Singapore to Acquire Refurbished Leopard Tanks
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The shock wave won't get trapped I think. The pressure may vent out faster if the hatches are open... but not that it would help much for the ppl inside.
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I guess what post from "lionnoisy" meant was that tanks such as M1A1/2s, Merkavas etc are designed with blow off panels in the main round storage compartments in the turret bustle. When the armor is penetrated where the main round in the turret is located, any explosion ( or pressure increase ) will vent off safely. Note that Western tank rounds are sometimes individually encased in protective jackets ( eg with water in case of Merkava ). The propellants in the round also do not explode so easily unlike Russian rounds.
When penetrated , Russian tanks usually blow up from the secondary explosions from the main rounds. Western tanks are much more survivable. -
Oh...
The blow off panels for M1s are located at the top of the ammo compartment. In the event of ammo explosion, an emergency seal off "door" seperates the ammo compartment from the crew compartment, while the explosion is vented upwards.
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Just bought a Leopard 2A4 model kit.
In it, it had the colours for 4 non-German users. Even the SAF ex-German Leopards may have NATO-style camo but will think when it enters SAF service, it may have the same 1-colour style (as with other SAF vehicles), probably along the Dutch Leopard's (see below).
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No I got it from a weapons forum. One poster just came back from his tour in Iraq. There are some interesting points, but it is like 3rd hand.Originally posted by glock:I guess what post from "lionnoisy" meant was that tanks such as M1A1/2s, Merkavas etc are designed with blow off panels in the main round storage compartments in the turret bustle. When the armor is penetrated where the main round in the turret is located, any explosion ( or pressure increase ) will vent off safely. Note that Western tank rounds are sometimes individually encased in protective jackets ( eg with water in case of Merkava ). The propellants in the round also do not explode so easily unlike Russian rounds.
When penetrated , Russian tanks usually blow up from the secondary explosions from the main rounds. Western tanks are much more survivable. -
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Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko
Lieutenant Pavlichenko was cited by the Southern Army Council for killing 257 German soldiers. Her total confirmed kills during World War II was 309, including 36 enemy snipers.
the deadliest woman in the world.