1. If a tank is placed in the line of a row of houses and fires a round, how many houses does this projectile go through? Does it leave enough of a hole for soldiers to go through? What I'm getting at is can the tank make entrances to these buildings (that are most likely boobytrapped) and how many houses in a row are affected.
2. What type of ordinance is available to the tank commander? Can you fire a round that will blow a hole in a building and then release an explosive cannister with schrapnel?.
Just asking because I am not familiar.
Prayers to our brave soldiers.
They have these canister rounds with these little darts called fleschettes that are supposed to be nahsty in the extreme.
wood or bricks, or straw houses...and also, type of round used...in any case..cross ventilation will be excellent in the future..
This link should help you out.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m1-intro.htm
There are many different variables in your #1 question: the type of round fired [armor-piercing, fin-stabilized discarding sabot made of depleted uranium (AP), high-explosive antitank (HEAT), and/or high-explosive multipurpose antitank (MPAT)] and the type of construction of the houses. A sabot round would go the fartherest, yet the holes would not necessarily be man sized. HEAT or MPAT rounds would blow a large hole in the outside wall, yet may not hole the inner walls. It may also bring down the whole house, depending the construction materials.
#2, there is not, to my knowledge, a single round like that, but there is a 120mm "beehive" cannister round that throws about 1200 tungsten steel balls that would be like a Claymore on steroids.
Hope this info helps or Google M1A1 M1A2 tank rounds for more.
Urban Warfare is the most difficult type of combat and I pray for our troops. May God guide their hands.