T-34\85 Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 Yes ERA is expended after being hit, but the blocks are so small that the chance of the same place getting hit twice in the same engagement are pretty negligible. And yes the crappy survivability (regarding ammunition explosions) of the T-72 and T-80 series (save the T-80UM2) does unfortunately carry on to the T-90 ... but you've got to ask yourself do the ammo blow out panels which supposedly make the M1 more 'survivable' really matter in the thick of combat? If the turret is penetrated from any angle by virtually any competent tank round the whole crew is probably dead anyway regardless of the ammo explosion. Anyway, as I said, the ammo explosion problem is being fixed completely with the T-95 and its crew being housed in the unitary armored pod with no exposure to the main gun or its ammuntion. And no they don't have the funding for large scale production right now. But remember I said in a war situation. All that peace economics bull goes out the window when a war starts. Look at Germany before WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 IMHO, the M1A2. But hey, it doesn't matter how good a tank's design is, it's the quality of the crew that makes the difference! Mace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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