Soon after the British deployed their new weapon, the Germans developed tanks of their own. With tanks on both sides, the weapon's role changed significantly. Instead of taking out trenches, today's tanks mostly battle other tanks. As we'll see in the next few sections, the M1 is specifically designed for this sort of combat. Sign up for our Newsletter! Mobile Newsletter banner close.
Mobile Newsletter chat close. Mobile Newsletter chat dots. Mobile Newsletter chat avatar. Mobile Newsletter chat subscribe. Tanks dont need to turn efficiently. They get something like 1mpg and they exist to kill the enemy. The designs are such that theyre better off performing poorly on a variety of surfaces instead of ideally on one or two. In order to steer a tracked vehicle, it is necessary to drive one track faster than the other, causing the vehicle to turn toward the slower track.
How is that incorrect? That's how tanks traveling forward turn: one track goes faster and the vehicle turns toward the slower track. But both tracks are still rotating the same direction. Your scenario is for a stopped tank turning in place. OP: I'm a little confused on what you're asking: I'm hoping to hear about how tanks are designed to minimise this problem The problem is minimized by having an engine powerful enough to overcome the friction of turning in place the worst case scenario for friction.
And, as has been noted, tracked vehicles have terrible fuel economy. My brother and I were talking to a guy that sold old military vehicles and he had one tank there, a Russian tank I think from WWII or the 50s, maybe a T He said it would use gallons of diesel a day to run. It did not look like it had been moved in a long time.
Best answer: Modern tanks have very elaborate transmission system for applying power at varying rates to the treads to make turns. In the Abrams, it is a fly by wire type system where an abstract input to the wheel is translated to the appropriate turning forces on the treads. It does create significant sideways force on the tracks.
This is the reason that the tracks are covered with rubber pads and the reason why they have be laboriously replaced fairly often. A friend of mine was the officer assigned to follow the tank companies around on exercises in Germany and pay people for the damage the tanks did ripping up everything they drove over.
Tanks try to put as much weight on the center of the tread as possible where the sideways force is the lowest the front and back of the tread moves the most, as you can imagine if you think about the forces involved.
I've drawn a free body diagram above to help describe the physics. Here you can see that the sprocket exerts a moment on the track turning it and creating a force in the positive X direction.
Then, depending on how much power the engine is supplying, the tank will overcome the force of friction and move forward. Some tanks have even gone as fast as 60 to 70 miles per hour for short periods of time. Tanks aren't really built for speed, though. Driving tanks at high speeds often leads to mechanical problems and breakdowns. Tanks perform better at slow speeds over short distances.
That is why they usually must be transported to where they are needed on huge airplanes , trains , or special trucks. We hope you're ready to learn even more about tanks. Check out the following activities with a friend or family member:. Thanks so much, C-Ri! Thanks for sharing! The fastest tank known to man is the Panzer 1. It can reach speeds as high as 91 mph and the largest most heavieset most powerful tank is the Maus.
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They call it a tank because the people who built it in WW1 thought it was for transporting water so they called it a tank.
I was a driver on a M1A1 tank I out in the field training and I was told to gun it to get out the aria I got it up over 80 mph. Hi, Will! Thanks for sharing this cool fact! We hope you learned something new from this Wonder. We encourage you to keep researching about tanks! Thanks for adding to the discussion and being a supportive Wonder Friend, Will! We hope you stop by Wonderopolis again soon! Hi, Tim! Thanks for sharing that interesting fact.
It sounds like you know a lot about tanks. They are interesting to learn about. Maybe you can do a project on them and share it with your family and friends!
Welcome, Nicholas! Thanks for joining the discussion and sharing your thoughts. The Wonder tells us, "Believe it or not, tanks can actually move at about 25 miles per hour on flat terrain and up to 45 miles per hour on roads!
Hi, Tianna! Because of the size and their engine, tanks don't go as fast as some vehicles. However, 45 miles per hour in a tank probably seems faster than it sounds! They weren't. They were designed to be armoured fighting vehicles.
The codename "tanks" was used to disguise their purpose. Great point, Wonder Friend Tyler! While tanks can drive quite fast, they are not built for speed. Those high speeds can lead to engine breakdowns, so we don't think you will have to worry about speedy tanks anytime soon!
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You sure do know a lot about tanks, Mr. Thanks for adding something extra cool to this Wonder about them by sharing some of your knowledge with us!
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