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The document discusses the history and development of tanks. It describes research into improving a tank's firepower, protection, and mobility through technologies like improved guns, armor, cameras, engines and materials to make tanks stealthier or invisible to sensors. The core components of a tank - firepower, protection and mobility - are discussed.

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The document discusses the history and development of tanks. It describes research into improving a tank's firepower, protection, and mobility through technologies like improved guns, armor, cameras, engines and materials to make tanks stealthier or invisible to sensors. The core components of a tank - firepower, protection and mobility - are discussed.

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1/1/24, 9:56 AM Tank - Wikipedia

In terms of firepower, the focus of 2010s-era R&D was


increased detection capability such as thermal imagers,
automated fire control systems for the guns and increased
muzzle energy from the gun to improve range, accuracy and
armour penetration.[62] The most mature future gun
technology is the electrothermal-chemical gun.[63] The XM291
electrothermal-chemical tank gun has gone through successful
multiple firing sequences on a modified American M8 Armored
Graphic representation of the US
Gun System chassis.[64] To improve tank protection, one field
Army's cancelled XM1202 Mounted
of research involves making the tank invisible to radar by
Combat System
adapting stealth technologies originally designed for aircraft.
Improvements to camouflage or and attempts to render it
invisible through active camouflage, which changes according
to where the tank is located, are being pursued. Research is also ongoing in electromagnetic
armour systems to disperse or deflect incoming shaped charges,[65][66] as well as various forms of
active protection systems to prevent incoming projectiles (RPGs, missiles, etc.) from striking the
tank.

Mobility may be enhanced in future tanks by the use of diesel-electric or turbine-electric series
hybrid drives—first used in a primitive, gasoline-engined form with Porsche's Elefant German tank
destroyer of 1943—improving fuel efficiency while reducing the size and weight of the power
plant.[67] Furthermore, advances in gas turbine technology, including the use of advanced
recuperators,[68] have allowed for reduction in engine volume and mass to less than 1 m3 and 1
metric ton, respectively, while maintaining fuel efficiency similar to that of a diesel engine.[69] In
line with the new doctrine of network-centric warfare, the 2010s-era modern battle tank shows
increasing sophistication in its electronics and communication systems. The future of tanks has
been challenged by the proliferation of relatively inexpensive anti tank guided missiles and rockets
during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[70]

Design
The three traditional factors
determining a tank's capability
effectiveness are its firepower,
protection, and mobility.[71][72]
Firepower is the ability of a
tank's crew to identify, engage,
and destroy enemy tanks and
other targets using its large-
caliber cannon. Protection is the
degree to which the tank's Labelled diagram of an M1 Abrams
armour, profile and camouflage
enables the tank crew to evade
detection, protect themselves from enemy fire, and retain vehicle functionality during and after
combat. Mobility includes how well the tank can be transported by rail, sea, or air to the
operational staging area; from the staging area by road or over terrain towards the enemy; and
tactical movement by the tank over the battlefield during combat, including traversing of obstacles
and rough terrain. The variations of tank designs have been determined by the way these three
fundamental features are blended. For instance, in 1937, the French doctrine focused on firepower

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