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  • ?Army?s New M1A3: A Faster, Lighter, Drone-Killing Beast?

    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 15:44:05
    ?Army?s New M1A3: A Faster, Lighter, Drone-Killing Beast?

    https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/29/armys-new-m1a3-faster-lighter-drone-killing-beast-n2201822

    ?Perhaps of even greater importance, it is nearly a certainty that the
    M1E3 will operate with new generations of EW, as advanced systems can
    now help deconflict the spectrum, identify enemy signatures and RF
    signals and ?jam,? ?disable? or even ?take over? attacking drones. High-Powered Microwave weapons are also emerging quickly as a key area
    of focus when it comes to the challenges associated with countering
    drone attacks. It would not be surprising to learn that the M1E3
    operates with AI-enabled C-UAS and threat-oriented computing able to
    find, verify and validate targets and pair them with an optimal
    countermeasure or effector ? in milliseconds.?

    ?By operating with a diesel-electric hybrid engine, the M1A3 will not
    only be more fuel efficient, and operate with silent ?watch? capability,
    but it will benefit from large sources of on-board electrical power
    generated by the diesel-electric engine. This will bring necessary
    on-board electricity to support electronics, sensors, targeting and
    AI-enabled computing at lighter weights without needing to add APUs.?

    So, instead of 10 gallons per mile, the M1A3 will get 8 gallons per mile ???

    We may be headed on the way to the BOLO self aware tanks.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

    Hat tip to:
    https://thelibertydaily.com/

    Lynn


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  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 21:16:54
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    ?Army?s New M1A3: A Faster, Lighter, Drone-Killing Beast?

    Has nothing to do with science fiction. Stop posting this crap, please.

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  • From WolfFan@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 18:16:39
    On Apr 29, 2026, Scott Lurndal wrote
    (in article <azuIR.556014$Zve6.365828@fx18.iad>):

    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    ?Army?s New M1A3: A Faster, Lighter, Drone-Killing Beast?

    Has nothing to do with science fiction. Stop posting this crap, please.

    The late David Drake?s Hammer?s Slammers might be interested. Assuming
    that the thing actually works. Me, I remember the Sgt York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M247_Sergeant_York

    I persnally like the bit where a prototype aimed at a rewiewing stand full of American and allied brass, causing said brass to vacate the rewiewing stand
    at high speed, which resulted in ?minor injuries?. Tht one, and the time
    that a different prototype locked onto a spinning latrine fan, identifying it as a helicopter, and firing at it, allegedly just after a ?senior
    officer? had left the latrine. (Detail not in Wiki; the bit where
    officialdom tried to have reports omit the fact that it was a latrine fan
    is.)

    [gets popcorn]


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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 19:38:52
    On 4/29/2026 4:16 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
    ?Army?s New M1A3: A Faster, Lighter, Drone-Killing Beast?

    Has nothing to do with science fiction. Stop posting this crap, please.

    Woof ! Not a BOLO fan !

    Lynn


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