tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post7178154363598792541..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: OverpoweredPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-36576465821408017832016-06-22T17:09:05.276-04:002016-06-22T17:09:05.276-04:00It was a waste of effort. The performance intended...It was a waste of effort. The performance intended was unavaiable unless they would decide to adopt a new, more complex, heat treated and capped AP ammunition. Plus, they would need to use higher alloy steel for it to make them suitable for full hardening treatment.<br /><br />Increasing the velocity with very soft, uncapped AP is wasting the gain in muzzle energy. Higher penetration cannot be expected. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-87775957939813147122013-10-23T14:06:22.621-04:002013-10-23T14:06:22.621-04:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy
"...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy<br />"In classical mechanics, the kinetic energy of a non-rotating object of mass m traveling at a speed v is ½ mv²."<br /><br />You might as well ask why anti-armour weapon designs in general tend to go for stupidly high muzzle velocities whenever they can.Kellomiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-53673134189672931432013-10-23T09:27:20.708-04:002013-10-23T09:27:20.708-04:00Speed is one factor that contributes to "raw ...Speed is one factor that contributes to "raw penetration".Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-4060757183783794022013-10-23T03:21:51.167-04:002013-10-23T03:21:51.167-04:00Do you happen to know why did they pursue such a h...Do you happen to know why did they pursue such a high muzzle velocity instead of going for shell ballistics and raw penetration?Failboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719494854006604234noreply@blogger.com