Check Them Out: World’s 5 Most Powerful Tanks
Q. What happens when a sabot round hits a tank?
If that target is closed, hatches shut and locked, then the sabot creates extreme over pressure inside the tank. Then, you have spalling, as the armor that was hit by the sabot is superheated and shattered, it flies around the inside of the tank, bouncing off the interior and killing the crew, but it doesn’t end there.
Q. What happens if a tank flips over?
If it gets flipped over or otherwise incapacitated, a rear exit allows for safer evacuation. In a combat scenario, or if they fell into water, likely they wouldn’t. Otherwise, the Army have tank transporters and recovery vehicles. Though if it literally “flipped”, the people inside could be a bit battered.
- T-90A (Russia)
- M1 Abrams (United States)
- Leopard 2 (Germany)
- Merkava IV (Israel)
- Challenger 2 (United Kingdom)
Q. Can a mortar destroy a tank WW2?
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Q. Why do tank destroyers not have turrets?
Tank destroyers had no turrets because they were meant as a defensive anti armour weapon. The were significantly cheaper to produce and could have thicker armour for the same weight of vehicle. Their design was meant to fight from prepared positions against attacking armour.
Q. What is the best anti-tank weapon?
Javelin
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