What tank gun has the highest muzzle velocity?
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What tank gun has the highest muzzle velocity?
| Rheinmetall Rh-120 | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 120 millimetres (4.72 in) |
| Carriage | 120 x 570 mmR |
| Muzzle velocity | L/44: 1,530 to 1,650 m/s (5,000 to 5,400 ft/s) L/55: 1,640 to 1,750 m/s (5,400 to 5,700 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 4,000 meters (4,400 yd) with DM63 8,000 meters (8,700 yd) with LAHAT anti-tank guided missile |
What is the difference between smooth bore firearms and rifled bore firearms?
Modern firearms come in two primary forms: smooth bore and rifled bore. A smooth-bore weapon has a barrel that is completely smooth on the inside, while a rifled-bore weapon has grooves that help guide a bullet down the length of the barrel.
Who makes the m1a1 Abrams tank?
General Dynamics Land Systems
| M1 Abrams | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) |
| Designed | 1972–1975 |
| Manufacturer | Lima Army Tank Plant (since 1980) Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (1982–1996) |
| Unit cost | US$6.21 million (M1A2 / FY99) Estimated in 2016 as US$8.92 million (with inflation adjustment) |
What is smooth bore gun?
A smoothbore weapon is one that has a barrel without rifling. Smoothbores range from handheld firearms to powerful tank guns and large artillery mortars.
Why does the challenger have a rifled gun?
The tank has a 550 km range and maximum road speed of 59 km/h. Unique among NATO main battle tank armament, the L30A1 is rifled, because the British Army continues to place a premium on the use of high-explosive squash head (HESH) rounds in addition to armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot rounds.
Why is M1 Abrams smoothbore?
The reason tank guns are smoothbore is the switch from HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) to kinetic energy rounds sabot as the primary anti-tank round. Kinetic energy rounds are subcaliber rounds (smaller than the bore) and aren’t effective if the spun by rifling.
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