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Turbines are incredibly powerful for their size (volume) and weight. But, they have horrible energy efficiency and the throttle response is sloooooow. The M1 tank actually has a turbine engine.
Surface warships often have turbine engines. Commercial ships typically have diesels.... really big ones.
The place I worked at has two decommissioned Vietnam-era ASHVILLE CLASS (PGM-84) gunboats with two diesels and a turbine engine. With the turbine lit up, they could hit 42 kts (48 MPH). They'd plane like a speed boat.
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