Cybertruck goes to war

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

One of the most tragic incidents I was part of in Iraq involved a crash with fuel tankers. Reducing those convoys would free up a lot of force.

And spare lives.

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[Thedude]

Making tactical vehicles as PHEV’s with ~50 mile range will do amazing things for force projection and reducing supply lines. It ain’t gonna happen for tanks and Bradley’s, but it could easily happen for Humvees and LMTV’s.

Once they go 50 miles they're just normal ICE trucks needing fuel then. In an austere environment there isn't a use case for only 50 miles of range and still hauling the weight of the batteries and electric drivetrain components once the charge is depleted. The trucks will still need a full diesel engine and driveline to move the required loads without electric assist.

 

[Marchin_MTB]

Another fun read! I'm curious to see how quickly this title, post, and thread goes south ?

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...s-tesla-truck-with-machinegun-war-2024-08-17/

Russia's Kadyrov equips Tesla truck with machinegun for war

Aug 17 (Reuters) - The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on Saturday of himself driving a Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab Cybertruck with what looked like a machinegun mounted on top, saying he would send it to the Ukraine conflict zone.

Kadyrov, known for extravagant publicity stunts, heaped praise on both the vehicle and Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk on the Telegram messaging app, calling him the "strongest genius of modern times" and inviting Musk to Chechnya.

"We... await your future products that will help us finish the special military operation," Kadyrov wrote, using the official term by which Russia describes its war in Ukraine.

There was no immediate comment from Tesla.

Sigh.

 

[Marchin_MTB]

Title of this thread should really be “Tesla finds Perfect Spokesman for Post-apocalyptic Wank-Panzer”

 

[CrazyOne]

Once they go 50 miles they're just normal ICE trucks needing fuel then. In an austere environment there isn't a use case for only 50 miles of range and still hauling the weight of the batteries and electric drivetrain components once the charge is depleted. The trucks will still need a full diesel engine and driveline to move the required loads without electric assist.

Hybrids can be made more fuel efficient or faster with big batteries. Especially diesel hybrids.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Hybrids can be made more fuel efficient or faster with big batteries. Especially diesel hybrids.

Hybrid can also mean range extender, where the ICE does not power the drivetrain directly. Mazda's rotary RE is promising, if they've found a way to improve durability. Very small and efficient at low rpm. Could be adapted to run on diesel and hydrogen.

 

[Hillbilly]

From 2024 Sound of Silence Tesla event. Custer, SD. Had a gun mount in the bed (Russian style). Vendor is selling frunk gun mounts for various types of guns. To each his own...

This is just weird. All my nice rifles are in cases/bags and would still fit in there fine (with magazines, ear protection, etc.)

 

[Riviot]

They are already testing multiple platforms. Mostly for base operations.

Anyone who's been to Bahrain can vouch for the number of Gem carts rolling around. We imported a bunch in 2019 and got the finger wag, they quickly implemented a unit per capita limit.

 

[Electron]

From 2024 Sound of Silence Tesla event. Custer, SD. Had a gun mount in the bed (Russian style). Vendor is selling frunk gun mounts for various types of guns. To each his own...

Pure awesomeness.

This is just weird. All my nice rifles are in cases/bags and would still fit in there fine (with magazines, ear protection, etc.)

Valid point, but the front gun mounts are clearly more for show, while having the advantage of speed to access them.

The frunk is tiny on the CT anyway so might as well make it look nice and the advantage of those precious seconds as a tactical advantage when push comes to shove.

I'd love to see a modded frunk that opens from the front with dual 30mm M320 chain guns. Let the imagination sore.

 

[Thedude]

I'd love to see a modded frunk that opens from the front with dual 30mm M320 chain guns. Let the imagination sore.

The truck can’t handle the recoil.

 

[BigSkies]

Once they go 50 miles they're just normal ICE trucks needing fuel then. In an austere environment there isn't a use case for only 50 miles of range and still hauling the weight of the batteries and electric drivetrain components once the charge is depleted. The trucks will still need a full diesel engine and driveline to move the required loads without electric assist.

Yep. We were called on to do missions that would work well for a PHEV platform. Many could be done in under 50 miles.

There are other missions that electrification could never conceivably work for. The original ground assault convoy into Iraq was one of those. The series “Generation Kill” gives a good visual of how that went down.

 

[atebit]

Tony would’ve driven a Cybertruck.

 

[Robin]

Another fun read! I'm curious to see how quickly this title, post, and thread goes south ?

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...s-tesla-truck-with-machinegun-war-2024-08-17/

Russia's Kadyrov equips Tesla truck with machinegun for war

Aug 17 (Reuters) - The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on Saturday of himself driving a Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab Cybertruck with what looked like a machinegun mounted on top, saying he would send it to the Ukraine conflict zone.

Kadyrov, known for extravagant publicity stunts, heaped praise on both the vehicle and Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk on the Telegram messaging app, calling him the "strongest genius of modern times" and inviting Musk to Chechnya.

"We... await your future products that will help us finish the special military operation," Kadyrov wrote, using the official term by which Russia describes its war in Ukraine.

There was no immediate comment from Tesla.

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[Robin]

From 2024 Sound of Silence Tesla event. Custer, SD. Had a gun mount in the bed (Russian style). Vendor is selling frunk gun mounts for various types of guns. To each his own...

Yep need one of those for my Rivian ??

 

[Robin]

Better get some armored flatbed tow trucks ready.

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