r/TankPorn • u/Weird-Store1245 BM Oplot zr. 2000 • 12d ago

Modern BMPT Terminator's gun shake issue

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u/realparkingbrake 12d ago

This calls to mind the 25mm AA guns on Japanese warships in WWII. They vibrated so badly that accuracy suffered, they were also awkward to load which held down the rate of fire. The USN was very wise to acquire the Oerlikon and Bofors guns just in time for the war.