The m1 and m60 series tanks use the 105 mm cartridge; Rheinmetall 120 mm gun : Royal ordnance l11 and l30:
Tank ammunition
The company’s globally acclaimed 120mm tank ammunition combines tremendous firepower with technological advancements to provide unsurpassed combat effectiveness.
Imi 120 mm gun :
Ke rounds are designed to defeat advanced threat armor. The current 120 mm family of tactical tank ammunition consists of the five unique cartridges, each designed to defeat one or more specific threat targets. 408 weight of cartridge case with charge, (kg): The practical effect is enormous.
A tank carries a mix of different cartridges for the main gun.
Stowage in tank within the existing space Inert type of body materiel : In the reverse, if the tank has a 125 mm main gun, the russian ammunition will be more powerful and useful, because (again) the 120 mm nato ammunition won’t fit, and can’t be fired. Canister loading assembly for 81mm cartridge:
The same tank, with the current 120 mm gun is 40 rounds.
125 mm smooth bore tank gun barrel muzzle end 125 mm smooth bore tank gun barrel is made from high quality alloy heat treated steel forging assembled with casing through shrink fit. Main parameters of projectile length, (mm): The fuze is designed for ammunition for smoothbore tank guns. Standard amour penetration at 2000m at angle 0°/60°, mm):
Max safe pressure =p = y 2 1.
Average amour penetration at 2 000 m at angle 0°, (mm): One may think that such a decrease is not really meaningful. Ammunition from 75mm to 125mm. 65 rows 125 mm smoothbore ammunition;
If the tank has a 120 mm main gun, then the 120 mm nato ammunition is more powerful and useful, mostly because the 125 mm russian ammunition won’t fit, and can’t be fired.
125 mm round with ke shell m88.
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