Romeo Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2005garm/tuesday/vanmeerten.pdf i wonder how the airbrust is modeleld in Steelbeast vs firing at the T80's optics. here's some more> http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/WLIP.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Hunter Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Strange results related to 30 mm APFSDS rounds effectivenesses against "uparmored" BMP-3. This IFV is better armored than its predecessors but understand Soviet IFVs have very weak armor due to some doctrinal consideration, now effectively dead by the way. So BMP-3 weighting 18,7 metric tons, and even up-armored, cannot withstand hits by current 30 mm APFSDS rounds. Such capabilities only have much heavier Western IFVs weighting 30-35 metric tons. US Army still relies on 25 mm Bushmaster I autocannon despite many modernization plans and not without reason. They know very well M919 APFSDS round is enough for foreseeable future against Eastern-style threats. Also Germans do not see reason to use extra-large guns and their super-heavy Puma IFV will get 30 mm autocannon instead. Besides the West developed many higher caliber autocannons in the past 20 years but not many of them actually materialized (Super-40, CTAS, Supershot-50, Rh-503 etc.). So capabilities exist but as for now they are not needed...PS. BMP-3 is now rather sentenced to death because even Russians claimed it is outdated concept. That is also why Greece did not buy BMP-3. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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