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China is considering developing a nuclear-powered tank equipped with a 450km-range railgun, according to a peer-reviewed paper published in June by Acta Armamentarii. This proposed vehicle would weigh about 60 tonnes and be powered by a 10-megawatt-class small modular reactor, while the railgun is projected to deliver a force of 50 megajoules. The project has received funding from China's National Key Laboratory of Special Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Integration Technology, but further simulations and tests are needed before practical deployment can be considered.
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A peer-reviewed paper published in June in Acta Armamentarii by researchers at the National Key Laboratory of Special Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Integration Technology proposes a concept for a nuclear-powered tank capable of firing a railgun with a range of up to 450 kilometers. The vehicle would weigh 60 tonnes, be powered by a 10-megawatt-class small modular reactor (SMR), and feature a 50-megajoule railgun. While the concept is detailed in this paper, further multi-physics simulations and vehicle-level testing are required before these systems could move towards practical deployment. The study was funded by a special research project at the laboratory.
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China mulls building nuclear-powered tank with 450km-range railgun in 2 decades
Further multi-physics simulations and vehicle-level testing needed before proposed systems could move towards practical deployment
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systems → mull → deployment
Detailed in a peer-reviewed paper published in June in the Chinese journal Acta Armamentarii, the concept envisions a 60-tonne armoured vehicle driven by a 10-megawatt-class small modular reactor (SMR) and a 50-megajoule (MJ) railgun.
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concept → detail → reactor
The National Key Laboratory of Special Vehicle Design and Manufacturing Integration Technology funded the study through a special research project.
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Laboratory → fund → project
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