Evolution of Tank Technology: From Challenger 2 to Hybrid Electric Prototypes

The video discusses the evolution of tank designs, starting with modern tanks powered by diesel engines and featuring metal tracks for traction. It then explores future designs like the General Dynamics AHED prototype, which uses a diesel-electric hybrid power source for greater efficiency. The British Army, which developed the first tank in World War One, is now interested in these new technologies to create medium-weight, airportable armored vehicles, with plans to deploy over 2000 units by 2012 at a cost of £14 billion.

Which conflicts has the new tank design, introduced in 1998, been involved in?

• Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq

• Vietnam, Korea, and Iraq

• Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya

• Somalia, Rwanda, and Sudan

What is a key feature of the General Dynamics AHED prototype?

• Hydrogen fuel cell

• Diesel-electric hybrid power source

• Solar-powered engine

• Nuclear power source

How are the wheels of the AHED prototype driven?

• Electrically from batteries

• Manually by soldiers

• Mechanically by a diesel engine

• Hydraulically by a pump

What was the British Army's role in tank development during World War One?

• They avoided using tanks

• They developed the first tank

• They used tanks for the first time

• They destroyed enemy tanks

By what year does the British Army plan to deploy its new class of armored vehicles?

• 2020

• 2015

• 2012

• 2025