The High Survivability Test Vehicle (Lightweight) (HSTV(L)) was a U.S. Army light tank manufactured by AAI Corporation. It was developed under the Tank-automotive and …

2021年8月13日 · The High Survivability Test Vehicle Lightweight (HSTV-L) was a light tank testbed created during the late 1970s as part of the Armored Combat Vehicle Technology …

The HSTV-L was created to operationally test the concept of using high speed to enhance a vehicle's survivability rather than heavy armour. It was also used to test a number of new tank …

2023年7月14日 · The Armored Combat Vehicle Technology (ACVT) program developed the High Survivability Test Vehicle Lightweight (HSTV-L) as a light tank testbed in the late 1...

The HSTV-L (High Survivability Test Vehicle – Lightweight) is a former prototype, sometimes described as either a light tank or reconnaissance vehicle or Airborne Assault Vehicle. The …

2020年6月10日 · Using a gas turbine engine, hydropneumatic suspension, and fast-firing hypervelocity cannon, the HSTV-L was designed to explore the concept of an incredibly …

The American HSTV(L) Tank aka "High Survivability Test Vehicle (Lightweight)" was a 1970's prototype for a lighter & improved mobility Tank for the US Army

2019年2月27日 · HSTV-L was a a test bed that closely resembled, from the crew's point of view, a lightweight armored combat vehicle of the type that might be fielded by the Army or Marine …

Completed in 1979, the HSTV-L was designed to operationally test the merits of using speed, low silhouette, and high obliquity armor to protect a vehicle. It was armed with the L/72 XM274 …

2017年6月23日 · In 1980, as a 1LT, I was attached to the Armor Board at Ft. Knox for the Developmental Test for this vehicle. It was an amazing piece of technology (especially the …