DESERT FIGHTER
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yes,Rifled Gun generally faces a lot more wear and tear than Smoothbore.but recent developments enabled us to reduce this gap to significant amount,if not completely.they don't have lower range,in fact,they've more accuracy.also,Rifled gun can fire missiles...Arjun-1 can fire Lahat.actually,Arjun can fire all existing type of missiles.you're still living in 60's where this kind of problems surfaced.its all about what you want from your gun.Rheinmettal's Smoothbore can't fire missiles(or atleast couldn't).in the past,there was time when Rifled Gun couldn't fire APFSDS rounds.but now,it can fire it without any hindarence.in fact,its smoothbore which can't fire HESH rounds.its the HEAT rounds,which couldn't be fired from Rifled guns in the past.but specially designed HEAT rounds can be fired now,which Arjun will use.
you've no clue about what you're talking about..right???New Rifled Gun has life over 400 rounds(holy fk,where did you find this 'few dozens' data??)wear and tear problem has been solved to much extent,thats why new guns can fire APFSDS as well as HEAT rounds.seriously,you should study more.and who told you "HESH" is obsolete???HESH is multipurpose round which can be used against tank,soldiers as well as buildings.the declining of use is not for its effectiveness,but love for Smoothbore guns,where this round can't be used.but still,a lot of tanks as well as arty pieces use this ammo.seriously,some times I wonder whether you just post for trolling,or you just don't know.
Thts a lot of bullshit..let me explain how:
I never said said a rifled gun can't fire sabots or stabilised rounds.. I said modern rounds Dnt need a rifled gun ... Infact a rifled gun only screws the effectiveness of finned rounds and also itself... By not only decreasing its life but also the performance of the round.. You don't want a stablised finned sabot etc spinning ?lmao.. While it's the opposite n smoothbores... !!! Which have longer ranger,more muzzle velocity and accuracy thanks to modern ammo.. Tht Dnt need a rifled gun with its cons to be stablised.. Hence no problem with accuracy as ur pal was parroting..
2nd) no the basic mk1 can't ... Even the improved Arjun mk2 is facing smokey chamber issues while firing a missile./. And yes no structural change is there... If it was so hunky dory it wouldn't be a problem
An improved version of the same tank facing a problem resolved in the basic version sounds logical ????..And yes I did provide the sources...
Heck it's gun is obsolete... Again I provided the link with data..
3) HESH is obsolete it was obsolete even in the 80s.. Unless you want to destroy apartment/buildings... Coz it sucks even against fortified positions... Heck do take a look at the ones in indian army service.. Even those aren't even worth crap.. Compared to other HESH crap rounds tht nobody uses today!!!!!!!!!
again why do Abrams,lecrecs,Leo's,AKs,t90s,t84s etc use the smoothbore if it's inferior to a rifled gun???
P.S: even the rounds in service with indian army are ... Read the links I posted..
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