And during the development of the XM-8 Armored Gun System, the tank's autoloader was derided for jamming while ejecting the round outside the turret, necessitating a crew member getting out of the tank and expose himself to enemy fire in order to clear the jam. During the Cold War, it was rumored that the automatic loader on a Soviet T-72 tank would occasionally mistake a tanker's arm for a main gun round and attempt to feed it into the gun. A three man tank will have to send the gunner, driver, or commander outside-meaning the tank either can't shoot, can't move, or the commander can't quickly issue commands to the crew.Īmerican tankers have a suspicion of tanks that don't have human loaders. During lulls in combat, a four man tank can still have one man outside the tank, keeping watch, while the rest of the crew can still man all the tank's essential functions. The more crew around to do tank maintenance and upkeep the better. Tank crews are also useful in other roles. entered the First World War on the side of the Entente Powers in April 1917, without any tanks of its own. Light tanks with a crew of only two were mass-produced during World War I. Army tank loaders can load the gun in three seconds, and in the first Gulf War, an M1 Abrams tank destroyed three enemy vehicles in five seconds. World War I Renault FT tanks being operated by the US Army in France. That may sound fast, but human loaders are actually faster-skilled U.S. The French LeClerc main battle tank has an autoloader that can load 12 rounds a minute, or one every five seconds. That doesn't mean human loaders don't have their advantages. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Mechanical loaders also don't have to be paid-an important consideration in volunteer armies-and cutting personnel costs by 25 percent in tank units is a very attractive proposition. Mechanical loaders take up less volume inside a tank than a human being, meaning tanks can be made smaller. All other tanks, including the new Russian T-14 Armata tank, have mechanical loaders. The American M1 Abrams tank is one of the last tanks to have a human main gun loader. Out of sight, the gunner fires the gun and the breech block slides backward-straight toward the camera-ejecting the casing. The tank commander, to his right, gives the order to fire. In the video, the tank loader picks up a blue-labeled M831A1 TP-T, or Target Practice Tracer round, loads it into the breech, and closes the breech. Ever wondered what it looks like inside an Abrams tank when the main gun is fired? A GoPro video from the perspective of the tank's loader shows the action in the cramped space of the turret.
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