Hull Armor of the M1 Abrams - War Thunder - Official Forum
Dec 22, 2023 · We’ve seen a lot of topics regarding the armor of the Abrams series of tanks, more specifically the presence of DU (depleted uranium) armor, and so we’d like to share our data on the subject. Most sources on radiation safety clarify that the only threat to personnel is posed from armor packages in the cheeks of the turret. The M1A2 Abrams in War Thunder has uranium …
Hull Armor of the M1 Abrams - War Thunder - Official Forum
Dec 22, 2023 · Every m1 Abrams used by the U.S. army starting with the M1A1 HA/HC should have 500-600mm hull front armor vs KE. M1A1 HA development time line 1988-1990 is the same time line of various studies about improvement over existing ceramic armor against full scale kinetic energy threat.
Abrams Armor - Ground Vehicle - War Thunder — official forum
Dec 18, 2023 · In M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural, he uses different estimates of 600 mm (24 in) vs APFSDS and 700 mm (28 in) vs HEAT for the front hull and 800 mm (31 in) vs APFSDS and 1,300 mm (51 in) vs HEAT for the front of the turret.The protection of M1A2 SEP is a frontal turret armor estimate of 940–960 mm (37–38 in) vs APFSDS and 1,320–1,6201,320–1,620 ...
Why does it seem the M1 abrams is extremely underwhelming?
Jun 5, 2024 · First M1 sits at a higher BR than the T-80UD and TURMS tanks NVD (Which usually entails gen1 thermals), is always a tier 4 modification while most other countries’ mbts get thermals as a tier 2 modification. DU armor was refused, no need to elaborate Latest abrams was introduced in 2008, however it uses a 1994 round (M829A2) while a newer round (M829A3) …
How to fix the M1 Abrams in War thunder
Jan 1, 2024 · What’s not is its armor. I believe giving the Abrams turret ring more armor would help it survive auto cannons which currently go right through and destroy the tank with ease. Stop adding top tier Abrams Premiums/Squadron vehicles. At top tier we currently have the… M1A1 AIM(Squadron) M1A1 HC “Click-Bait”(Premium) M1 KVT(Premium)
Hull Armor of the M1 Abrams - War Thunder - Official Forum
Dec 22, 2023 · This isnt even true. we know that the DU increased the KE effectiveness of the armor and reduced its CE effectiveness by substituting NERA volume for the DU. This is true of the turret protection. It doesnt have to grow in size when the mass efficiency increases. Literally the T-72 has like 5 different armor arrays that all take up the same 205-220mm total thick hull …
Hull Armor of the M1 Abrams - War Thunder - Official Forum
Dec 25, 2023 · “ This modification incorporates both Frontal Armor and Improved Side Armor to the M1A1 Abrams Tank.” And “Armor is provided by the Department of Energy (DOE).” asafm.army.mil 08gr-wtcv.pdf. 1372.39 KB
Frontal Armor of M1 Abrams Series - War Thunder - Official Forum
Dec 19, 2023 · Except they did increase the hull armor, there are photo’s of the M1A1, M1A2 and SEP test vehicles all with weight simulators for the additional armor. The existence of these prototypes at best indicates interest in wether it is feasible to cope with the additional weight of new composite arrays, at best it indicates a desire to replace these ...
Hull Armor of the M1 Abrams - War Thunder - Official Forum
Dec 22, 2023 · Every M1 abrams used by the U.S. Army starting with the M1A1 HA/HC should have 500-600mm hull front armor vs KE according to Mr. R.M. Ogorkiewicz, a noted international expert on tank development and author of over 400 articles and several books, even TACOM and TARDEC mentions him on their reports, but for Gaijin he’s not credible…
Hull Armor of the M1 Abrams - War Thunder - Official Forum
Jan 5, 2024 · This way you end up in a similar situation to the 10.3 Abrams. The tank can take a hit from a misplaced shot but can’t sustain a hit from a well-placed shot. The tradeoff is that you’re faster in both mobility and fire rate. Unfortunately, the top tier Abrams currently suffer from obesity while lacking armor even outside of their weak points.