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Essentially all tank are is a heavily armored & very mobile weapons platforms on a track that also can inspire psychological responses in regards to the battle itself. That said: Many figure the Main Battle Tank as we know it is about dead. Unless a new superpower with technological, economical...

That is a good reason why we shouldn't program 'command initiated movements' onto tactical overlay ai's. The Mainer...

More fire power, more people, more reliance on systems previously untried outside training, different people not used to working together. There are alot of reasons. I'm sure that there are even friendly fire incidents that are not actually friendly fire... I doubt if everything is as secure as...

Exactly. This is guerrilla war now. We have to engage. The enemey will not engage without surprise, will not carry through beyond inital contact. They are more likely to engage our softer targets like our um... organic weapons systems. There are going to be casualties, there is no way around...

God loves large Brigades:) Tanks take ground. That was the mission back in WW1 and still now and they do that when they are used correctly. The absolute worse place for a tank is high street. It's impressive sure, but wrong because for many reasons. It will only scare the civilians and look...

Glad to see that there are some that don't consider the idea of cover outdated. Hull down is not too vague a term. The circular rail gun that I'm thinking of is not too unsimilar to the slingatron from twenty years ago, only to fire smaller payloads. I see it as more similar to maglev than...

I wouldn't think that this is a short term development project; it did start out as a sort of joke. The idea that started this was the introduction of the battle suit, that has been the wetdream for the military for years, to the arenal of an enemy. Imagine an individual soldier having the...

Armor profile is important because the primary threat to the tank is infantry and other tanks. Although the use of tanks as stationary firing platforms is not necessarily a good idea it is done if the situation requires it. Without a conventional turret, firing from concealment or cover would...

You might try looking up the specifications on Ice Boat design. The blades are usually made from steel and although the riding edge will have the friction heat, upper surfaces not only are subject to actual air temps, but wind factors and constant jarring and stresses depending on speed and...

The problem that I ran across with the run flats over any terrains is slippage and speed. The vehicle that I was driving didn't have self inflatable/deflating tires and it was just a blow out. The outside tire is suppose to protect the rubber run flat and got torn up (I didn't slow down, I...

Hey, back in the day people were experimenting with using blimps for aircraft carriers. With the tech going towards robots and remote operating systems, would it be a good idea to try it again? VTOL on the remote controls systems? It would increase moblity. Carried on ships, or even mobile land...

Are we ever going to get rid of the turret (for smaller profiles)? I was thinking a circular railgun with a counter balance. Would this work? The Mainer...