Finally: Germany & Elon Musk Reveal Their New Powerful Tank

after the beginning of russia's aggression against ukraine the whole world was roused a host of countries immediately increased their military budgets germany was among the first for the first time since 1945 the bundestag decided to increase defense spending and wherever there's big money big business instantly becomes mobilized the most agile and far-sighted businessman on the planet is considered to be elon musk recall his expansion into the space industry spacex not only turned the space transportation market upside down but also kicked russia's ros cosmos out of it at the same time the u.s budget only benefited since space flights became less expensive a similar revolution in the car market was brought on with the arrival of tesla after having successfully entered the passenger car market elon musk then took on the light trucking sector it seems without a doubt that elon musk is a true revolutionizer and so musk has not long ago taken on the task of creating a super tank like no other on the planet this idea was prompted by russia's aggression the project to design the tank is being implemented jointly with the defense consortium from germany such a pairing cannot help but make us picture the inevitable success of the project putin's army will be left with no chance of winning this war note that elon musk's technologies have already played a significant role in russia's war against ukraine in the early days of russian aggression musk provided ukraine with his satellite internet system and this really paid off the fact is that almost all viasat user terminals in ukraine were disabled on the first day of aggression due to a russian cyber attack in some parts of ukraine starlink remains the only means of communication with the outside world starling systems help break through the information blockade in addition starlink in ukraine works to keep critical infrastructure personnel working at power plants and industrial enterprises starlink has also been used by the ukrainian military the ukrainian armed forces recently began receiving kamikaze attack drones and reconnaissance drones from the united states communication and control of these uavs is carried out through spacex's starlink satellites thanks to them the ukrainian military remains connected and can control the operation of its uavs and coordinate the actions of its units there are currently more than 2 000 satellites in orbit if russia tries to destroy any satellites using anti-satellite missiles we can put new ones into orbit faster than russia can shoot them down musk revealed in a recent interview tanks have become the new object of interest for musk their role in modern warfare can hardly be overstated the real world combat experience of using tanks in the russian ukrainian confrontation shows that the tactics of their implementation needs to be revised and wherever changes are on the horizon elon musk is certain to appear with extraordinary solutions most likely the german defense concern reinmatal will become musk's partner in the new tank project the concern recently introduced a concept fire support combat vehicle called the linx 120. it was originally assumed that this vehicle would be based on the chassis of the lynx kf-41 infantry fighting vehicle and that the combat module with new turret and 120 millimeter smoothbore gun would be borrowed from the leopard 2 tank this gun will also be able to fire projectiles with a programmable detonation the linx 120 will additionally include a coaxial 7.62 millimeter machine gun and a machine gun on an unmanned turret the lynx 120 has a mass of 44 tons in other words it's a light tank the experience of military operations in ukraine shows that it is light tanks that gain advantage in a rapid troop advance the fact is it is roads which remain the main routes for the movement of troops heavy tanks on public roads create many kilometers of traffic jams and become an easy target for aircraft attack drones and combat crews armed with javelin and n-law anti-tank systems as well as panzerfaust's iii grenade launchers we have already revealed how the ukrainian military skillfully employed these weapons take a look at the videos on our channel the light tanks have armor that provides protection against medium caliber ammunition and shrapnel of course this armor will not protect against javelin and in-law missiles or panzerfaust grenades however heavy tanks with an armor thickness of 600 to 700 millimeters also do a poor job against such ammunition the first month of the war in ukraine showed that increasing armor level by just increasing the thickness of metal shows little promise against every type of armor there's suitable ammunition from this we can conclude that a decrease to the thickness of the armor will also not have a significant effect on the survivability of the tank however increasing the speed and maneuverability of the vehicle by way of a smaller mass gives the crew a greater chance of coming out alive we should also not forget about the more advanced active defenses of the tank such active protection systems include modern means of detecting missile launches operating using the ultraviolet range the system warns the crew of the launch of a rocket or grenade towards the tank as the ammunition approaches the automatic system for setting the barrier is triggered an aerosol cloud is sprayed in the path of the projectile which cloaks the tank from the infrared and optical light range there are also a means of optoelectronic suppression such a module is generally installed on the tank's turret included in such an active defense complex is a searchlight that emits radiation in the optical and infrared ranges the range of these systems is 2 to 2.7 000 yards to cross this distance a javelin rocket takes 13 seconds or more this is enough time for the active protection system to interfere with the operation of the opto electronic atgm guidance device the rocket receives a false signal causing it to either crash into the ground or fly past however the rheinmetall concern has created even more advanced weapons that not only protect the tank but also allow it to effectively attack sources of danger uavs and kamikaze drones have become a real scourge of tank columns the new skynex air defense system also manufactured by the rheinmetall concern will help protect against assaults from attack uavs and kamikaze drones the open architecture of skynex allows the system to be placed on any moving platform including lynx 120 tanks the heart of the skyneck system is the oerlikon skymaster command and control system orlikon xtar 3d radars operate by searching the x-band short-range frequencies lock-on tracking classification and identification of air targets all occur automatically a three-dimensional picture of the sky is broadcast to the remote control node via the skymaster network the signal to destroy comes from the operator the skyneck system can be armed with a 35 millimeter mk3 cannon integration with the cheetah rocket launcher is possible one skynex complex is capable of providing cover for an entire column of tanks vehicles with personnel and fuel tankers today it is the most advanced system to come up against small air targets of minimal cross-section these include not only uavs but also rockets and mortar shells so the rheinmetall concern created unique tank protection systems what then could be the role of elon musk in this project most likely his technologies in the field of electric propulsion systems will be indispensable the advantages of using electric traction on ground military equipment are plain to see firstly there is the absence of shafts gearboxes and other units with rigid mechanical parts in the transmission these units are usually heavy and require frequent maintenance hydraulic drives and gearboxes are the most vulnerable components without them control of the tank is impossible if a hydraulic failure occurs during a mission the tank becomes a burden or an easy target secondly without a transmission unit in the tank the designers have more freedom in the layout of the vehicle for example you can increase the ammunition load and place it in the safest location or equip the tank with additional weaponry thirdly an electric tank is easier to control the power plant has more torque which means increased thorough put and speed engine noise is minimal which becomes an advantage when maximum concealment is required finally an electric tank can serve as a source of energy for other machines and mechanisms after all the level of electrification of modern weapons is extremely high thermal imagers communications equipment radar stations and other tactical devices require electricity in a word round combat vehicles with electric transmission are superior to traditional models in terms of dynamics maneuverability ease of control survivability and security as well as the possibility of attaching advanced weapons and sensors with high power consumption to them for example in the near future laser weapons will become an integral part of ground combat vehicles on a tank with an electronic transmission in batteries there will be no difficulty in powering the laser system the main source of energy for an electric tank can be a diesel or a gas turbine without a transmission load the service life of such units is much longer because the engine runs at constant even speed without big jumps increased loads during acceleration and vigorous maneuvering are compensated by batteries will elon musk be able to revolutionize the tank sector we will be closely monitoring all future developments of this project

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Length: 10min 30sec (630 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 15 2022