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No. Knightmares have replaced tanks as the main battle unit. In reality, KFs would be used as cavalry, as opposed to assault. Their great mobility, with the super charged roller skates and their harkens make it so an army could actually almost completely eliminate infantry in a non-urban setting, or almost eliminate armor in an urban one. Also, KFs would be quite good against IEDs, since it would take a much larger blast to do anything other then blow off the KF's legs. Problem is, just like infantry, KFs don't do so well in battle against heavy emplacements because they're soft targets. I'd be willing to say that a hellfire would probably do a KF in.
And considering that KFs weigh about...what, 8 tons...hm...lets calculate the force, asuming an 8 ton KF is going 60 mph after 3 secconds of acellerating
8 ton = 7257.47792 kg
60 mph = 26.8224 m/s
F=M*A
V=AT+V[0]
26.8224 m/s=(x)(3s)+0
x=8.9408 ms^-2
F=(8.9408ms^-2)(7257.47792 kg)
F~64,887 N
now lets calculate work and power
S = 1/2AT^2+V[0]t+S[0]
S = 1/2(26.8224ms^-2)(3^2)+0*3+0
S = 120.7008m
W = NS
W = (64887N)(120.7008m)
W = 7,831,912 J
Power = W/T
Power = 7,831,912 J/3s
Power = 2,610,637 Watts
Power ~3500 Horsepower
The KF engine would be arround 3500 Horsepower
Jez, why do I do this, but never my Physics homework...
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