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  1. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Interesting. Thanks for sharing. So, this does not use a Squash Head charge, but aerosol, which causes the same effect as HESH, i.e., sends shockwaves through the armour and causes spalling on the other side. Good. I learnt something today. From my understanding, thermobraic weapons would...
  2. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Thanks. That is what I am trying to figure out. Should India invest in Sabots, and what they should use for the penetrator. I also did not know that DU is cheaper than some WHA alloys. Very interesting.
  3. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    I got the impression you reject research based conclusions from you post. Read your post again. I also said I was going to read your post once again because it was late and I had to go to bed. Now you are saying you don't reject research based conclusions. Well, that's good to hear. No need...
  4. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Tungsten's thermal conductivity is significantly higher than DU, so of course DU is a better penetrator, by a large margin. Then there is specific gravity. I saw @methos's post, but he rejects research based conclusion. I believe in research based conclusion. I will read his post again (it's...
  5. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    So what is your opinion? What should India do? Stick to HESH and HEAT, or go with the more expensive Sabot? Also, what are our capabilities for making DU penetrators? It's useless to make them using steel or tungsten. @Keshav Murali, regarding that spinning HEAT, which you said was from...
  6. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    A very nice article discussing Tank Rounds Link: USS Clueless - More on the T-72 Rifle vs Smoothbore Rifled guns are more accurate. On HEAT from a Rifle @Keshav Murali, you said that the spinning of the projectile disturbs the charge. I do not think so. The charge is usually of...
  7. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Re: Tank Guns: Photo & Dicussion thread.. I did look up a bit, but I do not see any conclusive evidence that M1A3 will have rifled gun. @Decklander, could you please provide some references, like @Damian has? This is all I found: Old news, from source: THE M1A3 THE WAY IT SHOULD BE
  8. pmaitra

    Tank Guns and Ammunition

    Дорогие товарищи, вы можете создавать на русском языке, но, пожалуйста, представить резюме на английском языке. Спасибо. http://translate.google.com/
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