Polarise The Hull Plating!!!

[RichL]

Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
By the time advanced camos come along you'd also see a fuel cell powered troop carrier/fighting vehicle. It's called the All-Electric Combat Vehicle. By the time you hear it, it's too late.

If its wheeled of course. If it has tracks, chances are you'll hear it clanking along from some distance away.

"Reduced vehicle thermal and acoustic signatures. While operating solely with on-board energy storage, the thermal signature was virtually undetectable to the best infrared thermal-imaging sensors available." (US Army Logistics Management College)

I find that VERY hard to believe. Unless they've come up with materials for the hull, wheels and tires (or tracks) that can maintain ambient temperature to within a few degrees, it will be visible on a decent thermal imager. Certainly on the stuff I worked on 10+ years ago, and I cant imagine the US having imagers that arent at least as good as ours.