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yagotme

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1. Yes, the Russkie tanks tend to launch their turrets when hit in the ammo compartment.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:20 PM

Mar 2022

All that propellant basically makes the chassis of the tank, the "barrel", and the turret, the "projectile". The tanks are put together by lowering the turret into the tank body, and that's the direction it takes when it comes out. "POP".

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A concise lecture on Russian tanks from our favorite logistics guy: [View all] Tomconroy Mar 2022 OP

Yes, the Russkie tanks tend to launch their turrets when hit in the ammo compartment. yagotme Mar 2022 #1

What happened to Russian tank designers? brush Mar 2022 #2

Most of their stuff is revamped old crap. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #4

I don't know but I keep reading speculation that large portions Tomconroy Mar 2022 #5

Yeah, I heard that too...Pootie and his oligarchy friends. brush Mar 2022 #10

Corruption. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2022 #11

Ha. Russian tank designers. yagotme Mar 2022 #6

The T-14 Armata is their next-gen tank NickB79 Mar 2022 #14

Will the ukrainians be able to recycle all the steel from the destroyed and captured Russian fierywoman Mar 2022 #3

The are employing the captured ones. The Ukrainian tank corps has increased in size! Gore1FL Mar 2022 #7

Don't know why not. yagotme Mar 2022 #8

I was an M1A1 Abrams tank crewman. Aristus Mar 2022 #9

Thank You for telling us your experience as an M1A1 Abrams tank crewman Stuart G Mar 2022 #15

Not much chance to get out sarisataka Mar 2022 #12

I knew they were smaller, but that really illustrates it well. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #13

Kick dalton99a Mar 2022 #16