Are Abrams tanks indestructible?

The Abrams has for decades been considered the world’s premier tank. Featuring steel-encased depleted uranium armor, the Abrams has been described as nearly indestructible,” wrote authors Rhys McCormick and Andrew Hunter.

Is the Abrams invincible?

In fact, the Abram’s own gun reportedly struggled to penetrate the Abram’s depleted uranium armor. Since then the Abrams has been involved in a lot more war, and it has had to forsake its invincible reputation. However, none of them were likely to ever be shooting at an Abrams, so it wasn’t a problem.

Do modern tanks have air conditioning?

Modern tanks are air tight, and pulls the air from the outside through a filter system, but also a AC system as well. They are also designed to be over pressurized, so if any way for air to pass through armor exist, the air is always goes from the inside of the tank out.

How do modern tanks compare to WWII tanks?

Obviously modern tanks have much better armor and overall protection than WWII tanks, but I very much doubt it is 100\% immune to everything a WWII tank throw at them. Back in WWII, Tiger and Tiger II tank, and Panther from the front are largely immune to the gunfire of allied tanks such as Sherman and T-34 at normal engagement range.

How do tanks protect themselves against new weapons?

For tanks, in the early stages of this arms race, developing thicker armor was the simple way to protect against new weapons. But that was no longer enough to defeat weapons like high-explosive antitank (HEAT) rounds, first deployed by infantry in World War II (to varying degrees of effect), or explosively formed penetrators (EFPs).

Could a WWII tank stand a chance in a real fight?

In a stand up fight the WWII tank would not stand a chance. However, any tank can be suprised by the sudden appearence of an enemy vehicle especially if it is in an unfavourable position. A hit on the engine compartment is likely to disable even the most modern vehicle.

Could a tank from 1930s stand a chance against tanks from 1940s?

Tanks in 1930s don’t stand a chance against tanks from 1940s especially the ones produced toward the later part of WWII. Because of the tank to tank battle had dramatically increased, the tank armor and firepower were both being upgraded continuously.