benewton
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Lawdog:
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Good post!
Short, sweet, and to the point.
Good post!
Q: What exactly is a chain gun.
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geekWithA.45
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In case some of ya'll didn't catch it re: the Abrams vulnerability, the Iraqis are hitting them with an anti tank wire guided missile, which was a bit of a surprise for us.
They know their tanks suck, and they didn't waste their oil for food money buying any more of them. They bought khormets instead.
They know their tanks suck, and they didn't waste their oil for food money buying any more of them. They bought khormets instead.
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Ho Ha Ho Ha
Ho Ha Ho Ha
Well don't you know
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gu-uh-un
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain ...........gun.
Ho Ha Ho Ha
Well don't you know
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain gu-uh-un
That's the sound of the men
Workin' on the chain ...........gun.
geekw/a45: yeah the interesting thing is it appears they may be mounting a heavy atgm launcher on a technical (aka a civilian flatbed or pickup truck with reinforced suspension). That's not only unusual, but an unusually profligate waste of resources, since when technicals go up against Cav or a combined arms combat team the technicals end up being one shot wonders. Also if you notice, at least with the first two Abrams stopped the crews got out okay (even though they had to pry the driver's hatch open on one of them). That means they're probably only penetrating into one of the rear ammo storage compartments.
The 'chain' is driven by a pancake motor on the aft end of the receiver assembly. The chain itself is driven from a 90* gearbox underneath the receiver. The chain attaches directly to the bolt. Proper 'timing' is critical during reassembly, and one of the common malfunction drills involves resetting the timing properly to clear a FTF.
BCGST (Bradley Crew Gunnery Skills) test station for disassemble/asssemble the gun was always a bitch.
M1 'vulnerability': What poppycock. EVERY tank is vulnerable somewhere. The M1 is just one of the least vulnerable to KE and CE (HEAT) rounds. The reported 'kill' of an M1 by resulted in a large hole in the RHA (rolled homogenous armor) of the aft skirts (not fore- DU skirts), some deck damage, and a crew contiuing the mission. An RPG-18 or Kornet in the grill doors did 'disable' the M1s after they left the MBA using 'limp home mode' (a protected mode designed to allow crewmen some maneuverability in the event of an engine catastrophic hit.
But a hint for ya: A Kornet requires the same visibility as a TOW for a shoot/hit, and minimum arming distance. Shooting in last week's sandstorm didn't involve such distances.
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Recent Cavaalry Troop CO, 9 M1A1 and 13 M3A2
ODS Tank Company CO
Presently semi-retired
BCGST (Bradley Crew Gunnery Skills) test station for disassemble/asssemble the gun was always a bitch.
M1 'vulnerability': What poppycock. EVERY tank is vulnerable somewhere. The M1 is just one of the least vulnerable to KE and CE (HEAT) rounds. The reported 'kill' of an M1 by resulted in a large hole in the RHA (rolled homogenous armor) of the aft skirts (not fore- DU skirts), some deck damage, and a crew contiuing the mission. An RPG-18 or Kornet in the grill doors did 'disable' the M1s after they left the MBA using 'limp home mode' (a protected mode designed to allow crewmen some maneuverability in the event of an engine catastrophic hit.
But a hint for ya: A Kornet requires the same visibility as a TOW for a shoot/hit, and minimum arming distance. Shooting in last week's sandstorm didn't involve such distances.
bonafides:
Recent Cavaalry Troop CO, 9 M1A1 and 13 M3A2
ODS Tank Company CO
Presently semi-retired
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