What are the drums on the back of tanks?

A tongue drum (also known as the steel tongue drum, hank drum or tank drum) is a percussion instrument in the idiophone family (instruments that create sounds through the vibration of the material itself without requiring strings, membranes, or external resonators).

Why is there a log on the back of Russian tanks?

Originally Answered: Why do Russian tanks have logs on them? The logs can be used for freeing a tank caught in a ditch, trench and particularly a bog. If the tank drives into soft ground, the log or timber can be dropped of the back of the tank and the tank can reverse across the timber to solid ground.

What are the parts of a tank called?

Basic Tank Parts

• Caterpillar tracks.
• Internal combustion engine.
• Hull.
• Turret.
• Armor.
• Guns.

What are the red eyes on the T90?

The ‘eyes’ that you see are what are called IR Dazzlers, which are designed to mess with infrared tracking and guidance systems, including laser guided missiles and possibly bombs as well. When active, they will produce powerful light in the red and infrared spectrum, hence the “red eyes” look.

What is the difference between drum and barrel?

A drum (also called a barrel) is a cylindrical shipping container used for shipping bulk cargo. Drums can be made of steel, dense paperboard (commonly called a fiber drum), or plastic, and are generally used for the transportation and storage of liquids and powders.

What’s the dimensions of a 44 gallon drum?

Standard drums have inside dimensions of 572 millimetres (22.5 in) diameter and 851 millimetres (33.5 in) height. The dimensions yield a volume of 218.7 litres, but they are usually filled with 200 litres.

Why did they put wood on tanks?

Logs were very often placed on the side of tanks in World War 2 to help protect thin armor against some forms of explosive shells.

What size cannon did the Sherman tank have?

75 mm
M4 Sherman

What is the barrel on a tank called?

Gun. The barrel that sticks out from the turret is the tank’s gun and serves as its primary weapon. This will usually be a high-caliber cannon. Certain tanks may also have a coaxial gun or machine gun mounted in the turret as well, but these are not useable in World of Tanks.

What is the Bulge on tank barrels?

What’s that bump in the barrel of an Abrams tank 120 mm gun? It’s a bore evacuator. Some people call it a fume extractor. It works to pull harmful fumes from the gun barrel after firing, keeping the poisonous gasses from entering the crew cabin when the breech is opened to load the next shot.

Is the T-90 better than the Abrams?

The Abrams has better armor against APFSDS, the T-90 reactive armor is better against HEAT and has better counter measure to disrupt guidance. The T-90’s gun is better and can launch ATGM’s, the Abrams DU ammunition is better APFSDS.

How many rounds can a T-90 auto load?

Like other modern Russian tanks the 2A46M in the T-90 is fed by an automatic loader which removes the need for a manual loader in the tank and reduces the crew to 3 (commander, gunner, and driver). The autoloader can carry 22 ready-to-fire rounds in its carousel and can load a round in 5–8 seconds.

How many T-90 tanks are in the Russian army?

In 2007, there were about 334 T-90 tanks of various types serving in the Russian Ground Forces’ 5th Guards Tank Division, stationed in the Siberian Military District, and seven T-90 tanks assigned to the marines.

What kind of armament does the T-90 have?

T-90 Armor Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS: 5 Main armament 2A46M 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 roun Secondary armament 12.7mm Kord Heavy machine gun, 7.62mm PK Engine V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel (T-90) V-92S2 12-c

What kind of engine does a T-90 have?

The principal upgrade in the T-90 is the incorporation of a slightly modified form of the T-80 U’s more sophisticated 1A45T Irtysh fire control system and an upgraded V-84MS multi-fuel engine developing 830 hp (620 kW).

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