Tank Tech

[Name_not_found]

I ran in to an old friend the other day and we were talking tanks.

He mentioned a gizmo that boosted the range and power for tanks when needed. (old gen tanks, he was in em a while ago)

Anyone know what he is talking about, i cant find any hard details other than it was a retro fit.

[dirtbag]

Power and range of the tank, or the gun?

If it's the gun, there are new gunpowder's that are a lot better, and Base-Bleed projectiles give better range too.
Sabot shells too...
Better turbos for the engines (diesels) give more power, but use more fuel...

[Name_not_found]

The tank itself.

[dirtbag]

An excerpt from Wiki...

General Dynamics has been working on a drop-in diesel engine to replace the gas turbine engine. It is smaller than the turbine, 14% cheaper to operate per mile, and has a four-fan cooling system which is to greatly reduce the tank's heat signature.[66] General Dynamics is offering the Tognum America/12V883 diesel engine with new Diehl 570P3 tracks. The engine represents advancements in diesel engine design since the Abrams was first designed, including a common rail fuel injector system where fuel is pressurized and atomized in the cylinder rather than mechanically sprayed. It also has greater torque, an altered nuclear, biological, and chemical protection system that operates independently of the engine, uses less fuel while idle, is quieter, and gives off significantly less heat and pollutants. Incorporating the diesel engine into the Abrams would decrease the operating cost of an armored brigade combat team by 14 percent per mile, increase its operating range from 205 miles to 300+ miles, and use half the amount of fuel on a combat day than the turbine engine. The tracks are a version of the Leopard 2's tracks with different rubber pads and a larger center guide. The improved engine and tracks are not part of an Army upgrade program, but may be included in a near-term engineering change proposal (ECP) phase

[housil]

the Tognum America/12V883 diesel engine

That´s the German "MTU" company which also makes the diesel engine for the German Leopard tanks

[dirtbag]

Yes, MTU also makes excellent High Speed Diesels for many Navies!
They have a very good reputation.

[Name_not_found]

Thanks for the info