>Just 14.4 psi, less than that of a person walking on the ground. Due to its greater length and its wider tracks, the Abrams distributes its nearly 70-ton weight over a much wider area, thus the Abrams and the T-80 (13.1psi) have negligible differences in ground pressure.
>For example, the average person’s foot will exert about 16 psi on the ground. An average passenger car exerts more pressure, around 35 psi. But a road bike’s thin wheels exert a whopping 90 psi of ground pressure. Guess which one suffers most in mud.
I’m no tank engineer but Abrams were designed and built during the cold war, probably with an intended use as a main battle tank on a European stage to fight the USSR so I can’t say I’m surprise to hear they do quite well in mud and snow. We all know what happened to the Eastern Front in WW2, General Winter was probably their chief concern during design.
It’s a gas hog. We will see if they can keep them fed.
Hopefully it’s helpful to the ukraine.
Can’t wait for f16s. If at minimum they need to just takeoff and shoot aim9 or amaraams the training already provided should be enough. No need for dogfight training in a standoff role.
I was curious to see how this compares to other tanks. I’m not sure how reliable this source is, but it suggests that the Abrams has more ground pressure than other tanks (e.g. t-72, Challenger 2) active in the war:
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>The ground pressure of an M1A1 Abrams?
>Just 14.4 psi, less than that of a person walking on the ground. Due to its greater length and its wider tracks, the Abrams distributes its nearly 70-ton weight over a much wider area, thus the Abrams and the T-80 (13.1psi) have negligible differences in ground pressure.
>For example, the average person’s foot will exert about 16 psi on the ground. An average passenger car exerts more pressure, around 35 psi. But a road bike’s thin wheels exert a whopping 90 psi of ground pressure. Guess which one suffers most in mud.
I’m no tank engineer but Abrams were designed and built during the cold war, probably with an intended use as a main battle tank on a European stage to fight the USSR so I can’t say I’m surprise to hear they do quite well in mud and snow. We all know what happened to the Eastern Front in WW2, General Winter was probably their chief concern during design.
It’s a gas hog. We will see if they can keep them fed.
Hopefully it’s helpful to the ukraine.
Can’t wait for f16s. If at minimum they need to just takeoff and shoot aim9 or amaraams the training already provided should be enough. No need for dogfight training in a standoff role.
I was curious to see how this compares to other tanks. I’m not sure how reliable this source is, but it suggests that the Abrams has more ground pressure than other tanks (e.g. t-72, Challenger 2) active in the war:
https://www.mathscinotes.com/2016/06/tank-track-ground-pressure-examples/