Lighter is always better when you live on your feet. At the same time, finding ways to scale down the weight of conventional rocket launchers will be invaluable for foot-mounted patrols. Tracking and guidance technology for advanced systems will likely continue to improve. Unlike the laser-guided Kornet, the Javelin ensures the shooter can abandon their position when the weapon is fired. What’s next for anti-tank weapons A top attack allows it to target a tank’s top armor, which is often weaker than the front or sides. The missile lock’s on to the threat and can use in direct-fire or top-attack-flight profiles. It’s a fire-and-forget system that does not require a tripod. The Javelin’s max range is 2,500 meters, but it’s very portable. The current star of anti-tank weapons is the FGM-148 Javelin. It’s not a fire-and-forget system and requires a tripod and two crew members to operate and carry. Soldier firing an FGM-148 Javelin It’s competent and just barely can be considered man-portable. This is a laser-guided system with a range of 5,500 meters that allows troops to engage armored threats for relative safety. These weapons have ranges of more than a mile, but require specialized retained troops to utilize. These weapons use powerful missiles fired by man-portable platforms to eliminate armored threats. The current cream-of-the-crop of anti-tank weapons used by the infantry is anti-tank guided missiles. No one wants to get that close to a tank! Anti-Tank guided missiles Weapons like the AT4 tap out at 300 meters for a point target. The reusable launchers offer specialized anti-armor troops a greater range, which with the Carl Gustav is out to 1,000 meters with HEAT rounds. These weapons can tailor rounds for different purposes outside of just taking out tanks they can also be used as anti-bunker, anti-structure, and for more. Marines at first chose the SMAW rocket launcher but recently converted to the Carl Gustav. The Carl Gustav saw wide adoption by the U.S. They failed to realize that few Shermans would ever last long enough in combat to wear out their barrels. The Sherman’s designers felt that a low-velocity gun would last longer than a high-velocity one. Although it mounted 75mm cannon, it was of a low-velocity type. But as someone mentioned there still are specific instances where a big anti-tank gun is more likely to kill it’s target quickly vs a missile (something else the chieftain has covered) hence why a few are still used.Weapons like the Carl Gustaf Recoilless rifle and the SMAW offered potent 84mm rounds. The M4 Sherman Tanks Had Shortcomings in Design The Sherman was at a disadvantage. In the instance of say a tank destroyer (hetzer, M18 Hellcat etc), those stopped being viable when tanks started being produced that were just as fast without having to sacrifice armor.Īs someone else mentioned, for the most part ATGMs became just as capable as big guns while being far more portable and concealable than a big towed gun. If you look at it that way, then yes: pretty much any country with a modern MBT uses guns designed for anti-tank purposes, they just happen to be put on tanks and can do other stuff in addition to anti-tank work. In the modern day guns are big enough and versatile enough to employ ammunition that can be designed to do pretty much anything. To put it simply: the idea of specifically designed anti-tank guns mostly stopped being a thing when it became more practical to just put big guns on some sort of vehicle (i.e a tank destroyer). The Chieftain has a couple good vids on the design and history of Tank Destroyers vs anti-tank guns and their doctrines: Slope Multipliers Posts: Tiger vs T-34 vs M4A3E8, Tiger vs M4A3E8 (angled at 45°), Tiger vs Panther vs M4A3E8, T-34 vs Tiger I vs M4A1. YouTubers that run armour penetration simulations Memes, shitposts, and other jokes are to be posted on /r/TankPornMemes.4 submissions max/cap for every 24 hours.Do not use URL shorteners such as tinyurl.Do not host images from Dropbox, because their links can expire quickly.Collections, videos, and artistic concepts are approved and welcomed. News articles are welcome and general discussion is always encouraged. The past, the present, futuristic, historical, prototypes, all things inclusive. TankPorn is for all things Battle Tanks, Armored Fighting Vehicles, Armored Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and Support Vehicles affiliated.
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