Yes, forests is exactly where I think it wouldn't be useful, at least not when tethered. My thoughts are based on observations of the Ukraine war, where poor situational awareness doomed many a tank, and jamming appears to be an effective tool against drones. Not having to worried about battery life or carrying the weight of a battery could also allow it to mount more powerful sensors, e.g. 360 degree 18-150mm optical zoom lenses with optical and IR sensors. It'd be more versatile if it could have multiple communication modes, e.g. an untethered, high frequency, short range mode to allow use in forests, and an untethered, lower frequency, longer range mode to allow for use as drones are used today (forward observation, dropping grenades, etc.) when the enemy doesn't have jamming capabilities.
PLA Next Generation Main Battle Tank
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The Type 99A's laser can already blind drones.
I doubt it. It's mainly for guidance systems. It takes a lot of energy to burn something.
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Here's an interesting analysis and predictions of the next generation of Chinese main battle tank. Global trends in next generation development and experiment technologies in development with possible application to next generation development. Along with PLA requirements and technologies trends seen in newer tanks like the ZTQ-15.
No. And it also cannot auto lock on drone.
Thermal shroud = cool
Next thing you know they will be adding RGB to the vehicle. Never for the life of me expected gamer shit to be on tanks.
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A screenshot of an academic paper that shows different hybrid drivetrain configurations (series and parallel hybrids) being tested. Does anyone have access to the paper?
An announcement on a first place prize awarded to a high-power and high-speed electromechanical transmission (?), which might or might not be related to the image above:
An announcement on a first place prize awarded to a high-power and high-speed electromechanical transmission (?), which might or might not be related to the image above:
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Is this a hull not used elsewhere? The turret looks wierd too. Looks very tall relative to other Chinese MBT.A screenshot of an academic paper that shows different hybrid drivetrain configurations (series and parallel hybrids) being tested. Does anyone have access to the paper?
An announcement on a first place prize awarded to a high-power and high-speed electromechanical transmission (?), which might or might not be related to the image above:
The turret actually looks smaller while the chassis looks taller for sure. Perhaps, the turret is unmanned?