Then, the Abrams stands out from most other MBTs with its unique powerplant: the Avco-Lycoming AGT1500 gas turbine engine.

the increasing cost of fuel made gas turbine cars uneconomic to run, and meanwhile by the 1960s the piston engine had improved immeasurably over what had been available when the JET1 had been ...

However, the turbine engine is also infamous for its fuel consumption, which could be a liability in Ukraine without the proper logistics support to keep the tanks going.

Related stories The tank's powerful gas-turbine engine, which is sometimes compared to a jet engine, can get the 60-ton M1A1 up to 45 miles an hour. Its main gun fires accurately on the move.

Vladimir Putin's troops attacked positions defended by Ukraine's 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade using 40 motorbikes and several armoured vehicles.

The T-80 tank, valued at $2 to $4 million according to open sources, is less common in the Russian military than the T-72. Its advanced design includes a gas turbine engine that offers high ...