Richard "The_Challenger" Cutland: Our Military Specialist

CauldronBorn, on 08 July 2014 - 05:41 PM, said: No CR2, but: Well, this is kinda true for the Leo2 (torsion bar) as well. The faster you go (lets say 20km/h+ more towards 30 or 40) the more the suspension system will absorb and the tank is "gliding" over bumps - given we are talking about "normal" sized obstacles. As for the tank "noding" and the stabilizer can't keep the gun on target: The obstacle/bumb is either too step and the tank has to climb up/down and the gun simply can't follow (and then you can't go fast anyways) or it isn't and then the stabilizer has little trouble keeping the gun on target. Tanks with old suspensions, like the M48, had the tendency to start nodding/rocking forward backward when moving cross country. And this movement would increase to the point where the tank was pitching up and down in a greater angle than the bumps it was crossing. (Kinda like an "auto bump")   And, one might add: Modern guns arn't "stabilized" if you are precise. The gunner's sight is stabilized and the gun is just slaved to the sight.