Apologies if I'm rehashing an old discussion ... HEAT rounds changed the game so that heavy armor plating wasn't very effective, and led to the development of reactive armor. Has consideration ever been given to "equalizing" modern tanks like Merkavas with older thick-skinned tanks?
Steve's proposal would make this point moot. On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:29:38 PM UTC-5, True North Armouries wrote: > > ... Effective armour should absolutely be in the horizontal plane; hence > why armour is sloped in tank design... > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
