据美国海军水面战斗中心(NSWS)报道,装有MTU MT883型12缸柴油机(1280kW/3000r/min)的17t两栖装甲履带车辆论证样车顺利地完成了两栖试车,海上试车速度超过52km/h,从而使之成为世界上最快的全履带两栖战车。目前,NSWS要求MTU将功率进一步增大到1650kW。MTU通过单缸试验论证了MT880系列发动机完全具有达到如此高功率的潜力。1991年底。改进后的MT883发动机在试验台上达到了新要求的1650kW功率,各项运转性能指标均符合要求。该机所采用的是在MTU商用发动机上具有成熟经验的顺序增压系统。这样增压系统可以对陆地和水面上出现的不同使用工况进行优化匹配。 According to the report by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWS), the 17t Amphibious Armored Tracked Vehicle equipped with the MTU MT883 12-cylinder diesel engine (1280kW / 3000r / min) demonstrated that the amphibious trial vehicle successfully completed its trial at a speed of over 52km / h at sea, Making it the fastest all-track amphibious tank in the world. Currently, NSWS requires MTU to further increase its power to 1650kW. MTU demonstrated through a single cylinder test that the MT880 series engine has the full potential to achieve such high power. By the end of 1991. The improved MT883 engine has reached the new required power of 1650kW on the test bench, and all the operational performance indexes meet the requirements. The machine is used in the MTU commercial engine has a mature experience of the sequential supercharging system. This boost system can be on the ground and water appear on the different conditions of use to optimize the match.