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Current average weight of an Abrams tank is 73 tons. Army wants to see if the next variant can be reduced down to 60 tons.
A lighter, high-tech Abrams tank is taking shape
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I'm sure it could be with carbon fiber and fiberglass. Issue would be whether it could be robust enough for combat/field duty. As a structural technician we use composites on aircraft for all sorts of structural support. I would think som sort ofa composite layer of carbon, steel, fiberglass, and/or titanium could be used to lesson weight in areas.
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But with three hundred and sixty billion dollars being thrown away for a mini green new deal, We should have two or three tank factories and forget about throwing away $360 billion dollars.
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Our stupid President wants to pay donors.And it think that climate change is the biggrst existential threat.
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https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/should-potus-biden-ask-congress-to-take-360-billion-from-climate-change-and-reallocate-it-to-emergency-ordnance-resupply?cid=whyAmRe42732He
Our stupid President wants to pay donors.And it think that climate change is the biggrst existential threat.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Eugene Chu
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. CSM Charles Hayden 1SG Russell Scott 1SG Patrick Burke SFC Dr. Jesus Garcia-Arce, Psy.D SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC John Davis LTC Trent Klug CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD Col (Join to see) 1st Lt Padre Dave Poedel CPT (Join to see)
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