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Re: [DS3] What weapons do you think DS2 needs added?

From: damosan@c...
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:27:50 +0000
Subject: Re: [DS3] What weapons do you think DS2 needs added?

> 1) The reason why today's SPGs are taller than today's MBTs is that a
gun 
> fired at high elevation will recoil downwards, and since you usually
don't 
> want the gun breech to slam through the turret floor the SPGs are
taller to 
> provide the necessary recoil space.

As an aside I've seen my fair share of guns with divits in the hull
floor from the breech impacts.	I wouldn't call it a common occurance
but it isn't all that rare either.

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Damo

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