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So something terrifying about this prototype is it’s designed to have a greatly reduced thermal signature, and the hybrid diesel/electric drive has an electric only mode. This means at night, the tank would be almost completely invisible to 1st and 2nd gen thermal optics, and make very little noise.

@harrisonlichtenberg3162

3 ай бұрын

I didn't think a Tank could be classified as a stealth assassin, but there it is.

@bcreason

3 ай бұрын

You can run all the surveillance equipment for hours on the battery. It can sit there and observe while the engine is cold. It can track the enemy, fire on them and the enemy can’t fire back because you can’t be seen.

@skinny1968

3 ай бұрын

I used to be in anti armor platoon and our thermal sights could detect .5 degree dif. In Temps. You could see lug nuts etc. On a vehicle or even a person's eyes in a thin skinned vehicle. No such thing as a stealth tank.

@BlueLightningHawk

2 ай бұрын

Gaijin will naturally put it at a br where everyone uses Gen 3 thermals then. That or they just won't give it that advantage lol

@apollyon1

2 ай бұрын

I mean yeah but therefore there's also no such thing as a stealth plane, just a very very hard to spot plane in most circumstances. (but thanks for info! ) @@skinny1968

As a retired tank commander/master gunner from the crustaceous period, I still enjoy keeping up on the latest tech.

@JamisonGolenor-cb7fd

9 ай бұрын

I know that the Abrams agility with GPS shocked the Iraqi soldiers in the gulf war. They had the Soviet tanks and they were destroyed. TOW missles on IFVs and Abrams had small loses for 27 T-72 tanks. They go up like tender boxes with large shell numbers inside

@swiftusmaximus5651

4 ай бұрын

well then you know Kamikaze Drones have made them pretty much obsolete. i pity the Fools who have to squeeze into those Heavy Metal Quick Fry Coffins with todays tech

@TheExperimentChannel878

3 ай бұрын

Abrams is a pretty good tank although like everything it has its weaknesses and one of the weaknesses is that it consumes allot of fuel.

@Farmfield

2 ай бұрын

@DanielOrtegoUSA What's your view on going into battle in a scenario with drones like in Ukraine now? It feels like Ukraine (and cheap drones) changed warfare forever...

@brandofoster6195

27 күн бұрын

I was a tanker also M60 series then M1A1 Ft.knox KY

there will still be guys in sandals throwing rocks at it

The Abrams X is a test bed vehicle and even the maker, GDLS, says so. They have said there are some features the Army will like and some they won't. It's like the K51 Panther is not in any military right now.

The Abrams X is a testbed maybe 70% of this tech will be used. The US army is reluctant to give up it's 4th crew member and the autoloader. Tho i could imagine keeping the 4th member on as a WSO (Weapon System officer) that would control the drone as well as defensive systems and as a pair of extra eyes defending the tank and extra set of hands during field maintenance.

@woiace

11 ай бұрын

Quite similar in concept to the K51 Panther: the fourth crew member will be an intelligence specialist, UAV operator, artillery observer, etc., but not a loader.

@mr6johnclark

11 ай бұрын

@@woiace i know right? I hope they at least keep the gunner and commander in the turret and put the fourth crew member sitting in the hull beside the driver. It will be disorienting for the commander and gunner to face one direction while the gun is facing the other.

@SasoriZert

11 ай бұрын

Autoloaders aren't always a good idea have you ever considered why Abrams don't have one. It's cause the ammo when the loader isn't grabbing a fresh round to load up is behind a big plate of steel in a ammo compartment. So unless your hit while he is grabbing a round you don't have to worry about the ammo all going off at once. But with a autoloader you can get hit at any time in a the turret and have it explode on you and kill all of your crew before they even have a chance to escape.

@mr6johnclark

11 ай бұрын

@@SasoriZert of course its faster... depends on the stamina of the 20+ year old slinging the rounds. We're just discussing here keeping the 4th crew man if they DO keep the autoloader. None of these systems arent adopted yet.

@thenecrolept

11 ай бұрын

@@SasoriZert Autoloaders don't *necessarily* need to be built shitty like Russia's - you can have blow out panels and such, basic safety features, even with an autoloader.

I was an M1a1 crewman in the mid 90s. There is a down side to not having a loader, that was the guy that got send it do all the dismount duties. Like observation and listening posts, guard duty and so many other things. Though he was used as a runner a lot of the time because he was the least experienced in the crew what he did still contributed much to the readiness of the tank as a whole.

@brandofoster6195

27 күн бұрын

😂I was a tanker in the 90's also went to basic in Ft. Knox KY 93

Let’s be honest by 2030 the only thing the crew will be doing is repair and light maintenance this thing will be run by an A.I battle master .

The X isn't even gonna be put in service, it's a test demonstrator for the M1 Abrams to incorporate new technology into them.

The narrator has a gushing enthusiasm that was over the limit. Ex- Sheridan Trooper. The wave of the future sometimes slaps the shit out of you.

@Red.Hot.Chili.Beans63

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. I finially stopped the video about 2/3rds the way through. Just couldn't listen to that any longer.

@jacobsmithjr

2 ай бұрын

I'd rather hear him instead of the annoying AI voices. 😉

I love the paint job on those Abrams X test vehicles.

I'm sure if it's added in War Thunder Gaijin will find a way to ignore most of it's advantages and make whatever experimental Russian tank it would go against have major advantages against it.

The 30mm gun auto system is amazing. It's based on the Star Wars tech that was being developed at Redstone Arsenal. It can not only target incoming drones but in some modes of operation it can target incoming tank shells and rpg's when set to auto mode!

The main problem with these futuristic tanks is that during a war, when satellites are knocked out, the firing systems on these weapons won't be able to target the enemy like the older tanks.

@brandonn.1275

3 ай бұрын

In that case all bets are off and conventional warfare isn't really on the table anymore, taking down strategic US war assets is invitation to pressing the big red button since those satellites are part of America's nuclear early warning system

Just remember that a tank is still just that, a tank. If you think that this thing will be able to survive more than 2 good hits from a missile or drone several kilometers away then you're probably overestimating human technology. We still haven't made a tank that's completely unbothered by molotovs, let alone missiles that can penetrate more than a meter of steel

@murtazakheradmand8938

Ай бұрын

Well, you just don’t deploy tanks unless air superiority is established first🤷🏻‍♂️

HOW does the tank see outside when a projectile slams into the front of the unit and sprays heated projectiles into the different sensors and lenses ???

I can see why debt celling needed to be raised 😅

I believe that the AbramsX also comes with drones as well, two switchblade drones and a recon one. Also this is a technology demonstrator and will not be the next american tank. They are already designing the next tank and will most likely incorporate many of the AbramsX features.

@NaturalTreeHugger

11 ай бұрын

Just ONE recon drone? Theyll need a drone to watch ITS back

@morgitory

11 ай бұрын

The M1A2 sep v 3 already has them.

I'm waiting for the Abrams XXX.

@jgdooley2003

11 ай бұрын

Vin Diesel waits for it too........

@skillganon606

5 ай бұрын

​@@jgdooley2003I didn't know I needed Vin Deisel to be a tank commander till you said it.

":59........Over the past century, the Abrams tank has undergone countless transformations"....... Presumably you understand the Abrams has not been around for a century.

@skillganon606

5 ай бұрын

Its literally been the mbt for the US the whole of the 21st century. Ie the last century. He didn't say over the last 100 years.

Don't worry Russian fan boys. Russia already have a new tank...it's call...T14MXVIB3M27CBQW. This new tank has anti drone and SAM that can shoot down UFO. It also has 3 ERA armor stack and it has room for a 25mm cannon MG.

@abroom144

11 ай бұрын

an it can even fly😂😂😂😂😂😂

@skat5268

11 ай бұрын

Don't forget the triple layer cope cage and self-closing abandonment hatches.

@DiamondSquidy

11 ай бұрын

@@skat5268 cope cage 😂 love that one

@ScienceChap

11 ай бұрын

And the vertical launch turret system...

@0ex0

11 ай бұрын

I hope Abrams x has learned to counter RPG -7😂😂😂😂

My ex son-in-law was a combat medic, stationed at Ft. Stewart in GA, and I got to see a number of tanks during my visits to the daughter and grandbaby there. The Abrams is an amazing beast as is. To be totally honest, as a big fan of the Armored Cav, Artillery, and all things Infantry (daughter was infantry at the Big Red 1 in Kansas), the "X" is a terrifying leap forward. After working in IT for a number of years, seeing AI taking over so much of the information technology world (IT and IoT (Internet of Things)), I hate to imagine having machines with this capability being controlled by some dictator somewhere. And, as we all know, it's not a matter of good guys keeping the best toys, it's a matter of who can afford them.

US: "The next generation of Abrams will use a diesel engine." Enemies: "Oh, thank the Dark Gods." US: "And an electric engine so it can run completely silent." Enemies: "FUCK YOU!"

@timothycantor4488

5 ай бұрын

I laughed so hard when I read this😂

@EAMonstah

3 ай бұрын

Will be harder to see at night too with thermal imaging

@djmars1983

2 ай бұрын

Now that see if they can actually cloak it mainly "bending the light" so that it can go invisible

@jlo13800

Ай бұрын

@@dmitrychernivetsky5876At least its got a 2 stroke ACE OP

First time seeing this Abrams tank. Amazing.

I think it's ridiculous that a 3 million-dollar 42 ton killing machine like the T80 can be taken out by a tiny drone

@JamisonGolenor-cb7fd

9 ай бұрын

It is high temperature liquid metal that burns a hole through thick armor

@benanders4412

8 ай бұрын

It's the same for any tank, including this one. They all burn the same.

@skillganon606

5 ай бұрын

You user name is David and you've never heard about the fight with Goliath?

@JimMorrison-ld2zh

Ай бұрын

The T80 is shit like 90% of Russian weaponry.

What about the protection? Does it still have this huge weakspot between the hull and the turret?

@darklite7383

2 ай бұрын

that was never really a weak spot except for a select few weapon systems

My take on this whole ordeal - Remember: what you know, our enemies know. A project so advanced being brought out to the public sphere like this indicates a propagandistic value rather than a strategic one. If this were truly a skunkworks-level military project - the silver bullet that destroys anything and everything our enemies could possibly fathom to field, we wouldn't be hearing about it until a year from when it had already started production and neither would our enemies. If anything, this tank is a several billion dollar threat; it isn't going to be fielded anytime soon because if even one is destroyed it loses all of its value.

Abrams X according to the manufacturer themselves is just to show what is currently possible. It's basically a SEMA show car.

@Interestingengineeringofficial

11 ай бұрын

Correct, the Abrams X concept is designed to showcase the current possibilities in tank technology. It's an exciting glimpse into potential upgrades. Thanks for your comment!

AbramsX for modern warfare but looks like to be fitted in future warfare

That is one really cool looking tank!

Millions of dollars worth if sensors and cameras. Blinded by a guy who got close enough to blind it with a paint ball gun.

Cheap & fast drone swarms are the biggest issue right now....

I like the programmable ammunition also

I’ve been thinking tanks need to go hybrid a long time now. I’d make some of the bogie wheels flat motors. If you loose a track you can escape on the bogie wheels.

But does it come with a 16A/11kW charging cable and should I pick Clever or Eon

@JimMorrison-ld2zh

Ай бұрын

Any of the above.Just don't pick ELON(criminal).

New tanks are going to need defensive capabilities like anti missile flares and an anti drone weapon. A 4 gauge tank mounted shotgun that is guided by radar to target and shoot down drones could work. It needs to be able to dominate the battlefield and not hide away like a mobile artillery vehicle and if it can't protect itself it will be an expensive piece of twisted metal

@cascadianrangers728

11 ай бұрын

12 ga could even work for lower, slower targets, a radar guided shotgun sounds pretty scary

@ilovecoffeev

11 ай бұрын

​@@cascadianrangers728 radar/crew guided and you've got the perfect anti-infantry weapon too...

@Coinz8

9 ай бұрын

@@ilovecoffeev Thats a dumb idea because most drones would operate outside of the shotguns effective range. A machine gun would be much better suited with a tracking and fire control system, that would be the cheapest route. They could also utilize Raytheons Pike missile system to take out drones as well. Its a 40mm, laser guided, 17 inch long, 1.5 diameter, missile with a 9oz blast fragmentation warhead with a effective range of 1 mile. These things could be cluster on a tank for anti drone and anti personel.

@Einwetok

7 ай бұрын

First will be something as simple as an array similar to a claymore, with lots of individual cells pointed at slightly different overlapping angles. They will be controlled by short range sensors and autonomous. They will be mounted in the holes already existing for applique or ERA armor. Will they be perfect? No. Will they take care of that particular threat? Probably....until the catch-up race begins.

@manictiger

7 ай бұрын

Drones are subsonic. I think it'd be more effective to just have a special ammo-feed and computer system added to the M2HB automated turret, that allows it to disconnect the "normal ammo" and load up air-burst rounds. We already have the software in the form of the XM25. It just needs to be modernized, reconfigured and cleaned up for the new role.

ok but what if enemy uses a emp would it deem the tank useless?

One drone with price 1000 usd can destroy tank with price 6 million usd, that is what you should know about tanks era.

I like the idea of the hybrid and the diesel engine because the turbine runs too hot and it's picked up from space with thermal signature, great idea and the Abrams turbine engines burn a lot of fuel

Canada needs thousands of these tanks

i’m gonna wait for the abramsx pro max.

That was quite the propaganda piece. The reason for the 4th crew member is the reliability of a 19 year old arm vs. a complex, expensive and heavy loading system. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it.

@ms3862

11 ай бұрын

The pentagon is unlikely to go with an auto loader. An Abrams can fire its gun faster than any auto loading tank in the World including the Russian T14 and the 4th crew member helps for maintenance. There is just no benefit for an auto loader. The Russians only use auto loafers because they don't care about effectiveness they focus on efficiency and they think one less crew member means they can put more tanks on the battlefield but their tanks take twice as long to reload compared to an Abrams

if the Abrams X and the Phanter only merge, it would be the best tank by a mile

What are the aerodynamic factor of certain tanks

The tank looks really cool!

O M1 abrams com suas atualizações SepV Parece mais intimidador é avançado que esse novo tank.

This tank is fucking terrifying Thank god is on my side

How about shooting the optics on the turret.

Japan and SK have some interesting tank and arty ideas we can learn from

Such a beautiful machine

I’d imagine the next big piece of defense technology is going to be anti-drone defense systems, no need to get rid of tanks as they’re effective in many arenas just because you can’t defend against a drone.

Amazing Tanks❤

It's greatest ability upgrade seems to be that it will remotely share the info of what destroyed it to air assets. The air assets can then destroy whatever it was that targeted our tank. I prefer the AI package and the tank operating as an unmanned vehicle. At least in high threat environments. But something tells me we are still a long way from being able to do that efficiently and effectively.

Great but does it have a microwave? Why a tank crew at all? Make them remote control. What happens when someone drops paint on the tank, does it cover the two lenses?

Why laser, its must be posible to produce a passiv visual rangefinder.

@Interestingengineeringofficial

11 ай бұрын

While a passive visual rangefinder can be effective, laser rangefinders offer greater accuracy and instant measurements.

Slightly disappointed with the main gun though...they should have opt for at least 130mm calibre..

@HALO3SC0UT07

9 ай бұрын

I'm no gun specialist so I dont know the pros and cons of having a larger caliber in tank warfare. I do think thw reason it stayed a 120mm is most likely because of being the NATO standard, always good to have compatilibility with allies if the gun can be sold as export. But i bet since this tank seems like a test bed for tech the cannon is also modular and can be upgraded in the future.

@Einwetok

7 ай бұрын

Unlikely. You start running into the same problem the Germans in WW2 had with newer tanks. They kept using the same Maybach powerplants in increasingly heavier tanks, and asking too much of the engines. Not to mention destroying bridges, overworking transports, and adding the risk of not being able to recover them when they broke down.

An enviroment friendly tank? Now lets wait for an enviroment friendly war.

Autonomous operation in specific circumstances, eh? How long before an A.I. tank, its crew dead attacks the enemy, wipes them out, and earns a CMH?

OOOOHHHHH . Another Gamechanger ! This one will end up on the scrapheaps with the others. Thash.

We're ditching tanks. Troops and air strikes are more effective. It looks dope tho. & its always good to see something obsolete try evolve pass its time. It may even help create other transferable tech.

In today's conditions, where 100 drones fly over the battlefield, the lifetime of the tank is no more than 5 min.

...it's a simbol of the future of modern mmmiiisery.

First cancellation to the design, "Autoloader systems"

Cool so this is the tank we’re making for the machines to use against us?

I dont like the autoloader aspect but this tank looks bad ass

Yes, but does it have Bluetooth? Can't go into combat without tunes. Gotta blast AC/DC while wrecking faces.

So what happens when the cameras get blown off?

Helmet mounted display? I wonder if the barrel of the tank can move by the helmet like the guns on the Apache helicopters then. Does anyone know? That would be inanely cool!

How does adding heavy batteries to the tank reduce its weight?

@jlo13800

Ай бұрын

There are no batteries its got a Cummins ACE OP 2 stroke that is a pulsed plasma 2 stroke that taps ZPE!

@Eric.V.

Ай бұрын

@@jlo13800@ 2:20 into the video, it talks about the hybrid system with auxiliary batteries. Did I misinterpret this?

@jlo13800

Ай бұрын

@@Eric.V.Im not really into tanks but read up on the Cummins ACE OP 2 stroke which is going in this.

Your bright and cheery narration almost made me forget that these machines are made for killing people.

this needs a partner flying drone to oversee the enemy ahead

@otherspectre1879

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. But that is an overall battlefield issue. Not so much the tank's performance itself.

Its amazing 😮😮

Can it have 3 cannons as a deadly shot.can it be

It’s more than just a tank, it’s a lifestyle.

Drone defense will step up and tanks will be back on top of their game. They aren't going anywhere. We already have ways to disable drones. Just needs more implementation.

Putting tanks from the 70's and 80's on the field against modern AT weaponry and lack of combined arms .. of course you are going to believe tanks are doomed

The reason Russia has lost so many tanks stems from the fact they were used by poorly trained tank crewmen Ukraine use the same tanks and those tanks have helped them win pretty much every single engagement and counter-offensive against the Russians the tank is still one of the most feared war machines on the battlefield when used properly.

Hybrid is the only practical option where we could use Electric Motors. Full Electric is just too dangerouse and expensive and it will probably bring lot new problems to solve. Checkout the AbramsX Tech Demonstrator Tank. The tank is powered by a Hybrid diesel-electric Cummins engine that they claim offers up to 50% incease in fuel efficiency. That would definitely help with how thirsty the Army for fuel lol. Unfortunately, the AbramsX is only a prototype that is intended to show off the potential of pursuing these technologies to Pentagon. IMO a tank like that is definitely atleast a decade away to be remotely considered an option

30mm cannon was the main gun on sometanks, and its the fuc**** side gun :o

One hypersonic missile and this tank is molten metal in the bottom of a large crater. There is no way to stop the latest Russian hypersonic missiles. Tanks are going the way of the mighty battleships of ww2!

Or we could have high tech remote detachable retachable drones with weapon systems so tanks would not have to rely on infantry so much kinda like some of the tau tanks in warhammer

drone protection is #1

I dont think tanks are going anywere anytime soon the only logical step up from a tank is a small 1 man mech one day they will be but for now we have tanks

They should put a surface to air missile launcher on the rear of the turret. That way it could be reloaded from inside the tank and fight land and air targets simultaneously

@Interestingengineeringofficial

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. While incorporating a surface-to-air missile launcher on the rear of the turret may offer some advantages, the design considerations for balancing firepower, mobility, and crew safety make it a complex decision for tank manufacturers.

@Coinz8

9 ай бұрын

Ridiculous idea.

It looks so futuristic. Too bad we haven't invented portable laser technology... we'll get there, boys

You forgot to write terrifying in caps! Usually such titles are for ruasian paper projects.

To be followed 2 weeks later with a new and suitable anti tank round…

Easy fix make it a F22 in steath & give it range to engage before being seen call it the Ghost 👻

@skillganon606

5 ай бұрын

Isn't that just the F-24?

Military turning into battlefield 2042 😀

Thank god they got rid of the turbine engine. It was great for the time, but using the same amount of fuel when moving or standing still has not aged well.

amazing tanks... pure beauty

Does the battery weight a lot, burn a lot if damaged like common electric care batteries, and/or use a lot of rare natural resources from other parts of the world which could be vulnerable to disruption, blockades, regimes changes (coups), logistics heavy?

This looks like MBT-70 on steroids.

The only bummer about this tank is that the U.S doesn’t need it yet since none of our "near-peer" enemies have anything that would make it necessary.

In the next clash of titans, who would win: Abrams X, or Armata triple X? Ho. Ho. Ho!

1:22 lol dude looks bored in the background

I would not want to be in a tank no matter how good it was supposed to be coming up against something like the Javelin.

A bit misleading.. It consumes half the fuel? Not because its a Hybrid as implied but due to the replacing the turbine power with a diesel.. This tank will not be the Cheetah on the battle field as the Abrams of yesterday...

sometimes i imagine what it would've been like if the US had the abrahms in WW2.

you promised us a floating tank that could just hover right over everything.

@robertmooney1450

11 ай бұрын

Yes!! Hammers Slammers come to Life!!!

@Einwetok

7 ай бұрын

You could play the Centurion RPG and wish

@Einwetok

7 ай бұрын

@@robertmooney1450 I wonder if Zumbro and Drake are keeping up with what's changing.