Talk:Rheinmetall

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Rheinmetall, an automotive and defense company out of Germany. The real reason I am writting this is to get a few answers about the armaments on todays main Battle Tanks. I grew up hunting in west Texas and was always told that if you have a rifled barrel, you can obtain greater range with your weapon. I am a firearm fanatic and love history. It is my experiance, through the process of shooting many different types of firearms that you do indeed get more range with a rifle than you do a smooth bore musket, or revolver. I don't think what I wish to know is top secret or anything, so I pose one simple question. What difference is gained for the better by using smoothbore guns as the main armament on most modern tanks? If anybody reads this and has any insight, please feel free to contact me here: my1982blueford@yahoo.com

Modern tank ammo is too long. They use fins now to stabalize, so no need for rotation anymore.

Furthermore, with a smoothbore there is less friction between the barrel and the projectile, so this will lead to greater muzzle velocity and less wear out. Greater speed will also mean much more hitting power. (as kinetic energy is effected most by speed [E=½mv²]) And hitting power is the big point! The wear out is about 70% less than even a micro-rifled barrel. This will reduce costs quite a lot. And even proven in many testing and also in training and combat the accuracy is much greater. (with the 120mm L55 barrel far beyond 4.000 m)