T110's Sixth Summer of Love and Tolerance

The_Chieftain: My company’s tanks in Iraq carried purely M830A1 HEAT-MP. (AKA MPAT). We debated trading with the neighboring company which had a standard M830 HEAT loadout, as MPAT does have sabot petals and is a bit problematic when firing in support of infantry, but never got around to it.   One tank did catch fire, and the ammunition detonate. The blow-off panels functioned as intended, in that the ammo door remained intact but the panels blew off. (as the fire started inside the tank when the tank was unmanned, before igniting the ammo, the vehicle was totally destroyed).   The propellant is less of an issue than warhead explosion. Remember, propellant burns much more slowly, it’s a long “whoosh” than a “boom”. If the ammo door is rated to protect against the detonation of the HEAT warheads, it will protect against the propellant fire as well.   Re: Iraqi troops. Although it is possible to lock the ammo door open (trip a circuit breaker part way through the process), I have no idea why you would do it. Opening the door with the knee switch couldn’t be any easier.   Re: Empress. I’m still advocating, the current push is for the Us premium TD, and I think it’ll actually get somewhere this time. However, a lot of what you want me to fight for, the decision has been made, and they aren’t going to change their minds just for me. The same can be said for the +/-1 matchmaking thing. It ain’t going to change any further. (Though in this case, I fully agree with Avalon on the subject, so have two reasons not to waste my time on it.)