>>531979943
>why?
There aren't any downsides to modern hybridization. China is the world leaders in full electric and hybrid cars so applying that tech to tanks was reasonable.
>assuming anton adds this will it be able to run on the batteries only (for a brief period) to move quietly through the map?
It should be able to. There's no reason a tank would have the sound electric cars have so pedestrians don't get ran over.
>>531982157
Not with rubber tracks.