Re: tank barrel
From: Jim Yanik (jyanik_at_kua.net)
Date: 07/20/04
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To: sci-military-moderated@moderators.isc.org Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:40:23 +0000 (UTC)
Gerald Evenden <gerald.evenden@verizon.net> wrote in news:392A9886-CC31-
11D8-8FAB-000A958A3346@verizon.net:
> What is the object located approximately 1/3 to 1/2 from the mount to
> the
> muzzel of an Abrams M1A1 tank? It is about 1ft. long and increased the
> diameter of the barrel by about 4-6 inches. I believe that I have also
> seen
> a similar device on artillery pieces.
>
> I have not been able to find a name for the object nor a description of
> its function.
> _____________________________________
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>
Bore evacuator.It's a chamber that gets pressurized by the propulsion
gasses,then when the projectile leaves the barrel,the pressurized chamber
pushes the residual gasses out the muzzle.
-- Jim Yanik jyanik-at-kua.net
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