China is working on a submarine tank that can operate underwater for 2 hours
A Chinese research team has proposed four types of equipment that could rapidly switch between wartime environments, including operating deep under water for long periods, as multi-domain combat is set to develop in the coming decades. The “heterogeneous” equipment is designed to exceed conventional armoured vehicles by rapidly reconfiguring physical modules and functions within seconds for…
Researchers from the Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group and Beijing Institute of Technology have proposed a concept for a submarine tank capable of operating underwater for up to two hours. This multi-domain armored vehicle aims to rapidly switch between land, water, air and electromagnetic environments, reducing the time it takes to transition from reconnaissance to striking a target from over 45 seconds to just 9 seconds.
The design includes a dedicated water module that could operate up to 50 meters deep for two hours, with the transition between operating environments taking as little as 12 minutes. While underwater performance has not been tested, the concept aims to improve flexibility in amphibious operations and reduce whole-life costs by around 40 percent compared to existing modular armored vehicles.
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