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Re: Best current MBT and a question for the Brits
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:08 am
by Ad Lav
Mick, the Challenger 1 and 2 tanks both have rifled gun. Allowing for more accuracy over longer distances. We also fire HESH and can’t fire HEAT from rifled barrels.
The new Challenger 3 will have a 130mm smooth bore, the gun the new Leopard has. Same ammo etc
Re: Best current MBT and a question for the Brits
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:40 pm
by cmryanuk
Mick, the guy I spoke to didn't make the distance claim, I was reading about the Challenger and found that online. I must have assumed it was the 2.
Good discussion.
Chris
Re: Best current MBT and a question for the Brits
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:44 pm
by Aurelius
Even though I am American, I suspect that either the Leopard or the Challenger would win out. From my admittedly non-expert vantage point, it seems my American forebears made some dumb decisions in the 1970s, ... especially the turbine engine. I don't know much about Japan's JGSDF 10, but it too seems to have several high-end features that might prevail in real battle.