The Pentagon is looking for a solution to the problem of toxic gases entering the cockpit of a promising MPF tank after a shot
Recent tests by the Pentagon of its promising lung tank showed that when the crew fires from the main gun, the toxic gases generated during the shot enter the cockpit of the combat vehicle, writes Breaking Defense.
We are talking about the promising American 38-ton MPF tank, which is being developed by GDLS, which last year signed a contract with the Pentagon in the amount of 1,14 billion dollars.
The material states that the Fiscal Year 2022 (DOT&E) Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation (DOT&E) report released last month said that while the tank prototype from GDLS has shown "satisfactory progress" in achieving "operational efficiency, reliability and availability for infantry support”, there are several “vulnerabilities” that need to be addressed before the army decides on the mass production of a combat vehicle in fiscal year 2025.
Along with an insufficient cooling system and poor sound insulation, as the aforementioned document says, the problem was the ingress of toxic gases into the tank's cockpit after each shot.
However, as Ashley John, director of public relations of the Executive Directorate of the US Army Ground Combat Systems Program, told the publication, at the moment there is already a solution to the above problem.
According to her, during the tests, the tank crew had to work with open hatches in order to ventilate the cabin from toxic gases generated after a shot from the main gun.
John stated.
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