I have been thinking about each tanks’ training time. With pressure from Russia; time needs to be implemented in a expeditious manner. So President Zelensky; Allied Partners is it possible to segment the training? That is break the crew up into teams. One team on the guns; another team on the engine and drive components, another team on the electronics & guidance systems . The smartest troops will have some mechanical aptitude naturally and can be crossed train. The idea is to get the tanks and teams out asap. Give the teams some dry runs to see out they operate as individual sections of the team working as a whole. Considering ojt. on the job training; each team can learn the duties of the other. Such a procedure can cut the training time by however many teams the crew is broken up into.
Hope this helps… CJ. 01.26.2023
M1 ABRAM
- Manufacturer: General Dynamics Land Systems.
- Service: US Army, USMC.
- Engine: 1500 HP Gas Turbine Engine.
- Armament: 120mm XM256 Smooth Bore Cannon; 7.62 M240 coaxial Machine gun; .50 cal M2 Machine gun.
- Maximum Speed: 42 mph.
- Range: 265 mi.
- Crew: 4.
Leopard 2 Tanks
Leopard 2A7A1 of KMW. Type Main battle tank Place of origin West Germany In service 1979–present Designer Krauss-Maffei Designed 1970s Manufacturer. KraussMaffei Maschinenbau Kiel Rheinmetall[2] Santa Bárbara Sistemas Hägglunds AB Contraves Hellenic Vehicle Industry Unit cost 2A6: US$5.74 million (2007)[3] 2A7+: €13–15 million[4] Produced 1979–present No. built 3,600 Mass 2A6: 62.3 tonnes (68.7 short tons) 2A7V: 66.5 Tonnes (73.3 short tons)
Challenger 2 Tank
Type Main battle tank Place of origin United Kingdom Service history. Designed 1986–1993 Manufacturer Alvis plc Vickers plc BAE Systems Land & Armaments Unit cost £4,217,000[1] Produced 1990 (prototypes) 1993–2002 (main production) No. built Around 447 64 t (63 long tons; 71 short tons),[2] 75 t (74 long tons; 83 short tons) with combat armour modules. Length 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in), 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in) gun forward Width 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) with appliqué armour Height 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in). Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader/operator, driver). Armour Chobham / Dorchester Level 2 (classified) Main. armament. L30A1 120 mm rifled gun with 47 rounds[3][4]. Secondary. armament. 7.62 mm coaxial L94A1 chain gun….7.62 mm L37A2 operator/loader’s hatch machine gun. Engine Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel. 26.1 L (1,590 cu in). 1,200 bhp (890 kW). Power/weight 18.7 hp/t (13.9 kW/t) at 64 t; 16.0 hp/t (11.9 kW/t) at 75 t. Transmission David Brown TN54E epicyclic transmission (6 fwd., 2 rev.). Suspension Hydropneumatic suspension. Ground clearance 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)[5] Fuel capacity 1,592 litres (350 imp gal; 421 US gal)[5]. Operational. range 550 km (340 mi) on-road,[6]. 250 km (160 mi) off-road on internal fuel[5]. Maximum speed 37 mph (59 km/h) on-road,[7]. 25 mph (40 km/h) off-road[5]