate quickly and, in a pinch, have the spare horsepower to tow other tanks. Ideally an armored vehicle should have a horsepower-to-weight ratio exceeding 20 to 1, which leads to engines capable of generating up to 1,500 horsepower.
These engines require a huge amount of fuel. A U.S. Army armored division with all armored vehicles on-line and on the move can consume up to 500,000 gallons of fuel a day. All that fuel has to come from somewhere, typically the continental U.S., and is then driven in trucks to rearming and refueling points just behind the front line. Complicating matters, the M1A2 Abrams tank uses gasoline, while the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, M109 Paladin howitzer, and other vehicles use diesel.
What if we could replace both fuel types with a third type of fuel: electricity? The Driven, an Australian electric vehicle website, discusses the potential for the Australian Army to switch to electric vehicles. The same principles apply to the U.S. Army, however, magnified fiftyfold.
There are several reasons to switch to electric drive systems. First, it would decrease the amount of fuel needed to travel to the front, reducing the number of vulnerable, fuel-laden convoys necessary to keep the tanks rolling. Second, electrical and hybrid systems are easier to upgrade and replace than internal combustion engines and transmissions. Third, such electric drive systems could be cheaper to run and easier on the planet.
The use of electrical drives would still require energy, just a different kind. Diesel-running generators are an obvious option, but the whole point is to get away from fossil fuels. Alternatives include swappable battery packs, renewable power including solar, and even battlefield nuclear power plants.
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Ik zie een plug-in-hybride tank bestuurder op de boost-knop drukken en wie weet tot 120 kmh halen. Game over voor de zwakke ploftank met amper 1500 PK. Zelfs electrische autos hebben meer koppel. |
