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In war rendering things unusable is as good as completely destroying them. Also, secondary explosions set off by the impact/spaulding can be a Very Bad Thing: h
by ryanmarsh 10y ago
In war rendering things unusable is as good as completely destroying them. Also, secondary explosions set off by the impact/spaulding can be a Very Bad Thing: https://youtu.be/750jAbdf-I8 https://youtu.be/750jAbdf-I8
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoI'm pretty sure that giant fireball is by design. The ammunition stowage is designed to blow out vertically like that in the case of a hit.
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- bendbro 10y agoDo the occupants survive? When I first saw this video, I assumed they got roasted.
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoIn an American or western tank? Maybe, those are heavily designed for crew survival. In a Russian/Soviet design? Who knows.
- abstractbeliefs 10y agoThe occupants don't survive, but it's better for munitions to burn out slowly and upwards than quickly and outwards, turning the tank into a grenade. Other tanks, infantry, passers by will be glad for it.