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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
Yea, I could see a diesel electric design having some benefits (maybe tanks already run that way, I'm not an expert), but pure electric seems just nonsensical for tanks, or any battlefield vehicle.
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Yep hybrid tanks make a pile of sense since the reduction in fuel alone has a huge impact on logistics. We discussed one of the first on here not long ago actually.
The heaviest Porsche ever made!
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Originally Posted by spcmafia
The last thing that I would want is to have an E-1 do an PCC, PCI, PMCS, on an electric vehicle lol. Not to mention giving the instruction to the mafia just to have them pass it down to another boot. We can barely do a proper PMCS on a diesel truck/equipment.
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In Germany we had competitions against the US Army during some joint exercises. One of these was to see who could change the engine in a Jeep (well an M-151 so close enough) the fastest. Two Canadian mechanics would do it in a little under 45 minutes. Took six Americans almost 2 hours. The biggest slow down was waiting while each "Specialty Team" stepped in to do their small part of the task. First the electrical guys unhooked the wiring. Then the fuel system expert unhooked the lines. Then the bolt specialists unbolted everything. Finally the lift crew removed the engine. It was a cluster fuck!
I have a picture of all the stenciling on a US 5 ton someplace at home. It was obviously done for people that had no clue how to do anything. Things like "remove lock pin and pull here" on the tailgate latches were funny but the "fill to this line" stenciled on the outside of the solid fuel tank with zero way of seeing inside was hilarious.
We had zero instructions on our identical trucks.