Originally Posted by
dead_pan
I wondered about this too. Even one tank round cooking off within such a confined space will be catastrophic for the crew, surely?
This does sound like a sop to make the crew feel better about getting inside those death-traps, just like the much ridiculed 'cope cages'. It may also be a sign they are running low on tank rounds and are rationing their supply, using this as a BS excuse...
Cooking off ammo is the least of the turret crews worries, the molten metal penetrating the turret has to go through the crew before it reaches the carousel, however the driver might get away with it.