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To: Seruzawa

Yes.

Assuming you could armor-up a tank to defend against this, the weight, and the energy needed to move that weight are impractical to impossible. And the armament? The current Abrams main gun MV of a 120mm sabot round is +/- 5,200 fps (if memory serves). Doesn’t come close to generating the same kinetic force.

Yes, this is a potential game changer. But...how to provide the power to fire this beasty is the $64,000 question.

regards,


79 posted on 05/27/2016 2:31:05 PM PDT by Thunder 6
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To: Thunder 6

Humans are infinitely clever at making weapons work. Might be a few years but a system that requires no explosives or fancy fuses is desirable beyond belief. At those velocities you can hit anything you can see and everything is at point blank range in a practical sense. No more need for ranging. Just aim and shoot.


83 posted on 05/27/2016 2:50:49 PM PDT by Seruzawa (If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands)
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