2023-08-16 21:00:00
Small turning performance that overwhelms Western tanks, matching the terrain of Ukraine
Rivals of the Type 10 tank (M1 Abrams of the United States in the center, Leopard 2 of Germany on both sides, NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercise on April 4, from the NATO site)
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In the previous article, I wrote about the overall development of Japan’s latest tank, the Type 10 (Hitomarushiki) tank. In this article, I would like to describe the current situation of the Type 10 tank while comparing it with the main battle tanks of the European countries.
First, the performance specifications of the Type 10 tank and main battle tanks of the allied countries are as follows. The M1A2 is the American “M1 Abrams”, the “Leopard 2” is the German tank, the “Leclerc” is the French tank, and the “Challenger” is the British tank.
In the table below, SB stands for Smooth-bore and G for Gun.
Tank name Type 10 M1A2 Leopard 2 Leclerc Challenger Gun 120SB 120SB 120SB 120SB 120G Caliber 44 44 55 52 55 Weight
Firepower (main gun)
There is no difference in the diameter of the guns among the major powers. However, there is a difference in barrel length (cannon diameter x caliber = caliber length).
The longer the caliber length, the higher the initial velocity of the armor-piercing bullet, so it is basically considered that the penetration power of the Leopard 2 and Challenger exceeds that of the Type 10, M1A2, and Leclerc.
Penetration is important, but from the experiments and experience during the development of the Type 10, if an armor-piercing bullet hits a tank, hundreds of thousands of G’s of pressure will be applied inside the turret, so even if it does not penetrate, it will still penetrate the turret. inflicts lethal damage on its crew.
Hitting is important.
Accuracy is greatly affected by various fire control devices, but it is difficult to judge because each country has not clarified the details of their performance.
It seems that the M1A2, which has experience in actual combat, is steadily improving its equipment. A large caliber also increases the weight of the tank, which has the downside of affecting quick maneuverability.
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