real_squidsok so the giant battery is in the tank, guess how big a cable would have to be? You’re not putting that on a quad
Scubusguess how big a cable would have to be
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I can show you a chunky 500W cable for a pc power supply, would be just as relevant. Look up cables of actual laser power supplies, they’re big and relatively dense, and we’re talking about tethering a quad, it’s not gonna fly well with that dangling.
jfrnzNot a man but I take your point, consider than this drone and the cable is gonna get peppered like crazy. Plus you don’t want it tangling up
It wouldn’t have to run at full power all the time, just when actively defending against a drone. There are lots of other harder to solve issues.
Ok and? Still needs batteries and cables to withstand peak power, still needs to be tethered somehow, still needs another crew member constantly flying it. Not to mention being this close to combat and to the ground, you better have some insanely good lens protectors or that laser is gonna be out of commission after any shrapnel lodges itself in.
Completely made up idea to counter this made up idea, but if you’re putting it on armor - a 12 gauge turret sounds so much easier. Doesn’t need a shitload of power, can put it onto a generic stand/turret base, targeting is easier and you’re guaranteed to ruin the enemy drone’s life
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KairuByteThe battery isn’t the issue they were talking about. They meant “so instead of batteries on the quad you’re powering it from the tank.”
The battery is there so you can actually use the 5kW laser at peak power. Even if you somehow make a tank with a 5kW turbine you don’t want to divert all power away from it to a drone that may or may not fry optic fibre cables around you, even if it’s only firing for a few seconds at a time
thanksforallthefishThe gas turbine in an Abrams produces 1100 kW
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avco-Lycoming_AGT1500
If you mean a dedicated turbine producing 5kW of electricity then it already has an accessory gearbox drawing up to 75kW out of the 1100 for peripherals. I doubt they’re currently generating (pun intended) huge amounts of electricity, but the drive is there for exactly this sort of purpose.
A 5kW alternator seems to be about $700 on ebay
If a reasonably skilled engineer cant fit that there’s something wrong
My bab, i misread the units
Find me a tank with a 5kW turbine