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MBT-70 vs. M1 Abrams: Who Wins in a Tank War?

The MBT-70, an ambitious joint U.S.-German tank project from the 1960s, was a technological marvel on paper but a practical ...
Tank guns have come a long way—from low-velocity cannons to precision, high-penetration weapons capable of destroying targets ...
For comparison, current Chinese 125mm APFSDS have a 1700m/s muzzle velocity, the German L55 has a muzzle velocity of 1,750m/s, ... he new tank cannon uses one piece ammunition, ...
The A-10 Warthog is Really Just a Flying Cannon. May 16, 2024. ... This seven-barreled beast can fire 4,200 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 3,400 ... The Indispensable Flying Tank with ...
But acetylene is in a class of its own, producing a muzzle velocity of 138 metres per second. That’s over 300 mph. The Courtneys make absolutely clear that this kind of cannon is extremely ...
What is that odd-shaped thing on the end of the barrel of the FHC’s 17-pounder (and many other WWII cannons)? It’s not a flash suppressor, it’s a muzzle brake. These slots, vents, hole, or ...
The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) ... During test fires, the YPG team collects data such as high-speed video, pressure, and muzzle velocity.
A Dutch Air Force F-16 had a close encounter with its own cannon shells in January. ... The rounds have a muzzle velocity of 3,450 feet per second (1050 meters per second).
Not content with just another t-shirt cannon, the kids of Team 254, The Cheesy Poofs, built an amazing ten shot Gatling style cannon. With a rate of fire of 3 shots per second and a range of 150 ...
The M1 Abrams tank was first fielded by the U.S. Army in the 1980s. The Army had preferred the 105-millimeter gun, the British-designed Royal Ordnance L7, also known in the United States as the M68.
A Ukrainian tank crew man, a T-64BV battle tank, and the world's deadliest selfie stick. Oleh Kapral via Youtube 2016-02-22T21:39:00Z ...
The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) ... During test fires, the YPG team collects data such as high-speed video, pressure, and muzzle velocity.