John Arthur
Active member
Hello again,
I hoped I might get a few more questions answered, and apolotize for loading on so many new ones, and am very thankful for the answers received so far.
I've seen movies of artillery pieces firing, and the barrel moves back and returns quickly in a recoil action. Does this happen with a tank main gun barrel inside the turret?
In an M1A1 Abrams, does it reload automatically or by hand, and if automated must it return to straight and level and dead ahead to do so?
Also, do they have brass shell casings, or are they plastic or something else? When a hot shell casing is ejected, does it come out onto the floor of the turret?
Do they use positive ventilation to control the fumes from the opening of the breech to reload?
If you use abbreviations, please include an explanation, as they may otherwise be a little confusing to me.
How deep can an Abrams to into a river and not flood the motor?
Thank you and God bless.
John Arthur
I hoped I might get a few more questions answered, and apolotize for loading on so many new ones, and am very thankful for the answers received so far.
I've seen movies of artillery pieces firing, and the barrel moves back and returns quickly in a recoil action. Does this happen with a tank main gun barrel inside the turret?
In an M1A1 Abrams, does it reload automatically or by hand, and if automated must it return to straight and level and dead ahead to do so?
Also, do they have brass shell casings, or are they plastic or something else? When a hot shell casing is ejected, does it come out onto the floor of the turret?
Do they use positive ventilation to control the fumes from the opening of the breech to reload?
If you use abbreviations, please include an explanation, as they may otherwise be a little confusing to me.
How deep can an Abrams to into a river and not flood the motor?
Thank you and God bless.
John Arthur