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I was a huge fan of these sorts of shows as well! Having talked with folks who had full access to the specs however, my understanding is that there are specs an
by ChuckMcM 5y ago
I was a huge fan of these sorts of shows as well! Having talked with folks who had full access to the specs however, my understanding is that there are specs and there are specs. Basically the specs that give advantage or could be exploited as weaknesses on the battlefield were classified whereas the kind of stuff you could deduce just by watching one operate in the field was not. So for example, seeing how far a tank could shoot by watching one compete, not classified. But 'how many' shootable things and 'what kind' it carries might be classified.
- dylan604 5y agoThere's also things like published max speeds, and then full military power speeds that are more closely held.
- angry_octet 5y agoMore likely, that operating it at the official full speed causes irreparable damage within an hour, and it's traditional for everyone to piss on the radiator to help cool it down. How maintainable they are in the field and whether the Army has enough trained mechanics are more important than sexy specs like muzzle velocity and max speed.
- dylan604 5y agoRight, but when bullets are flying and it's time to high tail it out of Dodge, then pissing on the radiator doesn't seem such a high price.