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Offline Greebo

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Re: A tank on the moon
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2016, 07:41:21 AM »
I'd move after firing.

No air on the moon so starting your engine might be a problem. You'd have to get out and push.  :D

Offline Maverick

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Re: A tank on the moon
« Reply #16 on: June 30, 2016, 10:48:16 AM »
a tank can killshoot itself on earth by firing a sabot round almost straight up, watch it fly waaaayyy up there and come back on its head.

True story.

Really. Please explain how they got the tube true vertical and then also compensated for coriolis effect not to mention upper wind drift. I tend to doubt that at terminal velocity a sabot projectile would penetrate the thin roof armor, again how did the tank got from on end to fire vertically to horizontal to present the roof to the incoming round?
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Offline Zimme83

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Re: A tank on the moon
« Reply #17 on: June 30, 2016, 12:34:13 PM »
oh, its easy.
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Re: A tank on the moon
« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2016, 01:18:49 PM »
Really. Please explain how they got the tube true vertical and then also compensated for coriolis effect not to mention upper wind drift. I tend to doubt that at terminal velocity a sabot projectile would penetrate the thin roof armor, again how did the tank got from on end to fire vertically to horizontal to present the roof to the incoming round?

it can easily be done.  just like shooting a round in the moon will kill your tank.


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