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| ▲ | amluto 11 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| The same problem that a hybrid architecture solves for ships: the ability to use physically small electric motors with very high power density that are mechanically decoupled from the rest of the vehicle. This lets a bunch of designs pull off neat thrust vectoring tricky with much simpler and lighter components than a mechanical thrust vectoring system would need. (Electric azimuth thrusters are becoming common in large ships for roughly this reason, too.) |
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| ▲ | dzhiurgis 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | > ships That's a tangent from most sensitive vehicle to weight to the _least_ sensitive one. |
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| ▲ | nradov 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| The military cares a lot about range, signature reduction, and especially fuel efficiency. Reducing fuel usage reduces the logistical train necessary to sustain units in the field. https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/01/22/army-tries-out-n... |
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| ▲ | dghlsakjg 22 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | Dragging a trailer full of fuel seems easier than dragging a large generator and a trailer full of fuel. | |
| ▲ | dzhiurgis 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | How is it going to reduce fuel consumption by nearly doubling the weight? |
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