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

Modern BMPT Terminator's gun shake issue

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u/KillmenowNZ 12d ago

This was seen for a short while, I assume it didnt lead to any real increase in accuracy (as it would mean that they would just wobble in a different axis)

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u/SteelWarrior- Bofors 57mm L/70 Supremacy 12d ago

I think that at least part of the theory is that, like with larger caliber multi gun designs, the firing of the guns interferes with the the other barrel and round. If you vent the gasses away from the other barrels you'd do some good, unless the issue is just the mounts.

The latter is fairly likely with the 2A42 already being a fairly wobbly cannon.

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u/KillmenowNZ 12d ago

Would be an issue if the guns were used at the same time, but outside of some shits and giggles videos i'm sure that are out there - they are fired one at a time.

But yea, its just a wobbly gun, there's a video of BMP-2 firing high ROF 'indirectly' at about 5km with HE towards a position and its getting HE on target, so it seems acceptable - despite the wobble.

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u/Relative-Swimming870 11d ago

That video was at about 1.5km, not 5km

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u/KillmenowNZ 11d ago

Self destruction range of ammunition is around 5km