Zukünftige Entwicklungen und Konzeptionen von Panzerfahrzeugen

[Schneemann]

Neue Version bzw. stark überarbeitete Variante des Abrams von GDLS - bislang als Abrams X bezeichnet. Statt der bisherigen Gasturbine, die ja durchaus auch Kritik einheimste, hat der neue Panzer u. a. einen Hybridantrieb, der den Verbrauch um 50% senken soll und der es auch ermöglicht, dass elektrisch sehr leise gefahren werden kann (wobei man Panzer eigentlich fast immer hören kann). Dazu kommen: Unbemannter Turm bzw. drei Mann Crew, verbesserter Panzerschutz gegen Luftangriffe/Drohnen, AI zur Zielerkennung, 30-mm-RWS auf dem Turm. Zu Gewicht und Geschwindigkeit habe ich nun nichts genaues gefunden, aber wir sind wohl eng an den 70+ Tonnen und bei rund 65 bis 68 km/h Höchstgeschwindigkeit.

Insgesamt eine sehr innovative Konstruktion, gleichwohl gibt es auch Kritik daran - wie im Artikel zu finden...

The next U.S. battle tank could use AI to identify targets

The Abrams X is the largest redesign of U.S. military tanks since the Cold War, but its approval faces an uphill climb in the Pentagon. [...]

General Dynamics, the defense contracting juggernaut, showed off a prototype of its next-generation military tank, the AbramsX. It’s the biggest upgrade of America’s military tank technology since early in the Cold War, former military officials said, which presents both critical design advances and worries about unnecessary military spending. The AbramsX comes loaded with features typical of modern military weapons. Powered by a hybrid electric diesel engine, it’s lighter and far more fuel-efficient than current gas-guzzling Abrams tanks. It can also operate with a smaller crew and has artificial intelligence systems to spot enemies, its creators said. [...]

It’s costly and gas-guzzling, and it isn’t as nimble on the battlefield as lightweight armored vehicles, such as the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, military experts said. [...] Its hybrid electric diesel engine would be 50 percent more fuel-efficient than the Abrams tanks the military uses now, which require more than a gallon of gas per mile traveled. [...]

Instead of soldiers sitting in the turret at the top of the tank, they would be in the hull. Creators said the tank could operate with a three-person team, one fewer than usual. The AbramsX has enhanced armor to protect it against bombs dropped by drones. [...] The tank’s software is another major upgrade. An artificial intelligence system on board could be used to spot dangers in the distance. [...]

Bill Hartung, an arms expert at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said it’s too early to tell if the AbramsX tank will be a technological marvel. As the military has seen with other high-tech machines like the F-35 fighter jet, he said, complex weapons systems can be a mixed blessing: They’re harder to maintain, subject to technical breakdowns and costlier than expected. “The Army should proceed with caution,” he said. Hartung also noted that outfitting tanks with artificial intelligence comes with risks. (Experts have noted that poor data could lead to poor decisions in battle.) Hartung said it’s too early to tell how these capabilities will fare in war, but he’s not hopeful.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technolog...ttle-tank/

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