Then, the Abrams stands out from most other MBTs with its unique powerplant: the Avco-Lycoming AGT1500 gas turbine engine.

These tanks are said to incorporate a new system ... The Russian T-80BWM is powered by a gas turbine engine, enabling it to handle muddy and post-snow conditions effectively - said a Russian ...

Both Soviet-style tanks and American ones like the Abrams have their strengths and weaknesses as seen in the war in Ukraine.

The T-80BVM is the latest version of the T-80 main battle tank manufactured since 1976. Its deliveries to the Russian army began in 2019. It is equipped with a 1,250 hp gas turbine engine (in ...

Technical difficulties were never fully overcome, the increasing cost of fuel made gas turbine cars uneconomic to run, and meanwhile by the 1960s the piston engine had improved immeasurably over ...

Taiwan ordered the 108 M1A2T tanks in 2019. The cost was USD2.22 ... is fitted with a 120 mm smoothbore gun and bespoke gas-turbine engine. The M1A2T resembles the Abrams System Enhancement ...

Swapping Cosworth DFV for Pratt & Whitney, the turbine-powered Lotus Type 56B is one of the most radical F1 cars of all time ...

Related stories The tank's powerful gas-turbine engine, which is sometimes compared to a jet engine, can get the 60-ton M1A1 up to 45 miles an hour. Its main gun fires accurately on the move.