roflwaffle
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2007
- Location
- BFE, CA
- TDI
- Maybe a TDI in the future. For now... D - 82 Rabbit, 63 190d; H - 00 Insight, 05 Prius ; G - 82 RN30
A pallet of MREs, enough to feed 100 soldiers for 2 days is ~1k lbs, and a pallet of ammo (no clue how long that will last) is another ~1.5k pounds according to the almighty g00gl3y. On the other hand, 14 M2 Bradleys in rough terrain will suck down ~16klbs of diesel in a day, which is a lot more weight to move around.It's more than the fuel supply. If you study wars and battles through history, what's the first lesson? Cut off the supply lines. An army cannot fight without food or ammunition. Hybrid electric and fuel cells will only enable the army to move but not to eat.
https://www.army.mil/article/176881/logistics_forecasting_and_estimates_in_the_brigade_combat_team
The DoD is all about "More Fight - Less Fuel"
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/ADA477619.pdf
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