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Heibges · 07-20-07, 02:37 PM

Suffice it to say that even M1A2 Heavies need to be careful when dealing with Russian SABOT.

The Russians burn the propellant in their shells quicker which results in more pressure and a higher muzzle velocity. But it also puts a lot of stress on the barrels.

I think the Russians have to change their barrels every couple of hundred rounds.

The 105mm was good for 1500 rounds.

The 120mm is good for 2500+. When I left the Army they hadn't established standards for how often they had to be changed.

And IIRC, the Russians has an AT-5 on one of their BRDM's that had a range of 5000m.

Luckily in the Gulf War, the Iraqi's had mostly training ammo, so you see those funny pictures with the practice steel heat round sticking out of the Ahbrams sideskirt.

07-20-07, 02:37 PM	#2
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Suffice it to say that even M1A2 Heavies need to be careful when dealing with Russian SABOT. The Russians burn the propellant in their shells quicker which results in more pressure and a higher muzzle velocity. But it also puts a lot of stress on the barrels. I think the Russians have to change their barrels every couple of hundred rounds. The 105mm was good for 1500 rounds. The 120mm is good for 2500+. When I left the Army they hadn't established standards for how often they had to be changed. And IIRC, the Russians has an AT-5 on one of their BRDM's that had a range of 5000m. Luckily in the Gulf War, the Iraqi's had mostly training ammo, so you see those funny pictures with the practice steel heat round sticking out of the Ahbrams sideskirt. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/ Last edited by Heibges; 07-20-07 at 05:47 PM.