There (shouldn’t) be any blast from the gun firing released inside the tank itself. So, you’ve got vibration that’ll pass through the water. It might increase that, but that’s not direct exposure to the blast.
There’s still air around the muzzle. Maybe water makes up some of the distance, but there is still a buffer of compressable air in there.
I’m not sure that it wouldn’t cause problems, but I’m not sure that it wouldn’t, either. I don’t think that it’d just be the “depth charge near people in the water” issue.
EDIT: Though some artillery has that recoil-compensating mechanism where the breach moves back when the gun fires. I dunno whether that’s true of the main gun on an MBT, but if so, that might cause issues.
Ask the crew of the CSS Hunley what water and shockwaves does to human bodies.
Nah.
Yeah, I would rather not ask either.
Don’t ask what all that weight does to the running surfaces either. Some things it’s better to just not know.
A modern tank is already about 70 metric tons, 3 or 4 more wont matter that much.
Yeah that sounds kinda boring. What’s the worst that could happen
There (shouldn’t) be any blast from the gun firing released inside the tank itself. So, you’ve got vibration that’ll pass through the water. It might increase that, but that’s not direct exposure to the blast.
There’s still air around the muzzle. Maybe water makes up some of the distance, but there is still a buffer of compressable air in there.
I’m not sure that it wouldn’t cause problems, but I’m not sure that it wouldn’t, either. I don’t think that it’d just be the “depth charge near people in the water” issue.
EDIT: Though some artillery has that recoil-compensating mechanism where the breach moves back when the gun fires. I dunno whether that’s true of the main gun on an MBT, but if so, that might cause issues.
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Yeah, here’s an Abrams doing it. That might suck.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=sC2ePKRvo9k
Water transmits shockwaves to meat bags far more efficiently than air. Everyone’s lungs will be shredded if the tank is hit by an RPG.
Stop being such a downer
*drowner
Then add a layer of air a few feet wide between the armor and the crew compartment, duh.
🤓
I mean just put a pop-up valve at the top lol.
Does anyone have a confederate ouija board?