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 Armaments Command (TACOM) Armored Combat Vehicle Technology (ACVT) program.

Aug 13, 2021 · 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 (ACVT) program.

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 technologies, the most notable of which was an automatic main gun - a 75 mm ARES XM274 smoothbore rapid-fire hyper-velocity tank gun.

Feb 13, 2021 · It's no secret that the High Survivability Test Vehicle Lightweight (HSTV-L) is by far my favorite tank. Constructed and tested during the early 80s, the HSTV-L was the epitome of speed. It...

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

Jul 14, 2023 · The Armored Combat Vehicle Technology (ACVT) program developed the High Survivability Test Vehicle Lightweight (HSTV-L) as a light tank testbed in the late 1970s.

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 75mm automatic cannon, designed by Eugene Stoner of Ares Incorporated.

Feb 27, 2019 · 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 Corps. HSTV-L testing...

Reborn as the ELT-75 (Export, Light Tank - 75 (mm)), this tank is intended to fill the gap between MBTs and IFVs/APCs by providing a light recon platform with excellent mobility and a quick-firing weapon that relies on an unusually compact round type.

Feb 11, 2024 · HSTV-L에 장착된 고출력의 가스터빈 엔진은 매우 높은 기동성을 제공해 주었다. 이름이 고생존성 시제 차량인 이유가 이 때문. 높은 기동성과 낮은 전고의 조합을 사용해 아예 피탄 자체를 피한다는 뜻이다. 엔지니어들의 시뮬레이션 결과, 사우디아라비아 같은 사막 지형에선 50mph (약 80km/h) 의 속도를 낼 수 있으며, 독일 같은 산지 지형에서는 35mph (약 56km/h)의 속도를 낼 수 있었다. 또한 납작한 포탑과 엄청나게 낮게 내려가는 주포의 부각 덕분에 헐 다운 시나 언덕에서 …