Comments by "n" (@user-pq4by2rq9y) on "Biden pushes 'electric tank' in desperate attempt to win over young voters: Lara Trump" video.

  1.  @ZERO-th6dd  you can fight emps with Faraday cages and tanks happen to be one of the thickest metal boxes known to men. My guess is that optics would fail well before the powerplant.
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  2. Look, Biden may not be clever but electric tanks, if possible, aren't nearly as stupid as they sound. Imagine replacing 50 fuel tank trucks with a single, relatively portable, nuclear reactor. And chances are electric tanks will become viable in the near future due to niobium batteries, since thermal management is vastly improved compared to what we currently have on the market.
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  3. I don’t see it as ridiculous, electric motors are virtually silent, work best under load and at low rpm, are very low maintenance, produce a lower infrared signature and can produce their own "fuel" in place. Ideally from small nuclear reators at the base. It’s not like batteries will do much to weigh down a 60 ton tank. Not saying that it will be easy, just that it is worth considering. The biggest problem I see is that those batteries are a safety hazard, however there are ways to improve that aspect hitting the market soon. Plus those batteries could also power a ETC cannon, giving you higher muzzle velocities and consistency with every shot. To be frank, even a hybrid tank would be quite useful with current technology.
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