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Originally Posted by Pale Rider Agreed - tanks can be used when dealing with enemy strong points just as long that you can provide flank and rear security for it, using them for patroling or convoy escort duty does nothing but turn it into a moving target. Other vehicles are better adapted for this type of scenario and are being fielded by Russia and the U.S as you know.
We have all kinds of different projectiles in the works for the M256/L44, the problem with my Defense Department is that it takes them way too long to field something, here is some of the ones we may see.
M-830 MPAT Airburst projectile
M-1028 Cannister projectile
M-1069 Full bore Multi purpose. |
Airburst can be accomplished with fuzing on a standard HE Round, by way of a MTSQ or VT Fuze. The PD Fuze on the same Round would be good for Hardened Targets such as a House or Bunkers.
With everyone going big on Armor and Crew Protection, I believe the HVAPDS to still be the best for AT.
Canister Projectiles have been around for a long, long time, they were used in the Civil War here in the US, a lot like the Grape Shot also used.
I'm a big fan of the Flechette Round myself.
Tungsten is nice, but expensive, and, hard to come by in the US. Seems China has the largest deposits of Tungsten, and I do not believe it wise for the United States to be dependent on other Nations for National Defense Systems.
I believe the reason it takes the DoD so long to put something out into the Field is everyone keeps trying to reinvent the wheel, so to speak.