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Gun-launched missiles, a subset of cannon-launched guided projectiles, are usually anti-tank guided missiles that are fired from tank guns, and sometimes have a claimed limited anti-helicopter capability.
- United States of America (1975) Main Battle Tank – 526 Built
- Development
- Turret
- Armament
- Service and Failure
- Starship?
In the middle of the Cold War, there was some debate regarding the main tank weapon of the future, largely focused on conventional kinetic energy rounds (cannon shell) versus missiles. In 1966, in an effort to utilize both capabilities, General Dynamics Land Systems designed a new low profile turret, equipped with a 152mm Gun/Missile Launch system ...
The M60A2 was designed as a stop-gap vehicle until the joint US-German MBT-70 project was ready for service. This project was intended to provide both the United States and German militaries with one Main Battle Tank. It would use the same Gun/Launcher weapon as the A2 and later in the M551 Sheridan. The United States ordered the M60A2 in 1971, how...
The M60A2 featured a unique Gun/Launcher mounted in a new, low profile “space age” turret. It consisted of a large disk with a narrow channel in the center. Each crew member in the turret had their own hatch, a rare feature in tanks. As a result, each crew member was effectively isolated from one another with the gunner and loader separated by Shil...
The main feature of the A2 turret, is its main armament, the M162 Rifled 152 mm Gun/Launcher, a weapon similar to the M81E1 found on the M551 Sheridan Light Tank. As mentioned previously, it was capable of firing both HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) and HE (High-Explosive) rounds or launch the MGM-51 Shillelagh ATGMs (Anti-Tank Guided-Missiles). Lo...
In total, around 520 M60A2s were built, with service in the US Army and the US Marine Corps. A study by the US Army, proposed the M60A2 operate in an “overwatch” role, in support of more traditionally armed tanks, and provide long-range anti-tank support capability from the rear. The A2 had a short service life succumbing to the same failings of Sh...
The M60A2 is frequently referred to as the “Starship”. However, there is no official use of the name in any documentation, at least dated to when the vehicle was in service. It may well be a post-service name. It is widely believed that it bears this name due to either its highly sophisticated technology (for its time) or the non-traditional appear...
- 4 (commander, driver, loader, gunner)
- 52 tons (114,640 lbs)
Good question. Generally missiles must be fired from a stable if not stationary platform, require long load times and are expensive. Tank guns can be fired on the move, are relatively cheap, fast loading and different ammunition can be used for different targets.
The Abrams may also be fitted with explosive reactive armor over the track skirts if needed (such as the Tank Urban Survival Kit) [154] and slat armor over the rear of the tank and rear fuel cells to protect against ATGMs.
- 9 ft 5.6 in (2.885 m)
- 1979-85
- 32 ft 0.5 in (9.77 m)
- 12 ft (3.7 m)
Both Bradley models also have twin BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile launchers mounted on the left side of the turret. TOW is an acronym that stands for Target-sensitive, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile.
In the beginning there was a cannon The main armament of battle tanks is a cannon. This has been almost always the case, starting, perhaps, since the Second World War (WWII), when tanks took on an established look, to this day.
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Jun 30, 2024 · To mitigate the drone menace, French, German and U.S. engineers have now all proposed next-generation tanks incorporating a seemingly outdated and discarded concept: multiple cannons.
