M4 did surprisingly well which I found strange.So what tank was better between the T-34/85 and the US M-26 Pershing and the newer US M-46 vs the T-34/85 0or the Sheman M4 vs the T-34/85?
See Mark Felton's " Pershing vs T-34 Korea 1950" YouTube.
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Not really training is everything. True some North Korean soldiers fought in the Soviet Army during WW2 or with Mao against the Japanese but I will speculate especially early in the Korean War most of the American tank crews were reservists that fought in WW2 as the post war military was small and somewhat poorly trained vs reservists with combat experience and post war training.M4 did surprisingly well which I found strange.
I don't know what gun the M4 had in Korea. I know at some point the Israeli Army had replaced the original American 76mm with the superior British made 105mm cannon.M4 did surprisingly well which I found strange.
76mm from what I have read.I don't know what gun the M4 had in Korea. I know at some point the Israeli Army had replaced the original American 76mm with the superior British made 105mm cannon.
If the American Army by 1950 had upgraded to an American 105 mm then that would give them a huge edge over the North Koreans.
Then it might of been only the Israelis who had"Super Sherman's" with the British 105 mm gun which they dearly loved.76mm from what I have read.
The video is unavailable. Obviously ATGMs are nothing new they go back at least to 1972 .What thread is this on... https://www.businessinsider.com/isis-destroying-us-tank-active-protection-2016-11
A video showing an ISIS-fired, Russian-made anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) obliterating a US-made M1 Abrams tank illustrates the disturbing degree to which the US's tanks have fallen behind on the modern battlefield.
The video shows what Dan Goure of The Lexington Institute identifies as a Kornet ATGM striking the back of an Iraqi Abrams tank. The tank then spews a spectacular stream of fire, and though the video doesn't clearly show the fate of the crew, they may well have died.
Such an attack represents a big win for ISIS, a loss for the Iraqi people trying to reclaim the city of Mosul, and a glaring warning to US soldiers and Marines: Next time it could be you.
In Syria alone, eight different types of ATGMs threaten any armored division, the Congressional Research Service states. There's no reason to believe a more favorable situation exists in Iraq.
the M1 from the start on was considered to be the ideal target for heatseaking devicesWhat thread is this on... https://www.businessinsider.com/isis-destroying-us-tank-active-protection-2016-11
A video showing an ISIS-fired, Russian-made anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) obliterating a US-made M1 Abrams tank illustrates the disturbing degree to which the US's tanks have fallen behind on the modern battlefield.
The video shows what Dan Goure of The Lexington Institute identifies as a Kornet ATGM striking the back of an Iraqi Abrams tank. The tank then spews a spectacular stream of fire, and though the video doesn't clearly show the fate of the crew, they may well have died.
Such an attack represents a big win for ISIS, a loss for the Iraqi people trying to reclaim the city of Mosul, and a glaring warning to US soldiers and Marines: Next time it could be you.
In Syria alone, eight different types of ATGMs threaten any armored division, the Congressional Research Service states. There's no reason to believe a more favorable situation exists in Iraq.
I think I read one source that the Israelis upgraded their Sherman's with a French 105mm gun not British. The Israelis loved the Centurion but the British ripped them off when the Israeli spent money on R&D for the new Challenger Tank and the British wouldn't sell it to them in order to sell more to the Arabs. That's one reason the Israelis built their own tank the Merkeva but it has an American engine.76mm from what I have read.
At least the first generation of ATGMs were wire guided. Any tank will put out a lot of heat. Maybe there is such a thing as a heat seeking ATGM. Traditionally SAMs were heat seeking.the M1 from the start on was considered to be the ideal target for heatseaking devices
As is this one. It might be on YouTube.oops
was the direct Youtube linkAs is this one. It might be on YouTube.
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Russia Today has the video in question. Just Google Isis vs Abrams Tank. No way any one in that tank didn't meet Allah.the M1 from the start on was considered to be the ideal target for heatseaking devices
through my sniper night optics I couldn't see a Leo II starting the engine across a certain strip of forest. I could hear him though.At least the first generation of ATGMs were wire guided. Any tank will put out a lot of heat. Maybe there is such a thing as a heat seeking ATGM. Traditionally SAMs were heat seeking.
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There is at least one heat seeking ATGM the US Javelin which came out in 1996. The Abrams may indeed put out a lot of heat. Not sure about the Russian ATGMs.through my sniper night optics I couldn't see a Leo II starting the engine across a certain strip of forest. I could hear him though.
Same place M1 standing there fore hours with engine out, still partly visible, exhaust grit (?)