Sherman in slo-mo, bonus - 152 mm round deflecting on a melon

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Sherman in slo-mo, bonus - 152 mm round deflecting on a melon

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Post by wm » 04 Mar 2019, 22:18

Actual slo-mo at 6:10

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Post by Yoozername » 04 Mar 2019, 23:49

The projectile looks machined, I wonder if it has a driving band.
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Post by Avalancheon » 05 Mar 2019, 03:25

This video has some really good slow-mo compilations. Critical Mass would love this.


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Post by wm » 05 Mar 2019, 12:32

I've heard somewhere they aren't allowed to fire real rounds (or they simply aren't available) so they have to make their own inert ones.

But still, private ownership of such hardware and two random YouTubers making such impressive videos are only-in-the-US things.

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Post by Yoozername » 05 Mar 2019, 15:04

They also use old artillery propellant.

That big shell was deflected by those watermelons...where it landed...who knows. Maybe Mexico...

The 76mm projectile is pitching....not yawing...yeah, random guys...

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Post by Mobius » 05 Mar 2019, 15:34

I don't think there were driving bands. Looks like some sort of cardboard patching as some debris comes out the barrel behind the shell.

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Post by wm » 05 Mar 2019, 16:08

The prices are:
D20 - $1950 for the first round ($750 each additional one),
Sherman - $2,800,
T-34 - $3,500.

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Post by Yoozername » 05 Mar 2019, 17:35

Mobius wrote:
05 Mar 2019, 15:34
I don't think there were driving bands. Looks like some sort of cardboard patching as some debris comes out the barrel behind the shell.
A cautionary tale.... I wouldn't want to be at one of those shoots

In the M10 3", there is a cardboard piece in stock form, but in a 76mm, like the sherman or Hellcat, there shouldn't be one. But what these guys do, and if there are regulations, would be interesting to know...

http://weaponsman.com/?p=27364

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Post by wm » 06 Mar 2019, 12:51

This is why they shoot the main tank guns from outside the turret, for safety reasons.

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