Originally Posted by
Beamr
Or that is the theory at least which was presented by a Russian tank crew member in a Russian interview a few weeks back. I've no knowledge how it has worked out for them as the turret is a death trap anyway once gets a direct hit from a javelin. But at least there will be something left to send to the mourning family.
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Well, I have to say that 75% less ammunition and significantly increased loading times don't sound like a winning formula in a tank-to-tank encounter. I have no idea how much metal is flying around inside, but had the impression that either the spalling effect , or the molten "penetrator " of a good hit pretty much guaranteed a dead crew, even without the ammunition load igniting.