Rifle Bore Vs. Smoothbore – The Tank Gun, Which One is Better
A Main Battle Tank or MBT or just a tank is the most destructive and powerful land assault system for an army column. The tanks weigh anywhere between 40 tons (medium) to 68 tons (heavy) to 25 tons (light) and are key to any assault that it spearheads. Tanks are mobile, armored, heavy weapons platforms and the tank gun is the most critical part of the tank. Most of today's modern-day tank guns are above 100mm (105 mm, 115 mm, 120 mm, 125 mm) with 120mm being the most common. The tank guns are housed in a rotating turret which allows the tank to engage enemy targets at just about any orientation. There are 2 types of tank guns that are differentiated by the make of barrel, smoothbore and rifle bore. A smoothbore barrel is completely smooth on the inside, cut into the metal; while a rifled-bore barrel has spiraling grooves cut on the inside of the barrel, that help guide a tank shell down the length of the barrel. Tank guns to...