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Nah, they buy local electricity and have a big mess of diesel generators for redundancy. Nothing beats being able to make field repairs quickly and easily when
by zdragnar 2y ago
Nah, they buy local electricity and have a big mess of diesel generators for redundancy.
Nothing beats being able to make field repairs quickly and easily when crap hits the fan.
Abrams use a turbine for the weight to power output ratio, optimizing mobility rather than efficiency.
- datavirtue 2y agoAbrams power plant was a political choice.
- zdragnar 2y agoOstensibly, the Abrams turbine can use a wider range of fuels, including diesel, gasoline and jet fuel, and provides more power for less weight to get higher mobility and agility in the field. Those are some pretty compelling advantages when your life depends on it, if they actually do that and don't break down every other day. Without enough personal experience to compare, though, I can't say that I'd be surprised either way.