The Biggest Problem With Ukraine’s M-1 Tanks: They Don’t Like Staying Dirty
www.forbes.com
The biggest issue with Ukraine’s new fleet of 31 American-made M-1 tanks isn’t the tanks’ 1,500-horsepower turbine engines. No, it’s the filters in the engines’ intakes.
  • Gucci_Minh [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    26·
    11 months ago

    From the country that brought you “plane that can’t fly when wet”, the prequel: “tank that can’t drive when dusty”.

  • loathsome dongeaterAEnglish
    18·
    11 months ago

    Turns out it is hard to design tanks for use cases other than brutalising defenseless civilians.

  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
    12·
    11 months ago

    No turbine powered vehicle likes dust… Not really defending the Abrams, but this isn’t a problem unique to the platform. All turbine powered tanks like the Abrams or the T-80, have to do some sort of filter flush after extended use.

    It’s just one of the downsides to turbine engines in general. You may have to keep it a little cleaner, but turbines are a lot more reliable in the long run as there are so many fewer moving parts.

    • 毛泽东思想
      8·
      11 months ago

      Critical support for this accurate analysis of material conditions that also fails the vibe check.