Can a tank destroy an aircraft?

It’s such a difficult shot – mostly because the main gunof a tank is not usually supplied with anti-aircraft (flak) ammunition– that I suspect many tank commanders have actively discouraged their crews from trying. The only person known…
What happens when someone steps on a bounding mine and does not remove their foot?

Removing your foot does not activate a landmine. Stepping on it does that. Hollywood is wrong. Let’s take the M2A4 for example (because that’s the first mine diagram google gave me). When weight hits the prongs that pushes…
What’s the difference between a cruise missile and a (single-use) UAV with explosives bolted on?

Well, rather a lot more than the other two answers indicate. Cruise missiles are in essence small jet planes that are launched from aircraft or which use a rocket to launch them from shipboard or whatever other platform…
What factors determine if a cannon can be mounted on a tank?

The main limiting factor is traditionally the size of the turret ring. The size of the turret ring determines how big the turret can be. The size of the turret determines how big a gun can be fitted.…
In single seat fighter jets, the pilot generally uses a fixed HUD. On two seat fighter jets, the rear pilot (weapons officer) uses an HMD. So why is it that pilots on single seaters use fixed HUDs and not HMDs (except for newer planes like the F35)?

Sorry but your question is based on wrong information. The crewman in the second seat is either referred to as the weapons system officer (WSO) or radar intercept officer (RIO), depending on the aircraft type and the operator’s…
Can you comment on the Indian BrahMos missile? Do the Chinese have anything better or equivalent?

It is very unique, and apparently China and all other nations (except Russia) do not have anything equivalent to it. By definition, the BrahMos is a “supersonic anti-ship/land-attack cruise missile”. Moreover, it has been reported to be able…
Why are people so scared of ICBMs from NK? Don’t we have a fantastic missile defense system?

No, we don’t. Aegis and THAAD are capable of intercepting ICBMs, but they don’t have a 100% success rate against test targets, and their hit probability against an unstudied ICBM in real world circumstances will be even lower.…
Which is safer to be in, the turret or the hull?

Actually the statistics from WWII on US medium tanks showed that only one tank member was likely to be killed. Source: Armored Thunderbolt: The Sherman Tank in WWII. Survival depended on a lot of things that were inherent…
Why does M1 Abrams have such bad rear armor? Why have designers of this tank done this?

Calculated risk. As others have pointed out, there’s just no feasible way for any armored vehicle to be perfectly armored against all threats from all directions. So, the designers of most tanks figured that the best armor should…
What WWII military technologies would a WWI soldier want?

German MG 42’s. They could fire at a rate of 1200–1500 rpm. With a belt of 200+ rounds, these things could keep up short bursts of continued cover fire, but you should still have water to dump over…

Supreme Topics

Is there any real possible scenario in which Russia uses any amount of nuclear force against the United States?

What would happen if American aircraft carriers sailed without their battle group?

Why is India not building Thorium based power generation plants, in spite of having an abundance of it?

Why are the colours of the berets of different corps of the Indian Army different?

J’envisage fortement une carrière à l’US Air Force (en tant que physicien ou travail étroitement lié). Quelles sont les choses fondamentales que je devrais connaître avant de parler à mon recruteur?

Do you have interesting ideas for sci-fi tech and weapons that you have that you’re willing to share?

When any nuclear reaction happens what is the best way to save yourself? Should you try to run or get burned?

How much running/marching does a soldier do in the military?

Theoretically, what would be the best aircraft?

Does North Korea really have nuclear weapons, and do you think they’ll use them?

Can attack choppers be brought to a battlefield by transports like the C-5, to be deployed without touching down?

Is it true that now the officers recruited by the Indian Armed Forces are not as physically fit as they used to be?

Does India own any secret military research locations like Area 51?

How likely do you think it is that nuclear war ‘solves’ the Fermi Paradox?

Should the middle eastern countries collectively kick out American soldiers and remove all military bases?