How fast do tank shells travel?

A tank shell comes out of a barrel traveling at a whopping 1.5 – 2 kilometers per second. Twisting a camera fast enough to record the shell in flight would introduce vibrations and shake which would ever so slightly alter the composition of the shot, enough to ruin it with blur.

Could a tank destroy a battleship?

A Abrams tank can’t destroy a battleship unless it’s sitting at a dock and not defending itself. If the battle ship sails a couple miles offshore the tanks shells can’t even reach it. The secondary batteries on WWII battleships had far more range and power than a tank gun.

What would happen if a round hit a tank?

If the round entered the front of the tank, it only needs to miss the ammo. After that it is just traveling through an empty crew compartment, and out the back. If your tank is weak enough, you could live. The previous answers are not consistent with what I was taught in armor school, Ft Knox, as a 19Delta, Cavalry Scout.

What happens if you kill a tank with a DU round?

BTW, after killing a tank or any vehicle with a DU round, DO NOT go near it without proper equipment (chem suits and the like), the Uranium may be depleted but it’s still Uranium. To para phrase Cave Johnson “Let us know if you feel a shortness of breath, a persistent dry cough, or your heart stopping.

What happens if a round hits the inside of your armor?

Chunks of steel inside the armor compartment can fracture and get launched off the surface, kind of like shrapnel from a fragmentation grenade. These fragments can hit and injure crewmen. If the round penetrates, then chunks of armor in front of the round can get launched into the crew compartment.

What happens if you get sabotaged in a tank?

Then, you have spalling, as the armor that was hit by the sabot is superheated and shattered, it flies around the inside of the tank, bouncing off the interior and killing the crew, but it doesn’t end there.