On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:14:50 +0000, Paul J. Adam wrote:
In message , Peter Stickney
writes
Actually, John, you don't seem to have much of an understanding of how
tanks work, or what the typical engangement ranges are.
Five miles is right out.
The longest range kill achieved by a tank to date is a 3,000m (roughlt
1.5 Statute Mile shot by a British Challenger II vs. an Iraqi T72 in
the 1990-91 Gulf War.
5,150 metres by a Challenger 1. (Allegedly a first-shot hit)
I've seen a figure of 7 km for a Panther during WW2. I'm not sure I
believe it.
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