by "Spoon II" (Spoon_II)
Published 04/02/2017 at 02:54
by "Spoon II" (Spoon_II)
Published 04/02/2017 at 02:54
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So, I was playing Battlefield, as one is wont to do on a weekend, and it dropped a fun fact on me. Apparently, the Saint-Chamond tank used in the game wasn’t just a real tank, it was a real tank that was powered by a generator and propelled via electric motors! Now, the tank wasn’t exactly perfectly made/designed, but considering that it was amongst the very first tanks ever built, I think that can be let slide a little. Still, it’s fascinating (to me at least) that this powertrain set-up was used so early on. It’s always made sense to me as an extremely logical configuration for slower, heavier vehicles due to the torque advantages of electric motors. Here’s the wikipedia link if anyone’s curious:
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"beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard" (beardsbynelly-Rikerbeard)
04/02/2017 at 03:58, STARS: 2
if WW1 was 10 years earlier there probably would have been more of them. Electric drivetrains were massively popular at the time.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/02/2017 at 08:14, STARS: 0
That’s pretty cool!
"Viggen" (viggen37)
04/02/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 1
Porsche’s entry for the Tiger tank also utilized an electric hybrid design. A petrol engine powered a generator which powered the electric motor that moved the track. And there were two of these systems. One per track!
"Spoon II" (Spoon_II)
04/02/2017 at 16:39, STARS: 0
That’s kind of awesome! I figure that another cool advantage of these hybrid tanks is that you could use them to provide electricity to a small camp if you had to