tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post7085085557167912251..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Fastest Gun AlivePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-72393184391948718932016-05-05T23:59:15.788-04:002016-05-05T23:59:15.788-04:00Translation of the text from Swedish. Note the wor...Translation of the text from Swedish. Note the word "pjäs" literally means "piece" but is used in the swedish military to mean "gun". <br />"fighting-wagon" is the term for tank. Compare with German "Kampfwagen" <br /><br /><br />"New fighting-wagon gun. <br /><br />The demand of such a gun is that it should be able to pierce through<br />the armour on a Josef Stalin-tank at a distance of 2000 m. <br />This is equivalent of at least 250mm at 90°. All<br />plates in the front except the gun mantlet, whose area is negligible, are sitting at 35°.<br />In the side the plates have a larger angle, but taking into account the <br />probable angle of attack the average hits will be at around 35°"<br />somenbjornnoreply@blogger.com