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Sri.Theo posted:What’s the benefit of tungsten pellets over explosives? Wouldn’t they be just at reflective at ruining things? The warhead would use both, explosives to propel the pellets. Tungsten as it's very dense, yet somewhat affordable and safe to manufacture and handle. E. Beaten Preen Dog fucked around with this message at 16:38 on Nov 18, 2022 |
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Nov 18, 2022 16:29
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HonorableTB posted:I wonder if a relatively modern tank (let's be generous and say T-80 and above?) Post WWII, roof armor is usually an inch or greater, which should stop the pellets, especially at any long distance. I believe the tungsten alloy used for the submunitions is brittle to improve soft-target effect, but reduced armor penetration, especially at steep impact angles. A close or direct hit may incapacitate the crew of a modern tank by shock wave alone. It is customary to have hatches open while in transit, or even during combat for better visibility. Tanks crews would definitely be affected then.
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Nov 18, 2022 18:29
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Yah, totally. I'm just thinking the distance at which a relatively oblong, dense bullet is still going fast enough to penetrate an inch is also so close that overpressure could be the bigger threat. But I think we can be sure if you have the intel to drop a himars accurately on a tank column many of the vehicles will be placed out of service for various reasons, and the sight and sound of the moment will feature in the crews dreams forever after. E. Depending on source I read there's 160,000-180,000 pellets in a 200lb M30A1 warhead. So each submunition weighs less than a gram. Preen Dog fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Nov 18, 2022 |
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Nov 18, 2022 19:16
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