thejetset Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 FPS Russia did a video on the M5 Stuart. Pretty clean tank! ... He plays around with the 37mm (HE and Canister rounds) and also unloads some rounds with the .30cal. Although I think he's packed some extra explosives when firing the 37mm HE rounds!! (no way it could do that to a car ... right??) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejetset Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 hmmm ... the link I posted doesn't seem to be working .... You can copy/ paste it instead though: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 The orange mushroom cloud when the bonnet (hood to you leftpondians came off seemed to suggest that maybe there was some supplementary charge, but the damage shape certainly looked like it was all from the left side of the car. Maybe the coolants and lubricants in the block changed the smoke colour, and the engine compartment contained and released it the right way to make a mushroom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejetset Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 The orange mushroom cloud when the bonnet (hood to you leftpondians came off seemed to suggest that maybe there was some supplementary charge, but the damage shape certainly looked like it was all from the left side of the car. Maybe the coolants and lubricants in the block changed the smoke colour, and the engine compartment contained and released it the right way to make a mushroom. Yeah .. but the mushroom cloud looks too "low velocity" ... like it comes from a lower pressure explosion. ... I think they rigged it ... which is too bad. I would have liked to see what the 37mm round did on its own, even if it would not have looked as camera friendly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WynnterGreen Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 The orange cloud is definitely a rigged charge. In the next video, where he's playing with a hellcat, he muzzle loads a potato and 'fires' it at a hillside. The same orange charge detonates on the slope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 That was fun. But is it just me, or was his "Russian" accent slipping in a few places? Also, afterwards on the same UTube page: Isn't it illegal to shoot bears? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 thejetset, Nice looking tank! Impressive firepower, for such a small package, too. And just think, that's a light tank! I have to say, that turret traverse rate struck me as being awfully slow. (Note to self) Investigate Stuart turret traverse rate. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 The orange cloud is definitely a rigged charge. Yep. Orange cloud usually means propane or some other hydrocarbon. Speed of propagation is another giveaway. From Wiki: High explosives are explosive materials that detonate, meaning that the explosive shock front passes through the material at a supersonic speed. High explosives detonate with explosive velocity rates ranging from 3 to 9 km/s. By contrast: Low explosives are compounds where the rate of decomposition proceeds through the material at less than the speed of sound. The decomposition is propagated by a flame front (deflagration) which travels much more slowly through the explosive material than a shock wave of a high explosive. Under normal conditions, low explosives undergo deflagration at rates that vary from a few centimeters per second to approximately 400 metres per second. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I have been watching his channel for a while now. Quite entertaining. But do take what you see with a grain of salt. OK a whole salt shaker. He is not above adding additional humph to explosions. So, laugh till you cry but do not base you idea of reality on what you see on his channel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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