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Re: A really simple technical question
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lugnet.build.military
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Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:57:47 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Dan Boger writes:
> In lugnet.build.military, Dave Schuler writes:
> > What distinguishes a tank from a self-propelled howitzer?
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> From what I know (as a guy that used to ride in those howitzers :), tanks are
> much more heavily armored, faster, and can shoot while in motion. In contrast,
> howitzers have very light armor, and have to be "deployed" in order to fire -
> they have to know exactly where they are. They usually fire to MUCH longer
> ranges (at least 10x), and often fire at a much highre gun elevation than
> tanks.
> Depending on the howitzer, they usually have much lower fireing rate - a good
> crew can fire 6 rounds/minute for a short time, 4 rounds/minute sustained.
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> That help?
Yes indeed! I've been looking at pictures of armor, and I couldn't figure
out the specific differences, though I'd noticed the greater range of
howitzers. Some of them are just downright scary, shooting over the horizon
and whatnot.
Thanks for the clarification--it's just what I was looking for.
Dave!
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| (...) I am no expert, other than what I have seen on the History Channel, but I think it should be clarified that not all tanks can fire while in motion. That was one of the advantages of the M1 Abrams during the first Gulf War. With it's high-tech (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) From what I know (as a guy that used to ride in those howitzers :), tanks are much more heavily armored, faster, and can shoot while in motion. In contrast, howitzers have very light armor, and have to be "deployed" in order to fire - they (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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