>French army testing the Hermione hydrogen-powered UGV that refuels in just three minutes, carries up to 300 kilograms of payload, and operates for 20 hours with all-wheel drive mobility (by Polish P.H.U. Lechmar and French H2X-Defense)
The hydrogen crisps the self detonation.
>>64755672The eyebrows give it a lot of character.>>64755681I mean, violently exploding is a bit less of an issue for a drone. What's the use-case for it, anyhow? Strap a fiddy cal and an ATGM to the top?
>>64755699> The demonstrator presented in Kielce was in a drone-carrier configuration, offering a payload capacity of 300 kilograms (661 pounds). While the specific drone types it can support have not been disclosed, the capacity suggests flexibility for a range of aerial systems.>Other Hermione models are designed for medium- and heavy-lift roles, capable of carrying 600 kilograms (1,323 pounds) and up to 2 tons (1,814 kilograms) of cargo.They are also talking about mounting RCWS on it. The big differentiator compared to other UGVs is the fact that it's hydrogen-powered, I guess. Time will tell if the energy density and rapid refuelling outweigh the problem of having to load or produce hydrogen at your supply point.
>>64755672Does it give you a smug look and say "levi-OH-sa" at you?
>>64755724>RonALD WEAsley...........>it's LevioSaaahhhhhh
>>64755672looks like a coffin on wheels
>>64755672Poor logistics chads having to drive tankers full of hydrogen to the frontlines.
The past is boxy and blocky, the future is sleek and looks like it belongs in the xenomorph universe.Yes I know they had a big blocky APC
>>64755672>300 kilograms of payloadthat's mothing an old lighweight landriver was airportable and took a ton over three times that plus boom there goes the hydrogen
>>64755672>hydrogen-poweredThey're gonna blow up.
>>64755672I like hydrogen as a fuel source. not because it's practical, efficient or easy to handle. But because it allows you to store surplus electricity in fuel form and makes your country more autarkic (less reliant on oil) The ideal use-case for hydrogen for the military is for the civilians to all switch their cars to run on hydrogen (or electricity) leaving that precious oil for the military. It basically makes you invulnerable to blockades
