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France Tests Huge 140mm Tank Gun

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France Tests Huge 140mm Tank Gun As It Pushes Ahead With Germany On A New Tank Design




Informative article about tank gun barrels.
 
Larger turret, two piece ammo, 25% fewer rounds than an Abrams. Slower rate of fire, I would guess, along with slower and more complicated ammo restocking.
 
Larger turret, two piece ammo, 25% fewer rounds than an Abrams. Slower rate of fire, I would guess, along with slower and more complicated ammo restocking.

I think that the French/German collaboration is more geared to eastern targets than western ones.....:gunner:
 
I think that the French/German collaboration is more geared to eastern targets than western ones.....:gunner:

Doesn't change the technical and logistical points.
 
A Franco-German tank? Who woulda thunk?

Well, much of the designs seen in WWI were originally part of a joint German-Soviet design program.

The Germans wanted to design new tanks, but were forbidden to make tanks. So they joined with the Soviets and made the "Kama Tank School". And both profited from the arrangement. The Germans got to build new tanks and test them and work on tactics away from the treaty restrictions. The Soviets got some great advice and assistance in modernizing their own tanks.
 
Militaries around the world have been talking about the possibility of a 140mm or larger tank gun since at least the 80's. The cost-benefit of it never adds up, especially when gun-fired ATGM's continue to improve.
 
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