ok, soo tired of hearing this disinformation at the beginning of an article. Irritates me as bad as hearing how the AR in AR15 stands for automatic rifle.
News keeps saying the M1 Abrams can only burn J8 fuel in its Turbine..
"M-1 is meant to burn jet fuel, and not very efficiently. That can complicate the logistics of any army that operates the type"
^^fk this is stupid statement. The turbine DECREASES the logistics since it BURNS damn near ANYTHING.
What I've read is - The turbine is a work of art; it's meant to burn ANYTHING, gas, diesel, j8, kerosene, 1st Sgt's coffee if it's black enough.
"The turbine engine works with a range of fuels, including
ordinary gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel."
Tank engines weigh less and provide more power than reciprocating engines. Learn about the capability of tank engines and what type of fuel an M1 tank engine uses.
science.howstuffworks.com
The author at the very bottom, finally contradicts his first statements with
"The M-1’s Honeywell gas turbine in theory can burn any fuel that’s thin enough to move through its lines. The U.S. Army sticks with JP-8, but another army could top off its M-1s with diesel, motor gasoline, kerosene, moonshine, whatever.
It’s unclear whether changing the fuel alters the tank’s performance. The Australian army fuels its M-1s with diesel and hasn’t reported any performance issues."
fuck the 'in theory" - they proved it, so, it's not a theory.
what's great about the turbine
"The first was the turbine's unmatched acceleration. Turbine's light weight and torque feature gave the tank high mobility.
The second was the turbine's stealth feature. The rotating and continuous combustion feature significantly decreases large noises, vibrations and conspicuous exhaust gases characteristic to diesels. So that M1 Abrams is nicknamed as "Whispering Death". Turbine's clean exhaust and low noise also gave much more comfortable environment to soldiers while marching with the tank. Turbine's unseen exhausts were also reassuring in battle fields."