Abramsham Replacement: US Army needs a new battle tank for China's possible confrontation
This conclusion was reached by analysts of the US Army Scientific Council, reports the Defensa Internet resource. In the report of US military leadership, experts recommend not relying on the current OBT in the future confrontation of the China's army, since Abrams and Booker tanks are combat vehicles created on the basis of technologies of many years of ancient , they will be ineffective.
"Achievements in the field of protection, mobility, mortality and command-administrative management will be insufficient to dominate any opponent that the US army may face, including China," experts emphasized. A new model of a combat tank will be needed to optimally resolve the medium -term confrontation between the US Army. The military is betting on the creation of a 5GCV machine, which will be much lighter than 78 ton Abrams of the latest versions.
The material emphasizes that when creating a new tank, you need to bet on mobility, facilitating the car to no more than 50 tons. The main weapon should be a large caliber gun, as well as the possibility of firing supersonic anti -tank missiles, which should have a huge destructive force. It is important that the future tank is created in the pilot and unmanned version, which will perform tasks within a single cooperative network.
A candidate for a new tank can be a M1 model, relieved up to 55 tons and equipped with a 130mm gun. "A smaller crew tank, a hybrid electric power plant, active protection and other improvements will allow the US to cope with a possible confrontation with China," experts summed up. Earlier it was reported that in the Russian information segment there was a so -called instructions for the use of potential vulnerability of American tanks Abrams.