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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    So Sokol-1 and SAMHO are similar weapons in different caliber or are they different in some way ?
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Gur Khan mentioned to me that one round is DU and other is Tungsten round , though the exact dimension of rounds is not reveled officially.
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Can Svinets-1,2 can be fired from Indian T-90 Tank Guns as Indian T-90 uses 2A46M/M1 Gun , that would probably need a change in autoloader itself as well.
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    The problem is we will see many claims and counter claims from both sides and it will be hard to find the truth , German , US will claim we have developed xyz tank and ammo model that can defeat any Russian tank out there and we will hear similar claim that Armata is good for the next 20 years...
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Thats a very sweeping statement to say 2A82 and Griffil would take out any thing developed in the next 20 years , we need really strong evidence to back such statement from official source and some real world examples even then it would be premature to call it such , since 20 years is a long...
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Though there is noticable performance benefit of using DU and post penetration DU rounds tends to generate fire but DU rounds are genotoxic which is to say if fine power of DU enters into human via air or other manner it can cause long term harm to your genetics and there are many cases of high...
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    @Damian , @militarysta Thanks From memory I was once told by Gurkhan that 3BM59 «Svinets-1 which is DU round has penetration value of greater than 700 -750 mm and Svinets-2 which is tungsten is around 600-650 , as a thumb rule DU round have approx 100 mm better penetration value compared to...
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    I read on Russian forum 2A82 gun is for russian T-90AM or T-90A upgrades and Armata will have a newer gun better than 2A82. Any approximate penetration value presented in the book for Sivnit-1/2 and Grifel - 1, 2 ?
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    I read 2A82 gun is for russian T-90AM or T-90A upgrades and Armata will have a newer gun better than 2A82. Any approximate penetration value presented in the book for Sivnit-1/2 and Grifel - 1, 2 ?
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    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Lidsky M.D , Any thing known about 3BM59 and 3BM60 round capability , it seems the former is DU and latter is Tungsten round
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