Topic: Tank, we've had this before but we have a gust star! 2

AlexKall · October 27th, 2004

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Originally Posted by Kozzy Mozzy

The Strv-122 is the most advanced Leopard design, despite the lack of a L55 gun. It has the Tank Command Control System, the Galix protection system, and improved top armor.

The Strv-122 doesn't have explosive reactive armor, it has a NERA, which how it works I have no idea.

Where did you get the information of the STRV 122 armor?
I've been trying to find out but its classifed what type of armor it is, only that its manufactured by SSAB

Kozzy Mozzy · October 27th, 2004

Off tank-net and Modern tanks forum. I've never heard it was explosive armor either, only NERA.

I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I am almost positive it's not ERA.

rocco · October 28th, 2004

well if the swedes modified it, then its sorta their own tank... the M60 was just a M48 with a new turret... but its considered a diff tank... so imo, if its modifed to a certain degree, and i dont just mean changing the instructions on the tank from german to sweedish

, then it should be considered as a diff tank imo.

AlexKall · October 28th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kozzy Mozzy

Off tank-net and Modern tanks forum. I've never heard it was explosive armor either, only NERA.

I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I am almost positive it's not ERA.

Can you give me a link? I can't search on that site (tank net)

Kozzy Mozzy · October 28th, 2004

It was a awhile ago, I think the post is long gone.

The thin Red Line · November 2nd, 2004

Note on reactive armour. This armour was designed to disrupt the high energy jet produced by shape charged weapons, mostly used by anti tank missiles like Milan , Tow etc. layer armour like the british chobham stops kinetic rounds (sabots etc) by deflecting the round as it goes through the armour causing the harded head to break off.

Another method of stopping heat rounds is to use thin armour skirts which cause the round to go of early.In response some heat rounds now have 2 charges one to go through the skirt or first layer of reactive armour another to kill the tank.

The Russian era armour deflects sabot rounds by having 2 plates above and below the explosive which are designed to move when the round hits so the round travels through more armour than it would if it hit straight on.

The american adrams m1a2 has depleted uranium plates over their chobham armour where the british have a later version which has the depleted uranium built in.

Kozzy Mozzy · November 2nd, 2004

Chobham armor doesn't work like that. All it is is steel and ceramic blocks layered on top of each other. It doesn't offer much more protection against KE rounds then conventional steel. What it does offer is high CE resistance because of the molecular structure of ceramics.

And I don't believe Dorchester (3rd Generation Chobham) on the Challenger's has DU built into it. The British don't like the health concerns with DU armor.

October 27th, 2004	Post 12
Kozzy Mozzy Centurion	Off tank-net and Modern tanks forum. I've never heard it was explosive armor either, only NERA. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I am almost positive it's not ERA. __________________ Ahh...the AK-47, when you absolutely, positively have to kill every last motherf*cker in the room...accept no substitute -Samuel L.

October 28th, 2004	Post 13
rocco Centurion	well if the swedes modified it, then its sorta their own tank... the M60 was just a M48 with a new turret... but its considered a diff tank... so imo, if its modifed to a certain degree, and i dont just mean changing the instructions on the tank from german to sweedish , then it should be considered as a diff tank imo.

October 28th, 2004	Post 15
Kozzy Mozzy Centurion	It was a awhile ago, I think the post is long gone.

November 2nd, 2004	Post 16
The thin Red Line Tirones	Note on reactive armour. This armour was designed to disrupt the high energy jet produced by shape charged weapons, mostly used by anti tank missiles like Milan , Tow etc. layer armour like the british chobham stops kinetic rounds (sabots etc) by deflecting the round as it goes through the armour causing the harded head to break off. Another method of stopping heat rounds is to use thin armour skirts which cause the round to go of early.In response some heat rounds now have 2 charges one to go through the skirt or first layer of reactive armour another to kill the tank. The Russian era armour deflects sabot rounds by having 2 plates above and below the explosive which are designed to move when the round hits so the round travels through more armour than it would if it hit straight on. The american adrams m1a2 has depleted uranium plates over their chobham armour where the british have a later version which has the depleted uranium built in.

November 2nd, 2004	Post 17
Kozzy Mozzy Centurion	Chobham armor doesn't work like that. All it is is steel and ceramic blocks layered on top of each other. It doesn't offer much more protection against KE rounds then conventional steel. What it does offer is high CE resistance because of the molecular structure of ceramics. And I don't believe Dorchester (3rd Generation Chobham) on the Challenger's has DU built into it. The British don't like the health concerns with DU armor.