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Originally Posted by zraver
However back to the topic of the thread the Kornet or Metis in a head to head US/USSR showdown is not going to be a war winner. The US M829 migh tnot work any more effectively vs the Kontack equipped T-72 and T-80 tanks at range but no Russian round was effective at any range. Any kills would be golden BB type shots from the front.
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I already wrote here before in this occasion:
You confuse time pieces (like as it does Tom Clancy in the books).
Correct my data if I am not right:
THE USA
Shell М829: year of acceptance on arms - 1986, power - 500 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
Shell М829A1: year of acceptance on arms - 1990, power - 600 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
Shell М829A2: year of acceptance on arms - 1992, power - 620 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
Shell М829A3: year of acceptance on arms - 2002, power - 720 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
The USSR/Russia
Shell 3BM32: year of acceptance on arms - 1984, power - 510 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
Shell 3BM42: year of acceptance on arms - 1986, power - 530 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
Shell 3BM48: year of acceptance on arms - 1989, power - 600 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
Shell 3BM44: year of acceptance on arms - 1994, power - 630 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
Shell 3BM48-2: year of acceptance on arms - 1995, power - 650 mm (for hit at 0 degrees)
You can notice, that shells are similar between the contemporaries. Only after disintegration of the USSR, backlog of Russia from the USA was outlined.
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Originally Posted by Triple C
Numerous US veteran tankers that served at the '80s I have talked to rebuked the RHAe figures cited by most websites as being too low for the M1 tank. Most of them are very tight lipped about the actual figures but all expressed a confidence in the qualitative superiority of their tank over any Soviet-made AFV and ATGM. Of course, it must be noted that they all have a healthy respect of the Red Army's fighting prowess during this period.
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It has the name " belief in your weapon ". It is a healthy situation necessary for a good moral condition of any soldier: you trust that your weapon better, you know that your opponent too is able to be at war well.