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Originally Posted by SHERMAN i ask you guys, espcially tank crews, what technology you think is the most in need of research right now, as far as MBTs? |
If You are asking about principles to implement in design of future MBT, then I see 2 directions there:
1) New principles of main gun, i.e. how projectile can be fired with greater muzzle speed or have more armor penetration capability. There are few possible ways:
a) The way which seems to be used by Russians in `Black Eagle` project - the increasing of the caliber of gun. One of the reasons Russia left the Treaty on Conventional Armament in Europe is chance to build and use tanks with guns, bigger than 125mm, which was the upper limit for tank guns of the Treaty. As I have heard/read, the `Black Eagl` possibly have 135 or 140mm gun. Also, in internet can be found information on other perspective Russian tank designs with even 152mm guns.
b) Other way is to change dramatically the very way of how projectile is fired - there are plans to fire projectiles with use of electromagnetic field around the barrel, however such technologies seems to be quite energy consuming and there will be need to make power plant on tank more powerful to supply energy. For now also dimensions of power plant/`gun` are to be too huge to install them normally on tank, so such technical solutions seems to be still for coming future.
2) Change of tank composition scheme. As it can be seen on BMPT, there is a tend to remove crew members from the turret and make the turret to be controlled remotely from the tank hull, near the driver. It makes turret less vulnerable, as there is decrease for internal space, needed for crew member, and increase of survivability of crew.