And it’s out!
The engine is CAT inline deader, a transversely mounted ACT1075LP transmission rather than the original ACT1075 used on AbramsX.
Some ID of visible components.
Suspension is hydro-pneumatic, with the vehicle displayed in the “kneeling” position.
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I’m confused about the engine pic that is the CAT engine that is in the HEMETT. Is that what is going into the new Abrams. It just seems a little small to move this beast.
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I was wondering about that stance; it looked pretty low. No bustle rack or outside stowage racks? Track looks the same but I’m curious about the evaporator whatsit that’s in the current tank’s turret rack.
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and the back of the turret looks like it can be lifted off, separate to the rest of the turret, which would be interesting to see done. Maybe a modular auto loader / ammo cassette?
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T’was a slip o the tongue and you shan’t expect to hear it again.
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I will start with 2 questions.
- What is under the bulge in the hatch next to the driver?
- What is in the space between the head lights?
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I was wondering about that stance; it looked pretty low. No bustle rack or outside stowage racks? Track looks the same but I’m curious about the evaporator whatsit that’s in the current tank’s turret rack.
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Apparently this is more indicative than specific in configuration terms, so focussing on the concepts rather than the specifics is probably more useful.
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No visible APS??
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It appears that the R400 RWS has a 40mm AGL and a coaxial…I’m assuming a 7.62mm or 12/7mm machine gun (I can’t tell). The Javelin ATGM is very prominent and I support the M1E3 having a ATGM. It does have a laser warning system on all three sides of the turret and hardly any hatches on the turret roof.
The total lack of smoke grenade launchers and Active Protection Systems is interesting. The engineers could have made a ring of smoke grenade launchers on the R400 RWS like the Live-Resin example below.
“Yes, 40mm Automatic Grenade Launchers (AGLs) use specialized counter-UAS (C-UAS) rounds, specifically programmable airburst ammunition that detonates near drones to create a cloud of lethal fragments, effectively destroying them without direct impact, a technology heavily influenced by needs identified in recent conflicts. Major manufacturers like Rheinmetall and Nammo offer these rounds, which work with AGLs like the Mk 19 by allowing distance measurement and programming the grenade to burst at the optimal point, making them effective against small UAVs.” –Google AI
The center black section between the headlights seems to be a camera or LIDAR sensor, but I’m not sure of this.
I definitely do not like the interior hull cockpit screen setup. I think it’s cheap.
Here is the “glass instrument panel” of the US Army’s upcoming MV-75 tiltrotor. It’s a wide touchscreen display. The photo is…Credits & Thanks :
- Model: original model by Martinez.fg11 and changes by Peral
- Project Lead: Peral
- Config and scripts by: Peral and Maddonut
- New Fast Roping System: Maddonut
- Special Things to SonicJohnBH and Al Huber for testing and help with the design.
- This project is a updated MV75 form the V280 in the original Project - Future Vertical Lift mod with permission from Francisco Martinez.
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Having some experience with air burst 40mm grenades - the range/time of flight fuzing data needs to be programmed into each grenade at the time of firing. This is usually done via induction at the muzzle. The Mk19 barrel doesn’t have this equipment as a matter of course & it’s not visible on the Mk19 fitted to the R400 on the M1E3. The Mk47 has the kit. Maybe that’d be more effective.
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I agree with you that the 40mm AGL seems to be the Mark 19 and not the Mark 47 with the fire control system sight.
Now a question might be…would the AbramsX be a better option than the M1E3?
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The road wheels look different too
I wonder how they would do a emergency egress if they have to abandon the tank
Lack of storage racks us interesting although this is just a prototype. I think it looks kind of ugly all things aside, and I was hoping to see the M230LF although I can understand why they might have went with the AGL. I would like to see where this does and how the dual hatch hull progresses. It will certainly be interesting to see how this progresses. I think it’s weird that they’re using different mud screens or whatever. It does look futuristic.
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AbramsX was a tech demo and not a real tank. Abramsx looks way cooler right now but keep in mind it wasn’t even a prototype.
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Glad to see spanish company SAPA in the project.
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