China is developing a so called nuclear triad for the first time which is made up of new land and sea based missiles and nuclear capable aircraft a european think tank has warned. True like a nuclear powered warship a nuclear tank wouldn t need. The logistics of a nuclear powered main battle tank would have been stupendous.
This is an understatement to put it mildly. The 50 ton tank twice the weight of the tv 8 would have been armed with the 90 millimeter t208 and propelled by a nuclear power plant that created heat to drive a turbine engine. Hunnicut s authoritative a history of the main american battle.
The crew weapons and power plant would have been housed in the turret according to tank historian r p. Nuclear tanks peck 2020 chrysler s design was essentially a giant pod shaped turret mounted on a lightweight tank chassis like a big head stuck on top a small body. Military engineers have since used them to upgrade battlemaster and overlord tanks the more efficient nuclear engines give these tanks a 25 increase in speed.
Chinese nuclear scientists have developed a type of atomic reactor that is small efficient and relatively safe. Nuclear tank upgrades were available to pla commanders at the nuclear missile silo. This special purpose tank was intended to fight on cross country terrain inaccessible to conventional tanks acting as a heavy breakthrough tank and if necessary withstanding even the shockwave of a nuclear explosion.
Object 279 kotin объект 279 котин was a soviet experimental heavy tank developed at the end of 1959. The fuel tanks for the phase i vehicle powered by a chrysler v8 engine were located in the hull separating them from the crew in the turret. Closed circuit television was implemented as a measure to protect crew from the flash of tactical nuclear explosions and improve field of vision.
