My Top 10 List - Modern Tanks

A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities. Firepower is normally provided by a large-calibre main gun in a rotating turret and secondary machine guns, while heavy armour and all-terrain mobility provide protection for the tank and its crew, allowing it to perform all primary tasks of the armoured troops on the battlefield.

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[itteerde]

It is just 'Germany'. We had that reunification 20 years ago.

[DACFalloutRanger]

@TomHartill Hydropneumatic, not much to say about that. Seems the Leo, Merk and Abrams don't need it. It's not a necessity...this sounds a lot like the old autoloader argument. More combat effective? Funny thing to say, seeing as the Abrams is by far the most field tested tank extant.

[gamemaster659]

good top 10 but i think the abrams is number 2

[DACFalloutRanger]

@tomhartill How's that confusing at all? Seems you've gone and brought some supporting evidence for my argument though.

[TomHartill]

@DACFalloutRanger - The loader in an M1A2 can actually load slightly faster than the guy sitting in a CR2. Also a good tank loader can load a 120mm round I think 3 seconds flat. This I know because I have a friend who used to do this in the German army. So by using your logic a tank should have a max ROF of 20 per minute. I will leave you with that to confuse you lol.

[TomHartill]

@rohitb3 - I assure you, a T-72 is completely obsalete now. Those upgraded T-72's you speak of cannot really be called T-72's. It's like calling an M1A2 an M1.

You can find graphs showing the effectivness of armours, and the effectiveness of APFSDS rounds if you search well.

But I assure you, no armour in existence can withstand a direct hit from a modern APFSDS round. The latest rounds developed by the US and Germany are completely overkill.

[Gunyoken]

@muratira1 and now Japan have new tank too, its Type10

[muratira1]

@Gunyoken the type 90 is almost the same with the leopard 2, but now the leopard 2 a 6 more modern version is in use.

[DACFalloutRanger]

@TomHartill Yes added complexity...Have you seen one break? It's pretty ugly..it is NOT easier to service, do you realize how simple a torsion bar is?

Dorchester≈A2 SEP package.

L30 vs M256? For guns of their quality and size, ammunition and crew skill is about all that determines lethality.

[DACFalloutRanger]

@tomhartill my patriotic bias? No, i was disputing your claim that the c2 has a higher rof...Seeing as both have a human loader, i really don't see how one can be faster when BOTH have an equally adept crew...Further, i agree the T72 is shit, same with the t90.

[rohitb3]

@TomHartill

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Offcourse it has NPC protection, that's obvious. and ntn's mentioned about Shoulder mounted missiles, but i think a T-72,HESH,FSAPDS,etc hit is good enough?

[rohitb3]

@TomHartill

Gettin so deep will just confuse more....

"Can you send me a link showing a graph of the protection offered from modern KE rounds."

where can i get such a graph?

T-72 is not "completely obsolete".It was introduced in 1973 and furthur upgraded and is a 2.5th gen tank. Infact India has about 2500 UPGRADED T-72s and there are no plans to retire them anytime soon.

Nothin is mentioned about any "degree" for the APFSDS rounds, it jsut say it can withsatand em

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