General Dynamics Land Systems (GDELS, a division of General Dynamics Corporation) has officially presented the concept of a promising AbramsX main tank, which is an evolution of the American M1 Abrams tank. A video with a prototype demonstrator of the AbramsX tank has been published.GDELS itself stated that the AbramsX should become a "bridge" from the Abrams tanks of the latest modifications of the M1A2 SEP v.3 and SEP v.4 to a promising tank.
Prototype-demonstrator of the concept of a promising AbramsX tank developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (a division of General Dynamics Corporation) (c) a frame from the video of General Dynamics Land Systems (via www.thedrive.com )According to the information provided by GDELS, the AbramsX tank is a heavily redesigned design and is equipped with a hybrid diesel-electric power plant, which, as stated, provides a 50% reduction in fuel consumption compared to the M1A2 Abrams tank.
The characteristics of the new power installation are not disclosed. It is also stated that the combat weight of the new tank is lower than that of the M1A2.
The AbramsX tank is equipped with a heavily redesigned turret, shaped to reduce radar visibility and equipped with several advanced electron-optical sights, including two panoramic (commander and gunner). The crew of the tank was reduced from four to three people with the installation of a gun loading machine. The tower is declared uninhabited (apparently, in fact, optionally inhabited), and, apparently, the commander and gunner are placed in a combat position in the tank body under the tower. The turret has a 120 mm smoothbore tank gun, which is reportedly a "derivative" of the experimental XM360 cannon and is equipped with a perforated muzzle brake. A remotely controlled combat module (presumably, the Kongsberg Protector RS6) with a 30 mm M230 automatic cannon is installed on the roof of the tower, and the cannon, as stated, is also capable of defeating UAVs and incoming ATGMs.
The AbramsX tank has an upgraded version of the Rafael Trorhy active protection complex and a complex of electronic-optical suppression means. The tank is equipped with a new generation KATALYST (NGEA) electronic architecture and a set of cameras that provide a circular view on the principle of "transparent armor".
Prototype-demonstrator of the concept of a promising AbramsX tank developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (a division of General Dynamics Corporation) (c) a frame from the video of General Dynamics Land Systems (via www.thedrive.com )Video (from) GDELS:
