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On the note of logistics, the turrrets on these lose their rifling after a few hundred rounds, they need to be replaced in field after this or they just become
by swader999 5y ago
On the note of logistics, the turrrets on these lose their rifling after a few hundred rounds, they need to be replaced in field after this or they just become much less precise. Same with artillery.
- fork1 5y agoI do not know for tanks, but for artillery, it tends to be much higher (few thousands) It is quite variable depending on if you re firing full charges, firing when the tube is hot, etc.
- swader999 5y agoYeah, the exact number is probably classified and precision does fall off with use.
- jakogut 5y agoThe M1 Abrams, along with many other modern tanks, has a smoothbore cannon.
- hef19898 5y agoThe only NATO tank with a rifled cannon is the Challenger 2. The Brits preferred HEASH ammo, a rifled cannon improved accuracy. It took some development to get HEAT and SABOTs that can be fired from a rifled cannon. No idea what the Russian tanks are using. EDIT: Just looked, the T-72 has a 125 mm smoothbore cannon.
- greedo 5y agoCurrent models do, but the original M1 and M1IP were armed with the M68 105mm rifled gun (basically a licensed British L7).
- greedo 5y agoAll Russian tanks are smoothbore...