tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post8342463798417377510..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: I talk, and talk, say nothingAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-78503057334710399962007-01-22T19:54:00.000+01:002007-01-22T19:54:00.000+01:00Tank rounds, broadly speaking, come into two varie...Tank rounds, broadly speaking, come into two varietes: shaped charge explosive warheads like the IEDs mentioned, used against bunkers, buildings, and light-skinned vehicles. Sabot rounds, generally speaking, are used against more heavily-armed targets like other tanks, especially those armored with reactive armor specifically designed to defeat shaped-charge warheads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-65879628442974106252007-01-22T18:29:00.000+01:002007-01-22T18:29:00.000+01:00The IEDs of which they speak are the ones describe...<i>The IEDs of which they speak are the ones described as EFPs, for explosively-formed projectile. This means that the explosive is contained around a cone of metal, copper for preference, which is melted by the explosion and driven as a solid slug into the target. This approximates the way modern tank guns work, and will penetrate practically any armour.</i><br /><br />Not quite; modern tank guns fire a sabot shell, basically a big thin dart of solid metal, that doesn't contain any explosive - the kinetic energy does the damage. What this sounds like is a shaped-charge weapon, which is the way modern anti-tank missiles work - and, in fact, have done since the Second World War.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-89582076657083253462007-01-22T16:46:00.000+01:002007-01-22T16:46:00.000+01:00Fine post Alex. Very informative.
-Eric MartinFine post Alex. Very informative.<br /><br />-Eric MartinEric Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033270111638112087noreply@blogger.com