Re: GEV Tank

Thomas Barclay wrote:

 >2) The turret extents over the place where the
 >hull bends at the front.... thus creating a place
 >for air to catch and upthrust (smaller turret
 >would solve). Worse, this represents a shot trap
 >for round ricocheting off the sloped front
 >armour! This is not so good....

The latest Leopard 2 models (2S and later) have a similar turret front:

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-42039/strv_122_.htm

Looks like a very nasty shot trap, but rest assured - it isn't :-)

Later,

Oerjan
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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